Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - April 7, 2016

Piping Plover by Rick Heil

Hay Street, Newbury:
Eastern Towhee

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:
Short-eared Owl, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Killdeer, Purple Martin, Merlin, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Northern Flicker, Wild Turkey, Double-crested Cormorant, Sandpiper species, Great Blue Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Horned Grebe, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Black Guillemot, Rock Pigeon, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, 
American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Purple Finch, House Sparrow

Lower Artichoke Area, West Newbury:
Wood Duck

Plum Island Point, Plum Island:
House Finch, Common Loon, Mourning Dove, Common Grackle

Scotland Road, Newbury:
Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, American Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow

Crane Beach, Ipswich:
Brant, Scoter species, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Loon, Northern Gannet, Cormorant species, Piping Plover, Sanderling, Dunlin, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Blue Jay, Tree Swallow, Song Sparrow    

Moulton Street, Newburyport:
Cooper's Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, American Robin, American Goldfinch, Fish Crow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, European Starling

Argilla-Northgate-Essex Roads, Ipswich: 
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, Canada Goose, American Kestrel, Horned Lark, Lapland Longspur, Eastern Meadowlark

Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport/Newbury:
Red-tailed Hawk 

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury:
Red-throated Loon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper 

Route 133, Ipswich/Essex:
Great Egret, Snowy Egret

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury:
Northern Flicker 

Maudslay State Park, Newburyport:
Great Horned Owl

Kenoza Lake Area, Haverhill:
Eastern Phoebe, Dark-eyed Junco, Eastern Towhee, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Tree Swallow, Bufflehead, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Merganser

Rogers Street, West Newbury:
Snow Goose

Willowdale State Forest, East Sector, Ipswich: 
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch   

Greenbelt's Colby Pasture on Turkey Hill Road, West Newbury: 
Wilson's Snipe, Northern Harrier, Killdeer, Eastern Phoebe

Boston & Middle Roads, Newbury:
Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe,Great Egret, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, American Robin

Pike's Bridge Road, West Newbury:
Palm Warbler

Island Road, Essex:
American Black Duck, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Killdeer,  Greater Yellowlegs, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, American Crow, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Common Grackle

Campmeeting Road, Topsfield:
Pileated Woodpecker, Wilson's Snipe, Rusty Blackbird, American Woodcock, Pine Warbler

Town Farm Road, Ipswich:
Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk 

Lake Attitash, Amesbury/Merrimac:
Tree Swallow

Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, Exeter, NH:

Iceland Gull, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Lesser Yellowlegs, Scaup species, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Green-winged Teal

Onboard Eastman's Fleet out of Seabrook, NH:
Common Murre, Thick-billed Murre, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Alcid species, Northern Fulmar, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Northern Gannet

Various Areas of Rockingham County, New Hampshire:
Pine Warbler, Wood Duck, Fox Sparrow, Brant, Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Horned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Piping Plover, Killdeer, Dunlin, Purple Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Thick-billed Murre, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Mute Swan, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Wild Turkey,  Pied-billed Grebe, Glossy Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Greater Yellowlegs, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Rusty Blackbird   

Topsfield Fairgrounds, Topsfield: 
Great Egret, Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Killdeer, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing 

Various Areas in Annisquam:
Red-tailed Hawk, Little Blue Heron

Pleasant Valley Road, Amesbury:
Cooper's Hawk 

Various Areas in Exeter, NH:
Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing, Lesser Yellowlegs

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield:
Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch,  
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, European Starling, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow 

Mill Pond, West Newbury:
Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Song Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow 

Hatter's Point, Amesbury:
Bald Eagle