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Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 11:00 AM – 11:18 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     30 degrees, light, wind driven snow.
10 species

Common Eider  17
Harlequin Duck  5
Surf Scoter  25
White-winged Scoter  2
Bufflehead  6
Herring Gull  6
Iceland Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Common Loon  1
Great Cormorant  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318841

Niles Pond & Brace Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 9:50 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments:     30 degrees, light snow and wind.
10 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  3
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  40
Greater Scaup  7
Greater/Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  3
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Herring Gull  28
Great Black-backed Gull  9
American Crow  1
Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318837

Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 9:30 AM – 9:47 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     30 degrees, light snow and wind.
14 species

Canada Goose  6
Gadwall  2
Mallard  5
American Black Duck  17
Common Eider  4
Bufflehead  11
Common Goldeneye  2
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Horned Grebe  1
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Common Loon  1
American Tree Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318836

Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 8:42 AM – 9:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     30 degrees, light snow, little wind.
10 species (+1 other taxa)

Common Eider  19
Surf Scoter  3
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  30
Razorbill  1
alcid sp.  1     Small black and white Alcid.  Got on it just as it dove, never to be seen again.
Ring-billed Gull  6
Herring Gull  60
Great Black-backed Gull  35
Common Loon  2
Peregrine Falcon  1     Sitting on the roof of a building right next to the gulls.

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Gloucester–Fisherman’s Monument, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 7:48 AM – 8:36 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     29 degrees, light snow, no wind.
13 species

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  2
American Black Duck  2
Common Eider  31
Surf Scoter  1
Bufflehead  17
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  25
Herring Gull  11
Great Black-backed Gull  7
Common Loon  5
American Crow  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318833

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  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.

  • An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for raptors, native sparrows, finches, herons, and egrets. Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations (by car or bike). Binoculars [...]

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