Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 16, 2017 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Mostly sunny, warm and breezy
28 species

American Black Duck  2
Mallard  3
Common Eider  4
White-winged Scoter  2
Black Scoter  30     Flock on water
Long-tailed Duck  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Herring Gull  8
Mourning Dove  1
Downy Woodpecker  1     Heard only
Northern Flicker  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  3
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  1
European Starling  1
Chipping Sparrow  1     Heard only
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Northern Cardinal  3
Red-winged Blackbird  34     Big group flew in
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  8

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