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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Upcoming Field Trips

October Mountain

Lenox - October Mountain 380 New Lenox Rd, Lenox, MA, United States

Multiple habitats make this trip more diversified than the prior day’s Mount Greylock trip, as we begin along the Housatonic River WMA and make our way over October Mountain. Co-sponsored by the South Shore Bird Club. Target endangered breeding species: American Bittern, Mourning Warbler.

Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

Rockport - Halibut Point State Park Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA, United States

A two-hour walk, about 1.5 miles, over easy to moderate gravel roads and trails in search of seasonal specialties. Boots advisable. Restrooms are available. In case of inclement weather check with leader night before trip (text ok). Cosponsored by DCR. For more Information see: https://www.mass.gov/locations/halibut-point-state-park

Slow Birding at Revere Beach

Revere Beach 21 Revere Beach Blvd, Revere, MA, United States

Led by DCR Park Staff. Come observe the beautiful details of birds and their behaviors and share observations with others in the group. Pose questions and memories that observations elicit. Birds we may see include Piping Plover, Manx Shearwater, resident gulls, with Common Tern arriving by May. Suitable for adults and children 8 years+. Children [...]

Ashby & Townsend

We will explore for nesting warblers, juncos, sapsuckers, and probably butterflies and dragonflies, possibly continuing into the afternoon. We will start in Willard Brook State Forest and probably continue to Townsend State Forest, Mt. Watatic, or the Squannacook River WMA. Some trails are steep and moderately uneven.

Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with [...]

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