Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury, MA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 12, 2025 7:14 AM – 9:39 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Sunny, little wind, mid tide rising. Led BBC trip.
31 species
Canada Goose 35
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
American Black Duck 38
Common Eider 60
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 8 Probably many more in the heat shimmered distance.
Long-tailed Duck 11
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 7
Sanderling 70
Ring-billed Gull 12
American Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 5
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
European Starling 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Goldfinch 4
American Tree Sparrow 16
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-crowned Sparrow 1 Continuing adult bird actively feeding on seed under Cedar.
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S209162086
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