Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 12, 2024 6:49 AM – 9:49 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 mile(s)

55 species

Mallard  3

Common Eider  35

Long-tailed Duck  2

Red-breasted Merganser  16

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  1

Killdeer  4

Greater Yellowlegs  3

Common Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  32

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Green Heron  1

Great Egret  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  3

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  6

Barn Swallow  8

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  2

Carolina Wren  4

Northern Mockingbird  2

Veery  1

American Robin  X

House Finch  7

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  5

White-throated Sparrow  8

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  4

Red-winged Blackbird  X

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  X

Ovenbird  3

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  8

American Redstart  2

Northern Parula  9

Magnolia Warbler  4

Yellow Warbler  12

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

Black-throated Green Warbler  6

Scarlet Tanager  2

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206389795

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SNOWY OWLS!

Could we be in for another Snowy Owl irruption?  There have been numerous sightings of Snowy Owls throughout the Northeast including many in Massachusetts.  The BBC Conservation/Education committee has made a donation to MA Audubon's Snowy

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Could we be in for another Snowy Owl irruption?  There have been numerous sightings of Snowy Owls throughout the Northeast including many in Massachusetts.  The BBC Conservation/Education committee has made a donation to MA Audubon's Snowy

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Upcoming Field Trips

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