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

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