Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Nov 15, 2020 7:59 AM – 10:26 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.751 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark: clear, calm, warming into 40s; several seal hung out near shore

26 species

Mallard  1

Common Eider  30    Flocks of 12 and 8 flew by, rest on water

Harlequin Duck  6

White-winged Scoter  14

Black Scoter  20    Flock flew by well out over water

Herring Gull  6

Great Black-backed Gull  3

Common Loon  5

Northern Gannet  11

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1    Heard only

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  1    Heard only

European Starling  3

Eastern Bluebird  7

American Robin  3

House Sparrow  6

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S76413379