Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 2, 2019 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Comments:    BBC – Cape Ann – Leader: Barbara Volkle – 26 degrees
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  10
Cedar Waxwing  6
Dark-eyed Junco  2
House Sparrow  25
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58775617
Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 2, 2019 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Common Eider  35
Harlequin Duck  25
White-winged Scoter (North American)  3
Black Scoter  100
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Red-necked Grebe  1
Razorbill  10
Herring Gull  6
Common Loon  2
Great Cormorant  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58775618
Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 2, 2019 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Gadwall  2
American Black Duck  1
Common Eider  58
Surf Scoter  11
Long-tailed Duck  5
Bufflehead  8
Red-breasted Merganser  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  12
Purple Sandpiper  25
Razorbill  2
Herring Gull  18
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Song Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58775620
Niles Pond & Brace Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 2, 2019 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  24
Ring-necked Duck  1
Greater/Lesser Scaup  7    Greater Scaup – known from this location
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  3
Red-breasted Merganser  25
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  35
Great Black-backed Gull  5
European Starling  1
Song Sparrow  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58775622

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