Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury, MA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 10, 2017 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Led BBC walk. Sunny, 41 degrees to start, 39 to end. Very windy. Very cold and uncomfortable making observations difficult. Covered the campground, boat ramp, and the parking lots.
26 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 17
American Black Duck 60
Common Eider 50
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 12
Black Scoter 2
scoter sp. 10
Long-tailed Duck 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 18
hawk sp. 1
Black-bellied Plover 5
Dunlin 45
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 36
Herring Gull 29
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 150
Snow Bunting 48
House Finch 7
Purple Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41446851
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