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

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

  • Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolink Walk and Nature Journaling at Appleton Farms

    Ipswich - Appleton Farms paid parking, free for TTOR members 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Part of our Bring Back Boblinks conservation series. Bird walk from 8 - 10 am. Followed by optional sketching and nature journaling. Learn about our special species of concern, the Bobolink, during a guided walk through their breeding habitat observing field marks, mating calls and nest building. Then study and appreciate these beautiful birds during

  • Horn Pond, Woburn

    Woburn - Horn Pond - Sturgis St 98 Sturgis St, Woburn, MA, United States

    We’ll look out and listen for breeders that have settled into the Horn Pond area like Great Crested Flycatchers, Scarlet Tanagers, Wood Thrushes, Ovenbirds, Towhee, and others. Horn Pond has a great mix of deciduous, pine, marsh, and lake habitats that attract a variety of birds including song birds, water birds, birds of prey, and

  • Crane Wildlife Management Area, East Falmouth

    Falmouth - Crane WMA 754 Nathan Ellis Highway, Falmouth, MA, United States

    With CCBC leading. This unique grassland habitat is host to a rich variety of species, including Eastern Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Bobolink, American Kestrel and possibly Blue Grosbeak. When we’re done at Crane, we can cross the road and scan Coonamessett Field for raptor activity. Those wishing to can continue on to Mass Audubon’s Ashumet Holly

  • Crane Beach, Ipswich

    Ipswich - Crane Beach 331 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Cosponsored by the ECOC. This two-mile walk in the sand is aimed at nesting Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and Bank Swallows, as well as evening singers such as Whip-poor-wills. Be prepared for mosquitoes at sunset.

  • Myles Standish State Forest, Carver – Evening

    Carver - Myles Standish State Forest 181 Cranberry Rd, Carver, MA, United States

    A serene way to end the day with Prairie Warblers and Hermit Thrushes reluctantly giving way to Eastern Whip-poor-wills and, perhaps, Northern Saw-whet Owls. Target endangered breeding species: Whip-poor-will.

Go to Top