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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