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
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36519341
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