Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 7:31 AM – 7:48 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Sunny and 43 degrees with winds WSW 1 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
13 species
Canada Goose 7
Blue-winged Teal 2 Pair
Mallard 8
Green-winged Teal 50
Killdeer 8
Wilson’s Snipe 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 3
American Robin 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378664
Putnamville Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 7:59 AM – 8:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.186 mile(s)
Comments: Sunny and 43 degrees with winds WSW 1 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
23 species
Canada Goose 9
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 3
Lesser Scaup 30
Bufflehead 13
Ruddy Duck 5
Killdeer 1
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Belted Kingfisher 1 Heard rattle call
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378665
Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 8:38 AM – 10:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Sunny and 45-58 degrees with winds WSW 1 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
21 species
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 2
Bald Eagle 1 Seen by a few in the group
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 22
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
American Robin 6
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Pine Warbler 1 Heard singing . A few in group saw the bird too.
Northern Cardinal 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378668
Shea Bros Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Mostly sunny and 55 degrees with winds South 7 mph.
7 species
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 7
Cooper’s Hawk 1
American Crow 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Song Sparrow 1
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378670
Argilla-Northgate-Essex Rd. Fields Complex, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 11:25 AM – 11:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.279 mile(s)
Comments: Mostly cloudy and 55 degrees with winds South 7 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
8 species
Canada Goose 75
Killdeer 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
European Starling 15
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378672
Daniel Boone Park, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 11:49 AM – 12:43 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.013 mile(s)
16 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378674
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