eBird Report:
Location
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, US
Date and Effort
Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:00 AM
Protocol:Traveling
Party Size:8
Duration:3 hour(s)
Distance:5.0 mile(s)
Observers: Glenn d’Entremont, Neil Hayward
Comments:BBC trip, Neil H leader
Species
13 species total
1 Canada Goose
14 American Black Duck
40 Greater Scaup
125 Common Eider
1 Hooded Merganser – 1 female
5 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Common Loon
1 Horned Grebe
1 Northern Harrier (American)
1 Eastern Screech-Owl (Northern) – red phase
1 Peregrine Falcon (North American)
4 American Crow
2 Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)
Are you submitting a complete checklist of the birds you were able to identify?
Yes
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