Cape Ann-Gloucester & Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 5, 2019 8:30 AM – 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip with John Nelson and I leading. Rainy forecast did not materialize and though there were a few sprinkles, it was mostly dry, mild and overcast. 40degrees the Harbor was glass like in the AM, wind did pick up some as morning wore on.
36 species
Canada Goose 27
Mallard 55
American Black Duck 46
Greater Scaup 8 Niles Pond
Lesser Scaup 1 Niles Pond
Common Eider 275
Harlequin Duck 65 Cathedral ledge and Andrews Point
Surf Scoter 23
White-winged Scoter 40
Black Scoter 28 Mostly at Andrews Point
Long-tailed Duck 16
Bufflehead 36
Common Goldeneye 14
Red-breasted Merganser 56
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Purple Sandpiper 12 Dogbar Breakwater
Razorbill 1 Andrews Point
Black Guillemot 1 Gloucester Harbor
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Iceland Gull 1 Jodrey Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull X
Red-throated Loon 3
Common Loon 14
Great Cormorant 8 Rockport breakwater by dry selvages
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 23
Common Raven 1
Horned Lark 13 Good Harbor parking lot
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 25
Song Sparrow 1
House Sparrow 10
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Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 8:19 AM – 8:36 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC Field trip led by Neil Hayward.
8 species
Common Eider 35
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Herring Gull 200
Great Black-backed Gull 50
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 3
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Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 8:46 AM – 9:22 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC field trip led by Neil Hayward.
12 species
Gadwall 6
American Black Duck 11
Common Eider 30
Surf Scoter 10
Long-tailed Duck 1
Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Common Loon 1
American Crow 4
American Robin 1
European Starling 3
Song Sparrow 4
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Niles Beach, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 8:50 AM – 8:51 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC Field Trip led by Neil Hayward
3 species
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 1
Common Murre 1 On grass on side of road. Basic plumage. Dark upperparts (brown / pale black), nape and crown. White face with post-ocular line extending back across ear coverts. Sharp, pointed bill. Underparts white, with smudgy flanks. White tips to secondaries.
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Niles Pond & Brace Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC Field Trip led by Neil Hayward
17 species
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 15
Ring-necked Duck 1 Female
Greater Scaup 4
Red-breasted Merganser 71
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 45
Iceland Gull (glaucoides/kumlieni) 1 Adult. Apparent glaucoides(?) although kumlieni reported to have entirely white wing tips too.
GLGU eliminated based on rounded head structure, small(er) bill, long primary projection. Smaller than nearby HERG. Seen briefly on water (couldn’t see orbital color) and then in flight as departed pond.
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Common Loon 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Carolina Wren 1
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 8
Song Sparrow 3
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6 Thatcher Rd, Gloucester US-MA (42.6186,-70.6417), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 11:05 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC Field Trip led by Neil Hayward
3 species
American Crow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
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Cathedral Ledge, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC Field Trip led by Neil Hayward
3 species
Common Eider 25
Black Scoter 6
Red-breasted Merganser 3
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Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 1, 2018 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC Field Trip led by Neil Hayward
9 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Eider 20
Harlequin Duck 10
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 6
Black Scoter 3
Long-tailed Duck 4
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Common/Thick-billed Murre 1 Probably TBMU. Lighting average. Black murre (no hint of brown visible, which I’d expect on COMU), with clean white flanks. Dark head, no white in the face. Pointed bill, and lacking heavy bill of RAZO. In flight, didn’t see on water.
Black Guillemot 1
Common Loon 2
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