Gloucester–Fisherman’s Monument, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 7:47 AM – 8:05 AM
Checklist Comments: Sunny and 28 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams and Mark Nelson.
Common Eider 26
Surf Scoter 3
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Herring Gull 8
American Crow 1
House Sparrow 3
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 8:13 AM – 8:49 AM
Common Eider 35
Surf Scoter 3
Long-tailed Duck 2
Bufflehead 1
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 11
Dovekie 1 Continuing small Alcid near the Coast Guard Wharf. Thick Billed Murre nearby giving good size and shape comparison.
Thick-billed Murre 1 Continuing near the Coast Guard Wharf. Thick bill, black on head extended down the neck more than expected on a Common Murre.
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 7
House Sparrow 5
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Rocky Neck, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 8:58 AM – 9:13 AM
Greater Scaup 33
Common Eider 4
Surf Scoter 8
Long-tailed Duck 1
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 12
American Crow 2
European Starling 2
House Sparrow 2
Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 9:28 AM – 9:48 AM
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 2
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 8
Greater Scaup 1
Common Eider 9
Surf Scoter 4
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 8
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Great Black-backed Gull 4
gull sp. 125 Following fishing boat but too far to ID
Common Loon 1
American Crow 3
House Sparrow 1
Niles Pond & Brace Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 9:57 AM – 10:23 AM
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 4
Mallard 75
Ring-necked Duck 5
Greater Scaup X I neglected to get a count or estimate
Bufflehead 6
Red-breasted Merganser 17
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 60
Great Black-backed Gull 16
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Continuing immature standing on the ice hidden in the reeds beside the road.
American Crow 2
American Pipit 2 Continuing Pipits in the wrackline along Brace Cove dike. Small streaked birds and constantly bobbing tails.
Song Sparrow 1
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 10:36 AM – 11:07 AM
Checklist Comments: Sunny and 40 degrees with winds WNW 13 mph. We stopped to scope along Atlantic Ave by the Cormorant Rock, grassy area across from construction site and Elks Club.
Common Eider 9
White-winged Scoter 6
Long-tailed Duck 8
Bufflehead 14
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-necked Grebe 15
Purple Sandpiper 12 Flock of about 10 flew by and 2 more found on the rocks
Black Guillemot 4
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 2
Great Cormorant 7
American Crow 8
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Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 11:23 AM – 11:53 AM
Brant 41
Common Eider 18
Harlequin Duck 2
Surf Scoter 4
White-winged Scoter 2
Bufflehead 4
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Dovekie 2
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 45
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 2
Great Cormorant 4
American Crow 2
American Robin 1
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Cathedral Ledge, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 11:58 AM – 12:39 PM
Brant 4
Common Eider 7
Harlequin Duck 8
Bufflehead 5
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Herring Gull 3
Common Loon 2
loon sp. 1 Possibly the recently reported Pacific Loon. We immediately ruled out Common Loon because the size and shape was too small. The Loon had a light colored throat and at times held it’s rounded head more upright, almost “cobra” like. Others had seen this Loon closer to shore shortly before we arrived and felt it was the Pacific Loon. However, it had moved further out, so even in the scope we could not make out the chin strap.
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 1
Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 17, 2020 12:45 PM – 1:50 PM
Mallard 34
American Black Duck 3
King Eider 1 Continuing immature male seen from the ocean overlook
Common Eider 13
Harlequin Duck 13
Long-tailed Duck 2
Herring Gull 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 5
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
Song Sparrow 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Northern Cardinal 1
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