NPSpecies

One record within park (Witt 1997).

Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (although rare; Palmer 1949).

Accidental; few records from MDI area (Witt 1997)

Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/11/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist. Russell (1984?): Accidental, one record since 1950, an immature found dead on a lawn in Northeast Harbor on 2 April 1968 and given to Barbara Patterson (now in the University of Maine collection). A handwritten note lists this species at Beaver Dam Pond on 10-14 August 1979 (MBL 1(4)). Palmer (1949) Mrs. E.A. Anthony has a specimen captured at Southwest Harbor between 19 and 25 March 1941. Bond (19??) vagrant from the south; March and April records.). Tyson and Bond (1941): Accidental on MDI. Sullivan (1937): Specimen in Acadia Museum found at Bar Harbor by F. Leach April 1925 or 1926., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Russell (1984?);