[MASSBIRD] 2Gnatcatchers Cape Ann-Gloucester & Rockport , 11/7/10

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Big surprise of the day was 2 Blue Gray Gnatcatchers

Susan Hedman, Gloucester
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright
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Location: Cape Ann-Gloucester & Rockport
Observation date: 11/7/10
Notes:Birding with John Nelson-cold and blustery gray day- Kieran Trail/Straitsmouth Cove Rockport After a quiet walk around the trail, we decided to walk down to the cove. To my surprise I heard one gnatcatcher note, and we quickly found him in a small fruit tree by the signage for Straitsmouth Cove. Then shortly after, I found 2 gnatcatchers together in a different small fruit tree. Wow! A stop at Halibut point gave us 2 towhees-male and female, Gray Catbird and a Fox Sparrow all quite close to the walking trail entrance. The Cooper's Hawk was in my yard chasing house sparrows about the shrubbery, and was there yesterday too.
Number of species: 34

American Black Duck 20
Mallard 2
Common Eider 4
Harlequin Duck 25
Surf Scoter X
Bufflehead 20
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 30
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 60
Eastern Towhee 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Northern Cardinal 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 20

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