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

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