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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 17, 2019 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – cold , north wind, clear. Several rafts of Black Scoter.
23 species

Canada Goose  1
Mallard  3
Harlequin Duck  4
White-winged Scoter  1
Black Scoter  52
Long-tailed Duck  5
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  7
Common Loon  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe  1     On ground, flicking tail, near visitor center
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  30
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
European Starling  30
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  1     Heard only
Song Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  1     Heard only
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377944

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