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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 20, 2022 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – fog burning off to light clouds, calm, warming to 50s
35 species
Canada Goose  9    Flock flew over
Common Eider  10
Harlequin Duck  22
Surf Scoter  3
Black Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  20
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Red-necked Grebe  5
Mourning Dove  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Red-throated Loon  1
Great Cormorant  2
Great Egret  1    Flying north
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    On dead trees along main trail to visitors center
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1    Heard only
Downy Woodpecker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  9
House Finch  1
Fox Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  5
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  1    Heard only
Common Grackle  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S105398791

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Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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