Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2021 8:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.709 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, brisk NW wind, 20s
24 species
Brant  15    Flock flying west, well off shore
Common Eider  4
Harlequin Duck  16
White-winged Scoter  2
Black Scoter  6
Long-tailed Duck  12
Herring Gull  10
Common Loon  1
Great Cormorant  2
Downy Woodpecker  4
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2    Heard only
European Starling  1
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  2    Busy eating berries
House Sparrow  3
Common Redpoll  1
Pine Siskin  1
American Goldfinch  1
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S82099774

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