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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2025 7:58 AM – 10:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.197 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clearing, light breeze, 60s; saw Henrietta the snapping turtle on her nest on the grout pile

23 species

Mallard  3

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  5    Heard only

American Herring Gull  13

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2    Heard only

Black-capped Chickadee  1    Heard only

Tree Swallow  2

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1    Heard only

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  6

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  5

Eastern Towhee  2    Heard only

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1    Heard only

Common Grackle  2

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286920245

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