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

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S72753224