Cashman Park, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2018 1:20 PM – 1:48 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Sunny and 41 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Steve Grinley
11 species (+1 other taxa)
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 19
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Red-throated Loon 1
Accipiter sp. 1
Bald Eagle 2 Immature
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 26
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 2
American Crow 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43384991
Savory St Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2018 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Sunny and 41 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Steve Grinley
4 species
Common Goldeneye 6
Common Loon 1
Northern Harrier 1 Female
Bald Eagle 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43384988
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2018 2:30 PM – 4:13 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Sunny and 42 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Steve Grinley.
21 species
American Black Duck 1
Common Eider 5
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 20
Black Scoter 1 Black duck with bright orange bill . Seen by the boat ramp at the time we were watching the Eagle show.
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 7
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Common Loon 3
Northern Harrier 3 2 females and 1 male
Bald Eagle 4 3 adults and 1 immature all seen at once and putting on an impressive aerial show over the marsh by the boat ramp.
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Thick-billed Murre 2 Both seen together from the jetty. Black and white alcids with dark head and sitting horizontal in the water.
Ring-billed Gull 18
Herring Gull 115
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Snowy Owl 1 Sitting in middle of jetty
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Snow Bunting 20 Small flock of about 10-15 seen by some of the group
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43384989
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