Cape Ann (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US

12-Feb-2023 08:00 – 14:00

Protocol: Traveling

13.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk that covered Gloucester Harbor, Jodrey Fish Pier, Rocky Neck, Eastern Point, Braces Cove, Back Shore, Loblolly Cove, Granite Pier, and Andrews Point.  32 degrees, sunny, light breeze,31 seals enjoying the day at Braces Cove

43 species

Brant  6    Granite Pier

Canada Goose  18

Gadwall  10

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  4

Greater Scaup  6

Common Eider  59

Harlequin Duck  27

Surf Scoter  35

White-winged Scoter  46

Black Scoter  63    60 at Andrews Point

Long-tailed Duck  4

Bufflehead  47

Red-breasted Merganser  13

Red-necked Grebe  6

Eared Grebe  1    Continuing bird, though seen from Rocky Neck on this day

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  21

Mourning Dove  2

Ruddy Turnstone  16

Purple Sandpiper  12    4 at Rocky Neck, 8 on rock at Granite Pier

Razorbill  12    Andrews Point

Black Guillemot  1    Back shore – seen further up the road close to first motel

Herring Gull  113

Great Black-backed Gull  20

Common Loon  8

Great Cormorant  32    30 seen from the rocks on the back shore

Northern Harrier  1    Loblolly Cove

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  5

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  1

American Robin  4

House Sparrow  46

American Pipit  4    Previously reported; Braces Cove in the rocks and along he shore/wrack

House Finch  4

Snow Bunting  20    Pebble Beach

Song Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1    Braces Cove

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S129264460