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
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721521
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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
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721520
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.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721518
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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
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51721517
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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