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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