Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 21, 2024 7:53 AM – 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.714 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, hot, calm

34 species

Mallard  4

Common Eider  37    Most in flock just off shore

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  2

Herring Gull  12

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Double-crested Cormorant  15

Great Blue Heron  2

Northern Flicker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  1    Heard only

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  1    Heard only

Tree Swallow  9

Barn Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1    Heard only

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1

House Wren  4

Carolina Wren  1    Heard only

Gray Catbird  8

Brown Thrasher  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  5

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S189388266

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