Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2025 7:54 AM – 10:07 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.713 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip with 14 birders.
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Overcast clouds
Temperature: 44 – 50°F
Wind: Mostly calm – moderate breeze
Wind Direction: SW – W
Cloud Cover: 100%
Humidity: 87 – 95%
Dew point: 43 – 47°F
Sunrise: 6:35am
Sunset: 4:19pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
30 species
Mallard 5
Common Eider 150
Harlequin Duck 60
Surf Scoter 20
White-winged Scoter 20
Black Scoter 20
Long-tailed Duck 12
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Sanderling 12
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 6
American Herring Gull 80
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 2
Northern Gannet 70
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 200
Eastern Bluebird 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 12
Snow Bunting 2
Song Sparrow 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S284906613
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