Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US

15-Jan-2023 07:20 – 09:30

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    33 degrees.  NW wind 10-20 gusting to 40mph.  Wicked cold. Led BBC walk.

19 species

Canada Goose  17    Flying overhead.

American Black Duck  23

Common Eider  31

White-winged Scoter  100    Conservative estimate.

Long-tailed Duck  5

Red-breasted Merganser  7

Ring-billed Gull  9

Herring Gull  5

Great Black-backed Gull  8

Common Loon  3

Northern Harrier  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Horned Lark  4

House Finch  3

Red Crossbill  2    Minimum, probably more.  Seen in flight and heard the “Gyp-gyp, gyp-gyp-gyp” call.

American Tree Sparrow  5

Dark-eyed Junco  18

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S126290990