Kettle Cove
Maine · Northeast
About This Location
Kettle Cove is a productive birding destination in Maine, with 239 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Canada Goose, Greater Scaup, and Long-tailed Duck among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Tricolored Heron x Snowy Egret (hybrid)
Egretta tricolor x thula
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
Fox Sparrow (Red)
Passerella iliaca
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Snowy x Little Egret (hybrid)
Egretta thula x garzetta
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Common Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Willet
Baird's Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Common Loon
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Downy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.