Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2019 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – overcast, 50s, calm, lots of warblers at end of walk
38 species
Mallard  11    One on ocean
Common Eider  11
Black Scoter  21
Mourning Dove  4
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Herring Gull  7
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Northern Gannet  2
Double-crested Cormorant  13
Turkey Vulture  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  3
Blue Jay  181    At least. Most in large groups moving through
American Crow  12
Tree Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
American Robin  2
Gray Catbird  6
Brown Thrasher  2    Did a loon call!
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  3
Baltimore Oriole  1    Heard only
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  8
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56560153

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