Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2024 6:43 AM – 8:44 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.465 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip. The Scissor Tail Flycatcher was the last bird of the day, but we got it:) Bluebirds abounded, 1 Golden Crowned Kinglet and so forth…,
28 species
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 16
Mourning Dove 10
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1 2 of us heard.
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1 Pics
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 12
Eastern Bluebird 9
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 2
American Tree Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 8
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222925
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