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

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