Halibut Point State Park, Rockport US-MA 42.68618, -70.63102, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 20, 2020 7:57 AM – 10:21 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.125 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, 50s, strong NE wind. Barbara Buls and Ramona Latham of DCR joined us. Wonderful warbler sightings.
34 species
Mallard  18
Common Eider  8
White-winged Scoter  5
Laughing Gull  3
Herring Gull  12
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  2
Double-crested Cormorant  7
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1    Heard only
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  5
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  11
American Crow  10
Tree Swallow  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Gray Catbird  3
American Robin  4
Cedar Waxwing  46    Several groups flying south fast
House Finch  1
Purple Finch  2    Females
American Goldfinch  11
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Common Yellowthroat  1    Heard only
Magnolia Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S73856057

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