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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