Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 21, 2017 8:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark –
Clear, calm, mild: gorgeous day!
29 species
Mallard 1
White-winged Scoter 4 Flock flying east
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Green Heron 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 1 Heard only
Eastern Kingbird 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12 Flock of nine flew over
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 10
House Wren 2
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 1 Heard only
Eastern Towhee 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 5
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37052303
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