Cape Ann (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 8, 2020 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Cape Ann, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Clear, breezy,20s
Gadwall  12    9 Eastern Point, 3 Brace Cove
Mallard  25    Niles Pond
American Black Duck  2    CL
Greater Scaup  40    Niles Pond
Common Eider  45    45 Fishermen’s Memorial, many more elsewhere
Harlequin Duck  10    6 Cathedral Ledges, 4 Andrews Point
Surf Scoter  15    5 Fishermen’s Memorial
White-winged Scoter  10    Cathedral Ledge
Black Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  1    Jodfrey Fish Pier
Bufflehead  30    2 Fishermen’s Memorial, many elsewhere
Red-breasted Merganser  7    7 Fishermen’s Memorial  many Niles Pond
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  13    Gloucester Harbor
Purple Sandpiper  12    Andrews Point
Dovekie  4    One from Maritime Gloucester Pier, one 10 yards from end of Jodrey Fish Pier, 2 Cathedral Ledges
Razorbill  1    1 Andrews Point
Black Guillemot  2    1 North Shore Art Assoc, 1 Back Shore
Herring Gull  300    At least, many in Gloucester Harbor
Great Black-backed Gull  100    At least, many in Gloucester Harbor
Red-throated Loon  2    Andrews Point
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  2    2 Brace Cove
Peregrine Falcon  1    Andrews Point
American Crow  20    Several places
Song Sparrow  3    2 Niles Pond, 1 Back Shore
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64401561
Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Mallard  100    On quarry
American Black Duck  3    On quarry

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