Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 21, 2018 8:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – overcast, 50, light showers, very gusty
17 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 9 Drake with four females on quarry
Common Eider 1
White-winged Scoter (North American) 3
Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Along path around quarry, near path to Bayview Trail
Herring Gull 14
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Northern Gannet 31 Coasting south
Double-crested Cormorant 291 Most in groups heading south, one fishing in quarry that managed to catch and swallow an eel (after a long fight and many dives to recatch it)
hawk sp. 1 Chased juncos into hiding
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3 Heard only
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49404825
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