Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2022 5:49 AM – 9:22 AM
Checklist Comments:    Overcast. BBC walk.
41 species
Wood Duck  3
Mourning Dove  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Great Blue Heron  9
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Philadelphia Vireo  1    Vireo slow call. Gray. No head stripes. Merlin say Philly.
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  3
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  5
Tree Swallow  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  8
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  4
American Goldfinch  7
Chipping Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  9
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Common Grackle  2
Ovenbird  6
Blue-winged Warbler  3
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  4
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  3    Ho
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Canada Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110696585

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