Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 28, 2021 8:00 AM – 10:11 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.875 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – overcast, SE wind, 40s

24 species

Mallard  6

Common Eider  4

Harlequin Duck  61    Several members counted them, and came up with similar numbers. More were under water on each sweep from the grout pile.

White-winged Scoter  5

Black Scoter  37

Long-tailed Duck  12

Mourning Dove  1

Thick-billed Murre  1    Seen repeated by experienced leader. Alcid, large bill, not a Razorbill, making series of dives several hundred yards off the shore from Bayview Trail.

Herring Gull  6

Common Loon  5

Great Cormorant  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1    Heard only

Downy Woodpecker  2    Heard only

Peregrine Falcon  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  1    Heard only

Carolina Wren  2    One attendee had a long view

White-throated Sparrow  1    Heard only

Red-winged Blackbird  29    Quick fly over in two flocks

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  3

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S84287868