Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
18-Jun-2023 08:01 – 10:42
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – overcast, northeast breeze, warming to mid 60s
30 species
Mallard  12
Mourning Dove  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  16
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Least Tern  1
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Blue Heron  2
Green Heron  1
Eastern Kingbird  1    On nest
Blue Jay  3
Fish Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2    Heard only
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  3
House Wren  1    Heard only
Carolina Wren  4
European Starling  6
Gray Catbird  7
American Robin  1
Cedar Waxwing  4
House Sparrow  2    One carrying nesting material
American Goldfinch  3
Eastern Towhee  4    Heard only
Baltimore Oriole  1    Seen going into nest
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  5
Common Yellowthroat  1    Heard only
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143418713

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