Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2025 7:56 AM – 10:28 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.621 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – foggy, breeze, 40s
25 species
Brant 19 Flew by in several groups
Mallard 10
Common Eider 9
Harlequin Duck 25
Black Scoter 24
Long-tailed Duck 20 At least
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Mourning Dove 3
American Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Red-necked Grebe 2
Common Loon 2
Great Cormorant 2
Downy Woodpecker 1 Heard only
Blue Jay 2 Heard only
American Crow 2 Heard only
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 1 Heard only
American Robin 1 Heard only
House Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 1 Heard only
Northern Cardinal 3 Heard only
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286920168
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