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

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