Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 21, 2021 8:00 AM – 10:56 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.883 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Clear, calm, warming from high 39s to low 50s: spectacular viewing!; quick view of fox
34 species
Brant  52    Flying east along coast, later seen out in bay toward Great Neck; more flew near Folly Point; six in Folly Cove
Mallard  4
Common Eider  5
Harlequin Duck  33
White-winged Scoter  5
Black Scoter  16
Long-tailed Duck  4
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  2
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Mourning Dove  1    Heard only
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Common Loon  7    Most way out in Ipswich Bay; very calm
Great Cormorant  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Merlin  1
Peregrine Falcon  1    Immature. On top of telephone pole.
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  2
European Starling  12
American Robin  3
House Sparrow  1
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  3
American Tree Sparrow  4    In bushes near mulch pile
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S83841536

Black Birders’ Week 2021

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Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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