Bald Hill Reservation–Crooked Pond, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 22, 2018 7:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC walk led by Dave Williams.
29 species

Wood Duck  5
Mallard  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Osprey  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Barred Owl  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue-headed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  3
Louisiana Waterthrush  1
Palm Warbler  2
Pine Warbler  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  14
American Goldfinch  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45374988


Scotland Road wet meadows, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 22, 2018 9:40 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     BBC walk led by Dave Williams.
9 species

Canada Goose  2
Mallard  1
Northern Harrier  1
Pectoral Sandpiper  3     Continuing birds observed by all.
Wilson’s Snipe  18
American Crow  1
Savannah Sparrow  1
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45374992

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Cherry Hill Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 22, 2018 10:05 AM – 10:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC walk led by Dave Williams.
14 species

Greater White-fronted Goose  1     Continuing bird observed by all.
Canada Goose  30
Bufflehead  12
Ruddy Duck  10
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Wilson’s Snipe  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Song Sparrow  1
American Goldfinch  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45374994
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Pike’s Bridge Road, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 22, 2018 10:35 AM – 11:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC walk led by Dave Williams.
17 species

Mute Swan  1
Gadwall  2
Ring-necked Duck  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45374996


Crane Pond WMA–Ash St. Swamp, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 22, 2018 11:29 AM – 11:59 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC walk led by Dave Williams.
10 species

Wood Duck  7
Blue-winged Teal  2
Ring-necked Duck  2
Virginia Rail  1     Heard only. “Gidik, Gidik”
Tree Swallow  12
Carolina Wren  1
Chipping Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  15
American Goldfinch  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45374998

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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