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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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