Cape Ann 1/8

In spite of the intermittent snow squalls, there was some good birding on Cape Ann today!

Canada Goose 250+
Mute Swan 1
Gadwall 23
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 86
Greater Scaup 4 (from the Fisherman's Memorial)
Common Eider 114
Harlequin Duck 56
Surf Scoter 7
White-winged Scoter 28
Black Scoter 1
Common Goldeneye 11
Bufflehead 23
Hooded Merganser 1 (next to Stop and Shop)
Red-breasted Merganser 63
Ruddy Duck 1 ( Jodrey Pier)
Common Loon 11
Horned Grebe 3
Great Cormorant 3
Wild Turkey 2
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 300+
Iceland Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 100+
Thick-billed Murre 1 ( Jodrey Pier -Thanks for the call Ann Gurka!)
Black Guillemot 1
Razorbill 4 (Andrew's Point)
Rock Pigeon 100+
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1 (next to Stop and Shop)
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 18
Horned Lark 9 (Good Harbor Beach parking lot)
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 20
American Tree Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 9
Snow Bunting 21 (Good Harbor Beach parking lot - thanks Jeff O for the call)
Northern Cardinal 3
American Goldfinch 29
House Sparrow 100+

We missed the King Eider, not for lack of trying though it was reported by others.

Thanks to all the birding camaraderie today - it was fun crossing paths with other braving the snow!

Linda