Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 16, 2022 8:00 AM – 10:48 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clearing, single digits, light breeze; group from MIT were great spotters
29 species
Mallard  27
Common Eider  13
Harlequin Duck  27
Surf Scoter  2
White-winged Scoter  3
Black Scoter  1
Long-tailed Duck  1
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Razorbill  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  2
Great Cormorant  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1    Heard only
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  1
American Robin  36
White-throated Sparrow  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
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