Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 12, 2019 6:31 AM – 11:14 AM
60 species
Brant 14
Mallard 4
Common Eider 25
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 12
Semipalmated Plover 7
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Spotted Sandpiper 9 Wow! A small flock ocean side of the dike at Brace Cove
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Herring Gull 70 On breakwater
Great Black-backed Gull 20 On breakwater
Double-crested Cormorant 12 Swimming in Niles Pond and also in ocean
Great Egret 2 Niles Pond
Cooper’s Hawk 1 Alarm calls , Bird flew out of the woods and eventually landed on a nest on Fort Hill Ave.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 2 Seen flying and perched
Willow Flycatcher 1 Empid. flycatcher, yellow green gray with strong wing bars and eye ring making soft wit call upright flycatcher stance
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 2
Veery 1 On edge of road near retreat, reddish brown back and tail
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 25 Pretty much every where
European Starling 2
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 9
White-crowned Sparrow 2 Along edge of road near retreat
White-throated Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 3 On edge of road near parking lot
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 8
Ovenbird 6 Mostly heard
Northern Waterthrush 2 Singing
Black-and-white Warbler 6 Mostly seen no song
Common Yellowthroat 13
American Redstart 1
Cape May Warbler 1 Yellow belly, heavily streaked chest, chestnut brown patch in face. by retreat road to Brace Cove
Northern Parula 18 Variety of males and females very vocal widespread
Yellow Warbler 15
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 13
Black-throated Green Warbler 8 More heard than seen
Northern Cardinal 3
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56244585