Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 28, 2026 6:32 AM – 8:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.495 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 46-53 degrees, sun finally came out about 7:50. Pretty quiet for late April.
25 species
Mourning Dove 2
American Herring Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 12
Fish Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 18
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 14
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 16
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S331158913
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