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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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