Newburyport Courthouse, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 9:00 AM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
Turkey Vulture 40 This number was counted as the were going by – looks like there is a roost nearby
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Plum Island (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 9:17 AM – 1:56 PM
Protocol: Traveling
16.99 mile(s)
37 species
Ross’s Goose 1 Photographed by others. Feeding with flock of ~160 Canada Geese. Small white good with black wingtips. From snow goose by small, very triangular bill and round “cute” headed appearance.
Canada Goose 222
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 64
Northern Pintail 1
Greater Scaup 1
Common Eider 75
White-winged Scoter 18
Black Scoter 60
Long-tailed Duck 12
Bufflehead 30
Common Goldeneye 25
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Horned Grebe 17
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 16
Sanderling 75
Dunlin 25
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 150
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 5
Northern Harrier 4
Bald Eagle 4 3 imm 1 ad
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Snowy Owl 1
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 1
Snow Bunting 2
American Tree Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
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Rt 1 Circle, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 PM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
European Starling 150
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Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
20 species
Canada Goose 15
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 10
Greater Scaup 1
Common Eider 50
White-winged Scoter 4
Black Scoter 6
Long-tailed Duck 3
Bufflehead 10
Common Goldeneye 8
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Red-necked Grebe 3
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 40
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Robin 1
Snow Bunting 24
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