Newburyport & vicinity, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 12, 2020 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Newburyport & Vicinity “Eagles & Owls” afternoon trip.  38 participants in 9 cars.
high temp 74 degrees, sunny, wind 15-20mph with higher gusts
Traveled to Salisbury Beach State Reservation and to Parker River NWR on Plum Island
23 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  300
Northern Shoveler  1    f. Salt Pannes PI
Gadwall  10
Mallard  20
American Black Duck  30
Northern Pintail  10
Common Eider  80
White-winged Scoter  10
Long-tailed Duck  7
Bufflehead  5
Common Goldeneye  8
Red-breasted Merganser  14
duck sp.  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10
Mourning Dove  2
Sanderling  30
Ring-billed Gull  80
Herring Gull  140
Great Black-backed Gull  17
Red-throated Loon  1
Bald Eagle  1    Adult, Salisbury
Short-eared Owl  1    Plum Island, flying north over marsh north of Cross Farm Hill , close to road.
Northern Mockingbird  2
House Finch  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S63504027

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