Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 23, 2017 7:20 AM – 7:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Led BBC walk. Very quiet here to start.
4 species
Mallard 1
Killdeer 1
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36664074
Crane Neck St., West Newbury, MA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 23, 2017 9:15 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: Led BBC walk.
24 species
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1 Fly by. The GB heron rookery appears to be abandoned.
Mourning Dove 1
Great Horned Owl 2 As we were observing a juvenile in its nest, an adult flew in and landed just above it.
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 7
Tufted Titmouse 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36664076
Pike’s Bridge Road, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 23, 2017 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Led BBC walk. Very quiet here.
6 species
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36664080
Scotland Road wet meadows, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 23, 2017 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Led BBC walk.
12 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Wilson’s Snipe 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Song Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36664081
Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 23, 2017 12:40 PM – 12:50 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Wrapping up from the BBC walk to pick up cars.
4 species
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Barn Swallow 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36664083
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