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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 09:12 – 10:15
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds- Leader: Barbara Volkle
Mallard  5
Common Eider  7
Harlequin Duck  35
Black Scoter  15
Long-tailed Duck  2
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
gull sp.  3
Common Loon  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  2
House Finch  1
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 10:25 – 10:55
Common Eider  30
Harlequin Duck  35
Black Scoter  30
Long-tailed Duck  5
Bufflehead  1
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Herring Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1    Red around bill
American Crow  6
Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 11:05 – 11:21
Common Eider  6
Harlequin Duck  2
Surf Scoter  8
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Horned Grebe  1
Razorbill  1
Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Great Cormorant  3
American Crow  1
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 11:48 – 12:17
Canada Goose  15
Common Eider  6
White-winged Scoter  5
Black Scoter  8
Bufflehead  8
Common Goldeneye  3
Horned Grebe  1
Red-necked Grebe  8
Black Guillemot  1
Herring Gull  2
gull sp.  2
American Crow  1
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 13:05 – 13:20
Common Eider  8
Black Scoter  4
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  60
Herring Gull  12
Great Black-backed Gull  20
Common Loon  1

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  • Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds

    Rockport - Halibut Point State Park Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA, United States

    Join us for a mid-week hunt for alcids and other wintering seabirds. Be prepared for cold and windy weather. If bad weather is predicted, contact the leader by 6:00 pm the previous evening.

  • Millennium Park

    Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join us to look for birds in a unique urban habitat that often draws numerous uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this trip. The trails are flat and easy to walk. We may offer optional 30-60 minute trip extensions to adjacent locations such as West Roxbury High School Marsh and/or Brook [...]

  • Sconticut Neck and West Island, Fairhaven

    Fairhaven - Sconticut Neck and West Island 209 Huttleston Ave,, Fairhaven, MA, United States

    We will make several stops on the neck and then onto West Island to search for winter ducks, loons, grebes and shorebirds.

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]

  • Race Point Beach

    Provincetown - Race Point Beach

    Let’s start the year with some awesome birds! We will bird from the beach close to the parking lot. We may walk the beach depending on participants interest. Several species of alcids are possible as well as gannets, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls and three loon species. Dress for cold windy weather. We may try other [...]

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