Plum Island (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 16, 2020 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club, Eagles & Owls afternoon walk.  22 people in 9 cars.
23 species
Greater White-fronted Goose  1    Continuing bird, seen close to the road before the refuge gate. Photos.
Canada Goose  250
American Black Duck  75
Common Eider  30
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  25
Long-tailed Duck  7
Common Goldeneye  10
Red-breasted Merganser  8
Horned Grebe  3
Herring Gull  20
Common Loon  12
Northern Harrier  4
Bald Eagle  1    immature
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Snowy Owl  1
Short-eared Owl  2
Northern Shrike  1
Blue Jay  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  7
Song Sparrow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64794153

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