Newburyport & vicinity, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 22, 2025 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

25.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Cashman Park, Salisbury Beach, Parker River NWR, Scotland Road, Cherry Hill Reservoir, West Newbury

64 species

Brant  5

Canada Goose  250

Mute Swan  8

Wood Duck  5

Gadwall  10

Mallard  72

American Black Duck  65

Green-winged Teal  11

Ring-necked Duck  2

Greater Scaup  4

Common Eider  13

Surf Scoter  35

White-winged Scoter  12

Black Scoter  40

Long-tailed Duck  8

Bufflehead  19

Common Goldeneye  3

Hooded Merganser  6

Common Merganser  17

Red-breasted Merganser  5

Ruddy Duck  10

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  25

Mourning Dove  40

American Coot  1

Killdeer  8

Wilson’s Snipe  3

Ring-billed Gull  36

American Herring Gull  56

Great Black-backed Gull  13

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Horned Grebe  1

Red-necked Grebe  1

Common Loon  7

Great Cormorant  2

Great Egret  2

Turkey Vulture  18

Bald Eagle  10

Red-tailed Hawk  15    Multiple locations throughout the day

Long-eared Owl  1    Continuing bird at known roost site

Belted Kingfisher  1

Downy Woodpecker  9

Hairy Woodpecker  2

American Kestrel  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  26

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Tufted Titmouse  3

Tree Swallow  37    Early

White-breasted Nuthatch  7

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  90

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  30

Cedar Waxwing  13

House Sparrow  65

American Goldfinch  11

Snow Bunting  8    Late?

Song Sparrow  32

Red-winged Blackbird  175

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  150

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S221887873

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Slow Birding at Revere Beach

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Led by DCR Park Staff. Come observe the beautiful details of birds and their behaviors and share observations with others in the group. Pose questions and memories that observations elicit. Birds we may see include Piping Plover, Manx Shearwater, resident gulls, with Common Tern arriving by May. Suitable for adults and children 8 years+. Children [...]

Crane Beach, Ipswich

Ipswich - Crane Beach 331 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA, United States

This two-mile walk in the sand is aimed at nesting Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and Bank Swallows, as well as evening singers such as Whip-poor-wills. Be prepared for mosquitoes at sunset. Co-sponsored by the Essex County Ornithological Club.

Myles Standish State Forest, Carver – Evening

Carver - Myles Standish State Forest 181 Cranberry Rd, Carver, MA, United States

A serene way to end the day with Prairie Warblers and Hermit Thrushes reluctantly giving way to Eastern Whip-poor-wills and, perhaps, Northern Saw-whet Owls. Target endangered breeding species: Whip-poor-will.

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