Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 24, 2018 6:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk; 2 other birders criss-crossed the group. It was 43 degrees and sunny.
32 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 9 flyovers
Great Blue Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2 adult female, and juv female
gull sp. 5
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 8
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 2 Seen by Jan Smith
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 11
Tufted Titmouse 3
Brown Creeper 1 seen by Jan Smith
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13
Hermit Thrush 5
American Robin 5
Common Yellowthroat 1 Seen exploring the small island at the back of the main pond
Palm Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 3
American Goldfinch 5
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