Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
15-Oct-2023 07:56 – 10:29
Protocol: Traveling
1.529 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – light overcast, brisk northern wind, mid 50s
20 species
Canada Goose  35    Two loose flocks high over parking lot, heading west
Common Eider  10    Flock low over ocean, heading east
Surf Scoter  26    One flock
White-winged Scoter  68    Several flocks going east/south
Black Scoter  26    Several flocks
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  26
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Northern Gannet  5    One clear adult sighting, others far out
Double-crested Cormorant  80    Flock out several miles over Ipswich Bay going NW
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  34    Most in large flock along coast
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Carolina Wren  1    Heard only
Hermit Thrush  1    Heard only
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  1
White-throated Sparrow  1    Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S152530890

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