Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 19, 2022 8:00 AM – 10:32 AM

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Overcast, northerly wind, 50s

28 species

Mallard  26    Around edge of quarry

Common Eider  8

Mourning Dove  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Ring-billed Gull  1

Herring Gull  14

Great Black-backed Gull  5

Northern Gannet  1

Double-crested Cormorant  7

Green Heron  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

Tree Swallow  1

House Wren  2

European Starling  8

Gray Catbird  9

Brown Thrasher  1

American Robin  5    Adult and fledglings in tree near barn

Cedar Waxwing  3

House Finch  2

Song Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  2    Male defending territory near cattails in northeast corner of quarry

Common Grackle  3

Common Yellowthroat  1    Heard only

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S113779112