Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
19-Feb-2023 08:10 – 10:18
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – light overcast, 40s, calm; one seal in Folly Cove
24 species
Common Eider  1    Scruffy immature
Harlequin Duck  31
White-winged Scoter  2
Black Scoter  22
Long-tailed Duck  46
Common Goldeneye  1    Female
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  2    Immature
Common Loon  3
Downy Woodpecker  2    Heard only
Northern Flicker  1    Heard only
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1    Heard only
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  1    Heard only
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  14
House Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  1    Heard only
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S128993308

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