Gloucester Harbor, Gloucester US-MA 42.59607, -70.67375, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jul 27, 2024 8:35 AM – 12:16 PM
Protocol: Traveling
59.939 mile(s)
18 species
American Black Duck 32
Common Eider 13
Black Scoter 1 Heading out of harbor past breakwater
Black Guillemot 1 Seen near Thatcher Island. Black alcid with white wing patches in its summer plumage. Photos
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull 300 Underestimated count, many seen roosting on islands and outcrops
Great Black-backed Gull 42
Common Tern 18 Feeding in Gloucester Harbor at boat dock
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 6
Cory’s Shearwater 14
Great Shearwater 26
Sooty Shearwater 1
Manx Shearwater 3
Northern Gannet 1
Double-crested Cormorant 500 Underestimated count, many roosting on islands and outcrops
Little Blue Heron 1 Ten Pound Island
Great Egret 21 1 Under the pilings at boat dock; 20 on 10 pound island
Tree Swallow 3
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