Plumbush Marshes, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 7, 2025 10:02 AM – 12:31 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.919 mile(s)
39 species
Canada Goose 18
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 11
Willet 9
Greater Yellowlegs 82
White-rumped Sandpiper 17
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 85
American Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Common Tern 9
Double-crested Cormorant 39
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 17
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 21
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 1
Bank Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 40
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 3
Marsh Wren 7
European Starling 60
American Goldfinch 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow 12
Bobolink 7
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Common Grackle 3
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Upcoming Field Trips
Field Trips / Events
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Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
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Barretts Mill Farmland
Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United StatesThis is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesDuring the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.
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Arlington Reservoir
Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United StatesIn the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.




