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
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S100877833

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

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Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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