Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 11, 2026 7:35 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast, a raw 37 degrees. Outgoing tide. Led BBC walk.
24 species
Mallard 5
Common Eider 80
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter 45
Long-tailed Duck 12
Bufflehead 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Mourning Dove 1
Ring-billed Gull 16
American Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 11
Northern Harrier 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
European Starling 10
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 3
American Tree Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 6
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S294553586
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Plum Island
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Barretts Mill Farmland
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
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Arlington Reservoir
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
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