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

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 [...]

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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