Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 19, 2025 8:01 AM – 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – notch in the weather: clear, 38, light north breeze
22 species
Mallard 7
Common Eider 25
Harlequin Duck 15
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 11
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Purple Sandpiper 30
American Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Northern Gannet 1 Very distant
Great Cormorant 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2 Heard only
European Starling 1
American Robin 40
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 4 Heard only
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S210024960
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