Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

17-Sep-2023 08:02 – 10:39

Protocol: Traveling

1.76 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clear, 60s, fresh NW breeze

22 species

Canada Goose  9    On quarry

Mallard  1

American Black Duck  2    On quarry

Herring Gull  35    Most near fishing boat

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Common Loon  1

Northern Gannet  50    At least, must have found a large shoal of fish

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Downy Woodpecker  2

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  4

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  12

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2    On grout pile

Carolina Wren  2    Heard only

European Starling  21    Landed together in a tall tree

Gray Catbird  4

American Robin  1    Heard only

American Goldfinch  2

Blackpoll Warbler  1    Probable female, struggling with wind on grout pile

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150236139