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
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S137920157

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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