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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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