Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 16, 2022 6:00 AM – 8:38 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Peter Vale – cloudy, windy
40 species
Canada Goose  15
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  2
Ring-necked Duck  4
Virginia Rail  1    Heard only
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Great Horned Owl  1
Barred Owl  1    Heard only
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Phoebe  4
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  5
Fish Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  4
Tree Swallow  17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  2
Eastern Bluebird  3
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  6
House Sparrow  3
Chipping Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  6
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  6
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  6
Palm Warbler  4
Pine Warbler  1    Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler  15
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S107307628
Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 16, 2022 9:24 AM – 9:41 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary extension
Mallard  2
Green-winged Teal  4
Mourning Dove  3
Killdeer  3
Wilson’s Snipe  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  4
European Starling  7
American Robin  2
American Pipit  1    Continuing bird
Red-winged Blackbird  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S107307593

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