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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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