Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jul 15, 2018 8:00 AM – 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Eric Hutchins for Peter Van Demark – counts not provided, so used 2 if plural (“Mallards”), else 1
32 species
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
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