Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 17, 2022 8:00 AM – 10:47 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.635 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – light cloud, north wind, 40s

35 species

Brant  57    A group of 7 then a flock of at least 50, flying around Andrew’s Point

Mallard  9

Common Eider  5

Harlequin Duck  6    Three pair seen in surf below grout pile

Long-tailed Duck  5    2 and 3 an 5 flying by

Red-breasted Merganser  2

Herring Gull  6

Great Black-backed Gull  5

Northern Gannet  1

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Red-tailed Hawk  1    Juvenile

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    In trees along south (back) side of parking lot

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1    Heard only

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue Jay  9

American Crow  4

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1    Along Back 40 Trail

Golden-crowned Kinglet  5    Along Back 40 Trail

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3    Along Back 40 Trail

Carolina Wren  3    Heard only

European Starling  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

Hermit Thrush  3

American Robin  1

House Sparrow  1

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Common Grackle  5

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S107307726