Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

19-Nov-2023 08:03 – 10:33

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, medium west wind, 40s; male 8-point deer and Harbor Seal

20 species

Common Eider  7

Harlequin Duck  19    Small groups flying, some outside breakers

Long-tailed Duck  15

Red-breasted Merganser  3

Ring-billed Gull  3

Herring Gull  52    Most on water off Bayview Trail

Great Black-backed Gull  12    Most on water off Bayview Trail

Common Loon  1

Northern Gannet  12    Well out over the bay

Great Cormorant  2

Belted Kingfisher  1    Flying over quarry

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1    Heard only

Carolina Wren  2    Heard only

American Goldfinch  1

American Tree Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  5

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154997280