Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 11, 2024 3:48 PM – 7:28 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.63 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk led by Ben Peters
62 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 5
Blue-winged Teal 3
Mallard 11
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Virginia Rail 1
Sora 1
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 1
Least Bittern 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Barred Owl 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 8
Tree Swallow 75
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 75
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
House Wren 3
Marsh Wren 10
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 7
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 15
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 20
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082831
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