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

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

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