Jeffreys Ledge–Scantum Basin, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 18, 2021 7:45 AM – 10:59 AM
Protocol: Traveling
50.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    75F  humid sunny    BBC trip on a Whale Watch      NO  SHEARWATERS
14 species (+2 other taxa)
American Black Duck  5
Common Eider  15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
phalarope sp.  1
Bonaparte’s Gull  1
Laughing Gull  2
Ring-billed Gull  25
Herring Gull  50
Great Black-backed Gull  24
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel  19
storm-petrel sp.  3
Northern Gannet  3
Double-crested Cormorant  75
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  8
Barn Swallow  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93613040

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