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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

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721514

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

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721516
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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

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721513

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    We will search for wintering seabirds, alcids, and Iceland Gulls. Be prepared for cold and wind and dress very warmly. Depending on conditions, we will walk up to 2.6 miles on paved paths. Port-a-potties available midway. Beginners welcome and encouraged. Bad weather or poor walking conditions may cancel - email trip leader if you are

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