Cape Ann (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 10, 2016 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
20.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Cape Ann – Leader: Bob Petersen – 20 def, sunny, light breeze.
26 species
Canada Goose 26
Gadwall 4
American Black Duck 16
Mallard 106
Ring-necked Duck 36
Common Eider 76
Harlequin Duck 27
Surf Scoter 2
Bufflehead 20
Hooded Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser 27
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 3
Red-necked Grebe 1
Great Cormorant 6
American Coot 8
Sanderling 10
Ring-billed Gull 16
Herring Gull 100
Great Black-backed Gull 50
Mourning Dove 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 6
House Sparrow 20
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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