Newburyport and vicinity, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2024 9:09 AM – 6:21 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.16 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: My Brookline Bird Club Vernal Equinox Walk Day List.
We started the trip at 9AM at Cashman Park and traveled to Salisbury Beach State Park, Newburyport, Plum Island, Littles Lane, Scotland Road, Cherry Hill Reservoir, West Newbury, River Road. We ended the trip at 6PM at Ash Street.
Weather: Sunny to Partly Cloudy. Temps 40°F to 54°F.
58 species
Canada Goose 280
Wood Duck 9
Gadwall 65
American Wigeon 12
Mallard 96
American Black Duck 34
Green-winged Teal 68
Ring-necked Duck 3
Greater Scaup 5
Common Eider 5
White-winged Scoter 180
Black Scoter 3
Long-tailed Duck 3
Bufflehead 28
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 9
Common Merganser 7
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Ruddy Duck 30
Horned Grebe 6
Mourning Dove 27
Killdeer 25
Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Continuing in fields along Littles Lane. Seen by others.
Ring-billed Gull 26
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Common Loon 7
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 7
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 88
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 11
Tufted Titmouse 5
Horned Lark 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 14
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 13 Bluebirds seen throughout the day at various locations.
American Robin 23
House Sparrow 9
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch 1
Lapland Longspur 4
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 31
Red-winged Blackbird 61
Common Grackle 73
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S165331242
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Plum Island
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
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Arlington Reservoir
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