Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 15, 2020 8:00 AM – 10:56 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, north wind, 40s
31 species
Mallard  21    Two on pond near steam plant ruin
Common Eider  1
Harlequin Duck  33
Surf Scoter  25    Some with large raft of Black Scoter
White-winged Scoter  9
Black Scoter  70    60 in a very tight group on the water
Long-tailed Duck  4    Together off the Grout Pile
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Mourning Dove  2
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  1
Great Cormorant  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  1    Heard only
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  14
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  1    Heard only
European Starling  40
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  8
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1
Song Sparrow  15
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S65835590

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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