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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