Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2025 3:49 PM – 6:12 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk led by Ben Peters
46 species
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 1
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 30
American Herring Gull 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 30
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow (American) 10
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern House Wren 3
Marsh Wren 4
Gray Catbird 6
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 8
American Goldfinch 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 7
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237076628
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