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

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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