Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2022 8:02 AM – 10:13 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.02 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip led by Caroline Haines
33 species
Common Eider 8
White-winged Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 3
Wild Turkey 1 Heard, not seen
Mourning Dove 2
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Green Heron 1 Vocalizing above quarry
Peregrine Falcon 1 Perched at the overlook for at least 15 minutes. Bands on both legs, metal on right leg, colored band on left. Flew over quarry and attempted unsuccessfully to take a duck. Perched in tree near quarry.
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1 Singing and foraging in brush
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 9
Brown Thrasher 2
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 8 3 seen, the rest heard only
Baltimore Oriole 2 Heard, not seen
Common Grackle 9
American Redstart 1 Heard, not seen
Magnolia Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 11
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110859888
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