eBird Report:
Location
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, US
Date and Effort
Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:15 AM
Protocol:Stationary
Party Size:12
Duration:45 minute(s)
Observers:Neil Hayward , Neil Hayward List
Comments:BBC Trip
Species
16 species total
12 Canada Goose
1 King Eider – Male.
8 Common Eider
2 Surf Scoter
15 White-winged Scoter
10 Bufflehead
2 Red-breasted Merganser
4 Common Loon
1 Red-necked Grebe
3 Northern Gannet
1 Great Cormorant
1 Red-tailed Hawk
12 Purple Sandpiper
1 Razorbill – 1st winter bird. Pointy tail. Bill smaller than adult, and lacking white band, but still deep.
3 Black Guillemot
1 American Goldfinch
Are you submitting a complete checklist of the birds you were able to identify?
Yes
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