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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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