Ipswich River – 5/20/2023

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
20-May-2023 07:57 – 11:40
Protocol: Traveling
1.97 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Co-leading Brookline Bird Club walk
46 species
Canada Goose  4
Mallard  1
Chimney Swift  4
Herring Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  3
Warbling Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  10
Tree Swallow  25
White-breasted Nuthatch  7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Carolina Wren  2
Gray Catbird  3
Eastern Bluebird  2
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  1
Cedar Waxwing  18
House Sparrow  6
American Goldfinch  1
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  16
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  10
Ovenbird  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  2
Pine Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S138680192

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