Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 16, 2020 7:58 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.589 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – overcast, mild, light northerly wind. Saw big Ocean Sunfish.
23 species
Mallard 57 55 at quarry, two flying
Common Eider 57 Several flicks plus a group on water feeding
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 2
Semipalmated Plover 1 On rocks
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 36 25 at quarry
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 8 One at quarry with gulls
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 In tree at NE corner of quarry
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 12 At least
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2 Heard only
Gray Catbird 9
Cedar Waxwing 1 Perched for a long time near Sea Rocks
American Goldfinch 6
Baltimore Oriole 1 Probably a juvenile. In tree at NE corner of quarry
Northern Cardinal 1 Heard only
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Dunback Meadow, Lexington
Our target birds will be late migrants including Mourning Warbler and flycatchers. Be prepared to walk three to five miles. Conspoonsored with Menotomy Bird Club.
Fenway Victor Gardens (CANCELED)
Sorry, this walk is canceled due to scheduling conflicts.
Erwin S. Wilder WMA
We will walk a 2 mile loop through fallow fields and some wooded areas. Trails are gravel, fairly level and usually dry. This is a great spring migration spot for warblers.