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

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