Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2026 3:46 PM – 6:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.379 mile(s)
55 species
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 3
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 7
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 6
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 8
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 5
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Marsh Wren 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 7
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 8
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 10
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
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