Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
14-May-2023 06:27 – 11:33
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Mid 50s – 60 clear Sunny light breeze in the morning, but getting breezy towards noon. Great day for warblers! 7 maybe 8 Blackburnian warblers seen well in multiple places as we walked 4 mile route. Little overlap in route.
76 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 1
Common Eider 24
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 1
Black-bellied Plover 2
Killdeer 1
Least Sandpiper 15
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 1 Adult breeding plumage
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
Iceland Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 Perched on tower by Lighthouse. Seemed to be eating.
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 4
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 25
Northern Mockingbird 3
Catharus sp. 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Common Grackle 3
Ovenbird 3
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 10
American Redstart 4 All sub adult- yellowstarts
Northern Parula 15
Magnolia Warbler 9
Blackburnian Warbler 7
Yellow Warbler 10
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 10
Wilson’s Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 3
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Upcoming Field Trips
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesDunback Meadow, Lexington
Our target birds will be late migrants including Mourning Warbler and flycatchers. Be prepared to walk three to five miles. Conspoonsored with Menotomy Bird Club.
Fenway Victor Gardens (CANCELED)
Boston - Fenway Victory Gardens 11 Park Drive, Boston, MA, United StatesSorry, this walk is canceled due to scheduling conflicts.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesErwin S. Wilder WMA
Norton - Erwin S. Wilder WMA Todd Island Rd, Norton, MA, United StatesWe will walk a 2 mile loop through fallow fields and some wooded areas. Trails are gravel, fairly level and usually dry. This is a great spring migration spot for warblers.