Essex County & South New Hampshire Bird Sightings - April 17, 2014

High Street Marsh, Ipswich:
Canada Goose, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Northern Rough-winged Swallow,  
Tree Swallow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle 

Quill's Pond, Newbury:
Great Blue Heron, Wood Duck, Eastern Phoebe

Bradley Palmer State Park, Hamilton/Topsfield:
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, 
Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, 
Pine Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch

Cashman Park, Newburyport:
Osprey, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Great Black-backed Gull, Killdeer, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Northern Mockingbird, 
Mourning Dove

Route 1, Salisbury:
Great Egret, Osprey, Great Blue Heron, Canada Goose, Mallard, Belted Kingfisher

Fellows Road, Ipswich:
Pine Warbler, Brown Creeper, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Brown-headed Cowbird, Dark-eyed Junco, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk 

Essex Center:
Bald Eagle

West Shore Road, Merrimac:
Mute Swan, Lesser Scaup, Common Merganser, Common Loon, Mallard, Bufflehead, Northern Flicker, American Robin, House Finch, 
Eastern Phoebe, Chipping Sparrow 

High Street, Newburyport: 
Eastern Phoebe, Turkey Vulture

County Road, Ipswich:
Eastern Towhee, Barred Owl, Chipping Sparrow, Fish Crow

Newman Road, Newbury:
Snowy Egret, Eastern Screech Owl

Exeter Wastewater Treatment Facility, Exeter, NH:
Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Osprey, Tree Swallow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle,
Rock Pigeon

Crane Pond Wildlife Management Area, Groveland:
Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Creeper, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Purple Finch, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Towhee, American Goldfinch,  Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle

Niles Beach, Gloucester:
Horned Grebe

Route 110, Salisbury:
Turkey Vulture

Hanover Street, Newbury:
Northern Flicker, Eastern Towhee, Pine Warbler

Heartbreak Road, Ipswich:
Virginia Rail 

Storey Avenue, Newburyport:
Eastern Phoebe, Red-tailed Hawk

Salisbury Beach State Reservation:
Northern Harrier, Snowy Owl, American Robin, Turkey Vulture, Great Egret, Double-crested Cormorant, American Black Duck, Common Loon, Common Eider, American Crow, Common Grackle, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-breasted Merganser, Herring Gull,  Ring-billed Gull

Battis Farm, Amesbury:
Eastern Bluebird

Crane Beach, Ipswich:
Brant, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Piping Plover, 
Northern Flicker, Tree Swallow, Hermit Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Song Sparrow, Red-breasted Merganser, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed
Gull, Snowy Owl, Short-eared Owl, American Kestrel, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Savannah Sparrow,  American Goldfinch

Plum Island Point:
Snowy Owl, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-tailed Duck

Mill Pond, West Newbury:
Tree Swallow, Bufflehead

New Hampshire Seacoast:
Gadwall, American Wigeon, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe,   
Glossy Ibis, Northern Harrier, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Snowy Owl, Northern Flicker,    
Peregrine Falcon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Thrasher, Pine Warbler, Eastern Towhee, American Tree Sparrow,   
Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Purple Finch    

Newburyport Compost Center:
Eastern Phoebe, Canada Goose, Wild Turkey, Killdeer, Carolina Wren   

Hamlin Reservation, Ipswich:
Wild Turkey, Snowy Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,  
Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Northern Mockingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, 
Purple Finch 

Crooked Pond, Boxford:
Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Red-shouldered Hawk, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield:
Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Wilson's Snipe, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Hermit Thrush, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, Swamp Sparrow

Route 22, Essex:
Chipping Sparrow, Great Blue Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk

Route 133, Ipswich:
Cattle Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Solitary Sandpiper 

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island:
Tricolored Heron, Whip-poor-will, American Woodcock, Hermit Thrush, American Kestrel, Eastern Phoebe, Gadwall, Northern
Pintail, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Brown Creeper,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Field Sparrow, Blue Jay, Fish Crow, American Crow, Common Raven,
Eurasian Wigeon, Snowy Owl

Manchester - Essex Woods, Manchester/Essex:
Tree Swallow

Candlewood Road, Ipswich:
Glossy Ibis

Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH:
American Black Duck, Mallard, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common
Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Loon, Horned Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture,
Osprey, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Purple Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Great Black-backed
Gull, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Merlin, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee,
Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, 
Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, American Goldfinch

Island Road, Essex:
Eastern Meadowlark, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Osprey, Double-crested Cormorant

Ferry Road, Salisbury:
Cooper's Hawk, Osprey

Willowdale State Forest - East Sector, Ipswich:
Wood Duck, Mallard, Broad-winged Hawk, Herring Gull, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, 
Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, 
American Robin, Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird,
Common Grackle, American Goldfinch

Scotland Road, Newbury:
Glossy Ibis, Snow Goose, Wilson's Snipe, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel

John Wise Avenue, Essex:
Cattle Egret

Northgate Road, Ipswich:
Savannah Sparrow

Good birding,
Sue