Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 21, 2019 8:00 AM – 10:28 AM

Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Getting overcast, brief sprinkle, very humid, light breeze, low 80s. Lots of butterflies and dragonflies

29 species

Mallard  12    On quarry

Common Eider  36    Most below the grout pile in the water

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  4

Herring Gull  35    25 on quarry

Great Black-backed Gull  9

Double-crested Cormorant  11

Green Heron  2    One was hunting on rocks at east side of quarry, then flew into trees

Turkey Vulture  1

Downy Woodpecker  1    Heard only

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2    Heard only

Tree Swallow  15

Barn Swallow  8

Black-capped Chickadee  2

American Robin  4

Gray Catbird  5

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  2    Heard only

Baltimore Oriole  1

Common Yellowthroat  2    Heard only

Northern Cardinal  3

House Sparrow  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58343185