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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Race Point Beach
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New Year’s Day Birding — Newburyport and Vicinity
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