Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jan 5, 2020 9:46 AM – 11:11 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.648 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip 33-34 degrees, sunny, winds NW 20 mph gusting to 31 mph

26 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  25

Common Eider  120

Surf Scoter  25

White-winged Scoter  25

Long-tailed Duck  3

Red-breasted Merganser  3

Horned Grebe  1

Mourning Dove  16

Ring-billed Gull  43

Herring Gull  60

Great Black-backed Gull  4

gull sp.  10

Common Loon  2

Great Cormorant  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

American Crow  5

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2    at feeder approaching the Reservation

European Starling  3

Northern Mockingbird  2

House Sparrow  3

American Goldfinch  10

Dark-eyed Junco  20

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1    Beautiful chocolate brown, black, red and white bird claw rly seen in mixed flock with other sparrows.

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S63113584

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jan 5, 2020 12:07 PM – 2:46 PM

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip. Cold (33-34 degrees), bright and very windy(20 mph gusting to 31 mph). Drove to PL7 and back with various stops.

27 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  675    conservative count

Northern Shoveler  1    Female

Gadwall  12

Mallard  4

American Black Duck  330    Conservative count

Northern Pintail  8

Green-winged Teal  4    Two pair

Common Eider  20

Surf Scoter  2

White-winged Scoter  37

Black Scoter  3

Long-tailed Duck  3

Bufflehead  6

Red-breasted Merganser  1

Horned Grebe  1

Mourning Dove  14

Ring-billed Gull  10

Herring Gull  10

Great Black-backed Gull  1

gull sp.  30

Red-throated Loon  2

Common Loon  2

Northern Harrier  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Rough-legged Hawk  1

American Crow  2

Song Sparrow  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S63113585