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

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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