May 15, 2016 11:15 AM – 1:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Newburyport and Vicinity – Leader: Zack Weber – multiple locations – yellow-shafted flicker was most significant bird seen by the group between destinations
36 species (+1 other taxa)
Great Blue Heron 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
hawk sp. 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 30
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 building a nest not far from the park entrance
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 12
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 2
Baltimore Oriole 12
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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