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

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S189388354

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Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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