Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 17, 2024 8:07 AM – 10:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, light NW breeze, 40s
27 species
Common Eider 20
Harlequin Duck 48
Black Scoter 102
Long-tailed Duck 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Northern Gannet 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Heard only
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Heard only
Carolina Wren 1 Heard only
European Starling 2
American Robin 2
House Finch 2
Pine Siskin 1 Heard only
American Goldfinch 2
Snow Bunting 2
Eastern Towhee 1 Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222915
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Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
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Congratulations to Our 2023 Teen Scholarship Recipients
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