Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 19, 2021 8:00 AM – 10:23 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.54 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, strong north wind, 60s
24 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard  20
Green-winged Teal  3
Common Eider  2
White-winged Scoter  4
shorebird sp.  3    Flying too far out to tell
Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Northern Gannet  2
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  1
American Goldfinch  3
White-throated Sparrow  3
Palm Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94926712

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