Crane Pond WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jul 16, 2017 7:00 AM – 12:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.7 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Conservation Series Trip – south end of J. B. Little Road & Crane Neck Road area
50 species
Canada Goose 0 1 seen after official end of trip
Mute Swan 0 2 seen after official end of trip
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 6
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 2
American Woodcock 1
Mourning Dove 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 5
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 10
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 10
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 35
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Marsh Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Veery 5
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 5
Cedar Waxwing 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
Yellow Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 4
Scarlet Tanager 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 3
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