Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
16-Oct-2022 08:15 – 10:20
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, mild, calm
24 species
Common Eider  25
Surf Scoter  8
White-winged Scoter  8
Black Scoter  6
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  7
Northern Gannet  15
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1    Heard only
Carolina Wren  2    Heard only
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  5
House Finch  1    Female
American Goldfinch  4
Dark-eyed Junco  6
White-crowned Sparrow  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120969881

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