Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 21, 2026 7:59 AM – 10:51 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.219 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – light clouds and breeze, mild
35 species
Mallard 2
Common Eider 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Common Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 13
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Heard only
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2 Heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Heard only
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1 Heard only
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 5
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1 Heard only
Baltimore Oriole 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Heard only
Common Grackle 3
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S361618027
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