Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
10-Jun-2023 06:30 – 09:15
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield-Leader: Bruce Bolnick-Morning damp but dry, temperature around 60, light wind.  Birds were very happy with the weather; we were accompanied by a constant chorus of bird song. Highlights included a Glossy Ibis flyover, a Downy poking its head out of a hole in a dead branch, a Kingfisher, a Pileated Woodpecker, and clear view of Baltimore Oriole, and visual confirmation of Yellow-throated Vireo — among other treats.
51 species
Canada Goose  7
Wood Duck  1
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  7
Virginia Rail  1
Herring Gull  1
Great Egret  1
Glossy Ibis  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  4
Alder Flycatcher  1
Willow Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1
Yellow-throated Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  6
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  8
Tree Swallow  30
Barn Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
House Wren  2
Marsh Wren  3
Carolina Wren  4
Gray Catbird  3
Eastern Bluebird  2
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  5
House Sparrow  8
American Goldfinch  6
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  4
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Common Grackle  2
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  2
Yellow Warbler  6
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S141260039

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