Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2019 8:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Intermittent rain, calm, high 50s
33 species

Brant  5
Canada Goose  2
Mallard  16
Common Eider  6
Long-tailed Duck  3
Red-breasted Merganser  7
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  1
Northern Gannet  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1     Posed nicely on a tree and flew over us twice
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  8
House Finch  7     Probably, from distant flight pattern
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2     Heard only
Eastern Towhee  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  6
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  1
Palm Warbler  7     Seen at end of walk, near quarry
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378927

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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