Gloucester–Fisherman’s Monument, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 7:50 AM – 8:32 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 34 degrees, low tide.
Canada Goose 6
Greater Scaup 24
Common Eider 150
Surf Scoter 11
White-winged Scoter 5
Black Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 3
Bufflehead 18
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Common Loon 2
Carolina Wren 1 Heard.
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 8:38 AM – 9:11 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 35 degrees, low tide.
Canada Goose 6
Common Eider 26
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter 3
Black Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 5
Red-breasted Merganser 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 18
Great Black-backed Gull 21
gull sp. 100 In the distance on roofs.
Common Loon 3
Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 9:25 AM – 9:41 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 34 degrees, light NE wind, low tide rising.
Canada Goose 4
Gadwall 12
Mallard 4
Common Eider 12
Surf Scoter 12
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 17
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Common Loon 2
American Crow 3
European Starling 3
American Robin 10
Atlantic Ave., Cormorant Rock, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 9:53 AM – 9:59 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 35 degrees, light NE wind, low tide rising.
Common Eider 3
White-winged Scoter 2
Surf/Black Scoter 3
Bufflehead 2
Herring Gull 2
Great Cormorant 0
American Crow 1 Heard.
Atlantic Ave., Ells Club, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 10:03 AM – 10:32 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 34 degrees, NE wind picking up, low tide rising.
Common Eider 4
Surf Scoter 4
White-winged Scoter 3
Bufflehead 6
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Horned Grebe 1
Red-necked Grebe 11 All together.
Black Guillemot 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 4
Common Loon 1
Carolina Wren 1 Heard.
Pebble Beach, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 10:57 AM – 11:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 35 degrees, NE wind 5-10 mph, mid-tide rising.
Common Eider 17
Surf Scoter 5
Bufflehead 12
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Purple Sandpiper 12
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
gull sp. 1000 There were a huge number of Gulls out on Milk Island. At one point they all put up leaving just the Great Cormorants behind. Quite a sight.
Common Loon 1
Loblolly Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 11:25 AM – 11:49 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, 35 degrees, NE wind 10 mph, mid-tide rising. Led BBC walk.
7 species
Common Eider 7
Harlequin Duck 15
Surf Scoter 6
White-winged Scoter 3
Black Scoter 2
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Herring Gull 2
Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 12:00 PM – 12:17 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Overcast, light rain NE wind 10 mph, almost high tide.
Brant 26
Common Eider 7
Surf Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 2
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Common Loon 1
Great Cormorant 4