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| Spotted Sandpipers, Goose Cove, Deer Isle, Maine |
After waiting out a nasty thunderstorm, we took a brief stop at Goose Cove (we would return), and then headed out to visit friends on Mount Desert Island.
We had lunch in Blue Hill along the way. A guide book described a bird-oriented shop in town. We couldn't find it. We did find a picnic table looking over a lovely little estuary. I sat and observed while everyone else shopped. Gulls, terns, yellow-legs, even a kingfisher.
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| Blue Hill, Maine |
Lots of little gulls with the little spot behind the eye that usually indicates Bonaparte's in non-breeding plumage.
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| Blue Hill, Maine |
But there was a diversity of looks so I think some (if not all) of them were actually laughing gulls.
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| Blue Hill, Maine |
The strong black wing tips on the bird above indicates laughing. And the black headed gulls below are almost certainly laughing. Oh gull ID....
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| Blue Hill, Maine |
Action was provided by a common tern.
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| Common Tern, Blue Hill, Maine |
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| Common Tern, Blue Hill, Maine |
We made good time up to Bar Harbor. Our introduction to Acadia National Park: a drive along the park loop road and up Cadillac Mountain.
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| View from Mt. Cadillac, Acadia National Park, Maine |
A good preview of the day to come.
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