Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 25, 2020 9:04 AM – 11:31 AM
Checklist Comments: BBC walk with 12 participants; cloudy and mid 40’s with 8-10 mph easterly winds which picked up later in the afternoon.
30 species (+2 other taxa)
Mallard 50
Common Eider 13
Harlequin Duck 24
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 6
Long-tailed Duck 5
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Dovekie 20 Very small ball alcid both flying and in water.
Thick-billed Murre 5 Large alcid pointed bill but not as long as common
Common/Thick-billed Murre 15 Large alcids lacking larger bill of razorbill
Razorbill 42
alcid sp. 5
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Pacific Loon 1 Chin strap. Medium size loon. Very dark mantle with white flank patch. White patch on face. Lacking heavy bill of Common Loon. Bill held parallel to water. Rounded head, not block shaped.
Common Loon 3
Great Cormorant 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Seen together. Lacking stripes of GCKI.
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 20
Cedar Waxwing 13
White-throated Sparrow 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
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Good Harbor Beach & Marsh, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 25, 2020 11:52 AM – 11:57 AM
Canada Goose 100
American Black Duck 100
Common Eider 20
White-winged Scoter 3
Bufflehead 15
Red-breasted Merganser 1
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Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 25, 2020 12:10 PM – 12:32 PM
Common Eider 20
White-winged Scoter 10
Bufflehead 5
Razorbill 1
Black Guillemot 2
Herring Gull 10
Common Loon 1
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Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 25, 2020 12:27 PM – 1:47 PM
Canada Goose 100
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 56
American Black Duck 2
Greater Scaup 35
Common Eider 70
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 5
Bufflehead 15
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 7
Horned Grebe 1
Black-headed Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 100
Iceland Gull 2 One at dog Barnard one on ice at Niles Pond
Great Black-backed Gull 100
Common Loon 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Continuing Immature bird at Niles Pond
American Crow 12
American Pipit 1 Continuing bird on seaweed mounds at Braces Cove.
Song Sparrow 1
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Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 25, 2020 1:49 PM – 2:29 PM
Common Eider X
Surf Scoter 3
White-winged Scoter 6
Long-tailed Duck 2
Bufflehead 6
Common Goldeneye 3
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 50
Thick-billed Murre 1 Large alcid with blunter but spiked bill.
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Loon 1
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