Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex
09-May-2023 06:30 – 09:10
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk – another chilly start at 47.  But birds became active when it warmed up.  3 others joined the group later on.
38 species
Mallard  3    Mother Mallard and 8 ducklings seen yesterday were curiously missing today
Wild Turkey  2
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  5
Herring Gull  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  4
Carolina Wren  4
Gray Catbird  8
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  9
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  6
White-throated Sparrow  7
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  5
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S136802254

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