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Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 14, 2018 9:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds –  Leader: Barbara Volkle – Halibut Pt. parking area, Plum Cove, Andrews, Bass Rocks, Jodrey Fish Pier
35 species

Brant  3
Canada Goose  12
Mallard  200
Common Eider  118
Harlequin Duck  60     Folly Cove, Andrews
Surf Scoter  12
White-winged Scoter  43
Black Scoter  40
Long-tailed Duck  27
Bufflehead  73
Common Goldeneye  5
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Common Loon  22
Horned Grebe  1
Red-necked Grebe  52
Great Cormorant  1
Bald Eagle  1     Folly Cove
Purple Sandpiper  22     Folly Cove
Dovekie  2     Andrews
Thick-billed Murre  3     2 at Andrews,1 at Bass Rocks, clear views
Razorbill  2
Black Guillemot  3
Black-legged Kittiwake  1
Herring Gull  212
Iceland Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  5
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  1
European Starling  30
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Northern Cardinal  1
House Sparrow  22

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43386522

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