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

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