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
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