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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 17, 2024 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC-Halibut Point State Park, Rockport.  March 17th morning walk.  Leader-Susan Yurkus  Weather-45, rain, moderate southeast wind.

17 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  1

Common Eider  2

Harlequin Duck  30

Black Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  20

Red-breasted Merganser  10

Herring Gull  12

Common Loon  2

Northern Gannet  4

Great Cormorant  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  2

Carolina Wren  2

House Sparrow  1

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow  5

blackbird sp.  12

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S165331301

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