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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 9:02 AM – 10:04 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.104 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds – Leader: Barbara Volkle – Halibut Point
20 species
Canada Goose  3
Mallard  30
Harlequin Duck  16
Long-tailed Duck  12
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Mourning Dove  2
Herring Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Carolina Wren  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  7
Cedar Waxwing  30
House Sparrow  12
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104579992
Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 10:14 AM – 10:44 AM
American Black Duck  4
Common Eider  22
Long-tailed Duck  2
Mourning Dove  2
Herring Gull  3
Great Cormorant  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104579991
Cathedral Ledge, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 10:36 AM – 10:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds – Leader: Barbara Volkle – Halibut Point
7 species
Common Eider  8
Harlequin Duck  12
Bufflehead  12
Red-breasted Merganser  10
Herring Gull  20
Common Loon  1
Song Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104579990
Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 10:47 AM
Brant  22
Common Eider  12
Harlequin Duck  4
Surf Scoter  6
White-winged Scoter  1
Bufflehead  1
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  10
Herring Gull  8
Common Loon  1
Great Cormorant  6
American Crow  3
American Robin  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104579986
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 11:35 AM
Surf Scoter  4
White-winged Scoter  5
Bufflehead  50
Red-necked Grebe  12
Black Guillemot  1
Red-throated Loon  1
Great Cormorant  12
25–61 Brace Cove, Gloucester US-MA 42.59250, -70.65139, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 12:30 PM – 1:10 PM
American Black Duck  2
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  4
American Crow  3
European Starling  1
American Robin  1
House Sparrow  6
American Pipit  2    Continuing , working wrack line
House Finch  3
Song Sparrow  1
Orange-crowned Warbler  1    Continuing bird, feeding like a flycatcher vs snow covered ground. Olive yellow warbler thin bill.
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104664947
135 Eastern Point Blvd, Gloucester US-MA 42.58129, -70.66440, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 11:48 AM – 12:02 PM
Gadwall  6
American Black Duck  30
Common Eider  8
Surf Scoter  6
Long-tailed Duck  3
Bufflehead  10
Red-breasted Merganser  12
Purple Sandpiper  12
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Common Loon  1
American Crow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104664942
Niles Pond & Brace Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 12:18 PM – 12:20 PM
Greater Scaup  8
Bufflehead  6
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  100
Iceland Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  30
Great Cormorant  2
American Crow  2
Song Sparrow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104664944
Jodrey fish pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2022 1:40 PM – 1:45 PM
American Black Duck  4
Common Eider  24
Surf Scoter  2
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  50
Razorbill  2
Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  5
Common Loon  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S104664952

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  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

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