Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 8, 2024 6:36 AM – 9:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.68 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, about 12 participants other than the leader. Very nice day. Most observations are by ear only.

47 species

Wood Duck  1

Mourning Dove  6

Chimney Swift  4

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  11

Glossy Ibis  3

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  4    2 young birds

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  5

Willow Flycatcher  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  3

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  30

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  6

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  8

Eastern Bluebird  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  8

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  7

Swamp Sparrow  6

Baltimore Oriole  11

Red-winged Blackbird  38

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  10

Ovenbird  1

Common Yellowthroat  5

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler  9

Pine Warbler  4

Scarlet Tanager  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S181501647

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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