Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 17, 2018 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
47 species
Brant 3
Canada Goose 95
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 18
Mallard 24
American Black Duck 300
Northern Pintail 6
Greater Scaup 5
Common Eider 45
White-winged Scoter 9
Black Scoter 28
Bufflehead 11
Hooded Merganser 16
Common Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 8
Red-necked Grebe 7
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 35
Mourning Dove 5
American Coot 1
Black-bellied Plover 2
Black-legged Kittiwake 2
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 18
Great Black-backed Gull 11
Common Loon 9
Double-crested Cormorant 36
Great Blue Heron 3
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 7
Horned Lark 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 300
Purple Finch 12
American Goldfinch 9
Snow Bunting 2
American Tree Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Song Sparrow 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723225
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Upcoming Field Trips
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Millennium Park
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CANCELLED – Sconticut Neck and West Island, Fairhaven
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
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Race Point Beach
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