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.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318835
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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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Millennium Park
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CANCELLED – Sconticut Neck and West Island, Fairhaven
Fairhaven - Sconticut Neck and West Island 209 Huttleston Ave,, Fairhaven, MA, United StatesThis trip is CANCELLED due to weather conditions.
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLed by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. [ADAlogo]ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]
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Race Point Beach
Provincetown - Race Point BeachLet’s start the year with some awesome birds! We will bird from the beach close to the parking lot. We may walk the beach depending on participants interest. Several species of alcids are possible as well as gannets, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls and three loon species. Dress for cold windy weather. We may try other [...]
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New Year’s Day Birding — Newburyport and Vicinity
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