Rt 1 Circle, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 8:57 AM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
Cooper’s Hawk 1
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Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Newburyport and Vicinity, S.Hepburn Leader <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.2 Build 70
29 species
Canada Goose 60
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 3
Common Eider 12
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 5
Black Scoter 20
Long-tailed Duck 12
Bufflehead 1
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Common Loon 6
Horned Grebe 2
Red-necked Grebe 1
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Purple Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 40
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Snowy Owl 3
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 4
American Tree Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 1
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Rolfe’s Lane, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 9:00 AM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
Wild Turkey 2
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Plum Island–North End, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
7 species
Surf Scoter 3
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 2
Herring Gull 6
Snowy Owl 1
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Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
18 species
Canada Goose 8
Greater Scaup 1
Common Eider 40
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter 10
Long-tailed Duck 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Common Loon 4
Red-necked Grebe 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sanderling 11
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 70
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Snowy Owl 2
American Crow 2
European Starling 15
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