Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - May 4, 2017

Rose-breasted Grosbeak by
Margo Goetschkes

Linebrook Road, Ipswich:
Eastern Bluebird, White-throated Sparrow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Clarks Pond, Amesbury:
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Towhee, White-throated Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, Osprey, Wood Duck

Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Red-winged Blackbird, Tufted Titmouse, Mourning Dove, Brown-headed Cowbird, Black- capped Chickadee, House Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, House Finch, Gray Catbird

Topsfield Fairgrounds, Topsfield:
Solitary Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope

Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, Exeter, NH:
Chimney Swift, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Marsh Wren, Lesser Scaup

Lake Attitash, Amesbury/Merrimac:
Baltimore Oriole, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chimney Swift, Tree Swallow, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Spotted Sandpiper

Maudslay State Park, Newburyport:
Eastern Bluebird

Manchester/Essex Conservation Trust, Manchester:
Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Canada Goose, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Black-capped Chickadee, Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Eastern Towhee

Pike's Bridge Road, West Newbury:
American Woodcock, Wood Duck, Belted Kingfisher, Green Heron, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Mute Swan, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, White-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Gray Catbird, Swamp Sparrow, Ovenbird, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, White-breasted Nuthatch

Ipswich Power and Light, Ipswich:
Spotted Sandpiper, Double-crested Cormorant, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Warbling Vireo, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Ovenbird, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Eastern Towhee, American Goldfinch

New Hampshire Seacoast:
Brant Piping Plover, Ruff, American Golden-Plover, American Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Bufflehead, Great Blue Heron, Glossy Ibis, Black-bellied Plover, Least Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Lesser Yellowlegs, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Merlin, Blue-headed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Veery, Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Parula, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Rose-breasted Grosbeak   

Pine Island Road, Newbury:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Whip-poor-will, Tree Swallow, Palm Warbler 

Folly Mill Road, Salisbury:
Pileated Woodpecker

Broad Street, Merrimac:
Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Orchard Oriole, Yellow Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Grackle, House Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird  

Newburyport Train Station:
Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield:
Caspian Tern, Sora, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Bufflehead, Great Egret, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Ovenbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Gray Catbird, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Sparrow, American Goldfinch  

Various Areas in Rowley:
Baltimore Oriole 

Water Street, Newburyport:
Chimney Swift     

Sweet Apple Tree Lane, Salisbury:
Carolina Wren, Eastern Towhee, Palm Warbler, Greater Yellowlegs

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:

White-eyed Vireo, Short-billed Dowitcher, Scarlet Tanager, Brant, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, Wild Turkey, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron,Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Piping Plover, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Lesser Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Kingbird, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Marsh Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Pipit, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler 

Kettle Cove, Manchester:
American Oystercatcher, Snowy Egret, Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, Greater Yellowlegs, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, House Sparrow,Belted Kingfisher, Tree Swallow, House Finch 

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury:
Glaucous Gull
Various Areas in Bradford:
Orchard Oriole

Moulton Street, Newburyport:
Fish Crow, House Wren, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, American Robin, White-breasted Nuthatch, Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Cedar Waxwing, House Finch, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Chimney Swift, Gray Catbird, Song Sparrow, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Robin

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury:
Gray Catbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole

Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport/Newbury:
Upland Sandpiper, Ring-necked Pheasant

Turkey Hill Road, West Newbury:
Ring-necked Pheasant, Swamp Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole

Old County Road, Salisbury:
Greater Yellowlegs, Eastern Bluebird, Merlin, Tree Swallow

George Burrows Brookside  Wildlife Sanctuary, South Hampton, NH:
Wood Duck, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Canada Goose, Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Louisiana Waterthrush, Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird,  Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch 

Willowdale State Forest (Eastern Sector), Ipswich:
Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Mute Swan, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch

Woodsom Farm, Amesbury: 
Red-winged Blackbird, American Crow, American Robin, European Starling, Common Grackle, Mallard, Canada Goose, Northern Cardinal, Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, House Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Eastern Meadowlark, Mourning Dove, Eastern Phoebe, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch