Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2025 5:48 AM – 9:06 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC MARTIN BURNES TRIP – Leader: Melissa Sovay
Quiet morning although a high migration overnight no major sign of movement on the walk.
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Overcast clouds – moderate rain
Temperature: 56 – 58°F
Wind: 3 – 6mph (4 – 10mph gusts)
Wind Direction: E
Cloud Cover: 100%
Humidity: 93 – 94%
Sunrise: 5:20am
Sunset: 7:59pm
Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>
47 species (+2 other taxa)
Wood Duck 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 4
Osprey (American) 2 Pair
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Railbed
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Brown Creeper 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 4
Gray Catbird 26
Brown Thrasher 1
Catharus sp. 1 Possibly a Veery
Wood Thrush 6
American Robin 7
Cedar Waxwing 4
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 14
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 2
Ovenbird 15
Blue-winged Warbler 5
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid) 1 Brief flight seen, BUT no good looks at the bird. Susan and I have recordings of a Golden-winged Warbler. Tuesday I had recordings of a Blue-winged singing golden (but in a completely different area).
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 11
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S238369729
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