Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 16, 2022 7:55 AM – 9:20 AM
Checklist Comments:    Sunny, cold, 5 degrees to start, little to no wind, high tide about 10:30am.  Led BBC trip.
25 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose  12
Gadwall  1
Mallard  11
American Black Duck  13
Common Eider  7
Surf Scoter  6
White-winged Scoter  7
scoter sp.  30    Too far out in the “Sea Smoke” to tell.
Long-tailed Duck  5
Bufflehead  3
Common Goldeneye  8
Hooded Merganser  5
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Red-necked Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  1
Sanderling  9
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  11
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Red-throated Loon  3
loon sp.  7
Great Cormorant  3
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  3
Snowy Owl  1
American Crow  2
Snow Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S101202590
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 16, 2022 9:40 AM – 11:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Sunny, cold, 9 degrees to start, little to no wind.  High tide about 10:30am.  Led BBC trip.
23 species
Canada Goose  70
American Black Duck  12
White-winged Scoter  6
Long-tailed Duck  5
Horned Grebe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  8
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Red-throated Loon  2
Common Loon  5
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  1
Snowy Owl  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Northern Mockingbird  2
American Robin  6
Song Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S101202602

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