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