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/S180200272

Black Birders’ Week 2021

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Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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