Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 15, 2018 8:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – 30s, very windy, overcast, snow flurries, lots of ocean birds
29 species

Brant  10
Mallard  25
Common Eider  60
Harlequin Duck  24     Four males and a female with a large Black Scoter flock
Surf Scoter  5
White-winged Scoter  12
Black Scoter  130     Flocks passing plus some on water
Long-tailed Duck  23
Northern Gannet  2
Great Cormorant  6
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  11
Mourning Dove  1
Belted Kingfisher  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2     Pair
Northern Flicker  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  3
Carolina Wren  1
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  1
Dark-eyed Junco  4
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  3
Red-winged Blackbird  1     Heard only
House Sparrow  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911646

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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