Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - October 30, 2015

Killdeer by Tim Spahr

New Hampshire Seacoast:
Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Northern Fulmar, Cory's Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Double-crested Cormorant, Razorbill, Iceland Gull, White-rumped Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper

Woodsom Farm, Amesbury:
American Crow, European Starling, Ring-billed Gull, Blue Jay, House Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Northern Mockingbird, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, House Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Jeffreys Neck, Ipswich:
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Northern Harrier, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Blue Jay, American Crow 

Halibut Point, Rockport:

Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter, Common Eider, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck

Various Areas in Nahant:
White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Eider, Double-crested Cormorant, Belted Kingfisher

Lake Attitash, Amesbury/Merrimac:
Bufflehead, Horned Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Ruddy Duck, Mute Swan, Mallard, Canada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee

Hampton Harbor, Hampton, NH:
Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Sanderling, Dunlin, Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte's Gull, Ruddy Duck

Middle Road, West Newbury:
Wild Turkey, Cooper's Hawk

Ash Street Swamp, West Newbury:
Marsh Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker


Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport/Newbury:
American Golden-Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Killdeer, American Pipit, Horned Lark, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Egret

Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, Exeter, NH:
Ruddy Duck, Green-winged Teal, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Red-shouldered Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:
Pine Siskin, Snow Bunting, Horned Lark, Eurasian Wigeon, American Wigeon, Brant, Cattle Egret, Lark Sparrow, Western Kingbird, Winter Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Long-billed Dowitcher, American Golden Plover, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Ipswich Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Scoter species, Common Loon, Scaup species, Long-tailed Duck, Common Eider, Bufflehead, Bonaparte’s Gull, Horned Grebe, Northern Gannet, Cory's Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Manx Shearwater, Razorbill, Great Horned Owl

Clark Pond, Ipswich:
Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, American Crow, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch

Essex Bay, Essex:
American Black Duck, Black Scoter, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Sanderling, Dunlin, White-rumped Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull, Peregrine Falcon, American Crow 

Cherry Hill [Indian Hill] Reservoir, West Newbury:

Ruddy Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury:
Bohemian Waxwing, Great Egret, Horned Lark, Greater Yellowlegs, Double-crested Cormorant, Northern Gannet

Niles Pond, Gloucester:
Ring-necked Duck, Redhead, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Bufflehead, Bonaparte's Gull 

Parker Ridge, Newburyport:
Common Redpoll, Carolina Wren

Boston Road, Newbury:
Ring-necked Pheasant 

Seabrook Beach, Seabrook, NH:
Common Tern, Northern Gannet, Sanderling, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Snow Bunting, Horned Lark

Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester:

Great Egret,Great Blue Heron, Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting

Loblolly Cove, Rockport:

Cooper's Hawk

Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - October 22, 2015

Western Kingbird by Jeremiah Trimble

River Road & Mill Pond, West Newbury:
Mallard, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Cedar Waxwing, Blackpoll Warbler, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow,  
Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, House Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Goldfinch 

Plains Road, Ipswich:
Barred Owl

Odiorne State Park, Rye, NH:
Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-necked Grebe, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Phoebe

Halibut Point, Rockport:

Northern Gannet, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, Common Loon, Peregrine Falcon

Mill Pond, West Newbury:
Hooded Merganser, Mallard, Canada Goose, Song Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Elm Street, Salisbury:
Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Wood Duck, Savannah Sparrow, Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk

Pine Island Road, Newbury:
Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Egret, Dark-eyed Junco, American Crow, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Kenoza Lake Area, Haverhill:
Mallard, Wood Duck, Mute Swan, Red-tailed Hawk, American Crow, Hairy Woodpecker, Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Scaup, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull 

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury: 
Ruddy Duck, Scaup species, Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, Pileated Woodpecker 

Uptack Road, Groveland:
Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Mallard, American Black Duck 

Woodsom Farm, Amesbury:
Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, American Robin, Blue Jay, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow, American Crow, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse
House Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Killdeer

Ring's Island, Salisbury:
Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte's Gull, Rock Pigeon, Ipswich Sparrow, Double-crested Cormorant 

Lake Attitash, Merrimac/Amesbury: 
American Coot, Ruddy Duck, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Mute Swan, Double-crested Cormorant, Mallard, Canada Goose 

Crane Beach, Ipswich:
Turkey Vulture

Water Street, Newburyport:
American Black Duck, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit, Dunlin, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull

Cider Hill Farm, Amesbury:
Blue Jay, Red-tailed Hawk, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Song Sparrow, House Finch, Carolina Wren, American Crow

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:
Western Kingbird, Canada Goose, Brant, Eurasian Wigeon, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit, Dunlin, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Tree Swallow, Northern Mockingbird, Grasshopper Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Blue Jay, Northern Gannet, Peregrine Falcon, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern, Eastern Towhee, Indigo Bunting, Tufted Titmouse, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet

Cherry Hill [Indian Hill] Reservoir, West Newbury: 
American Coot, Ruddy Duck, Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Blue Jay, American Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Goldfinch 

Lake Gardner, Amesbury: 
Lesser Scaup, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Cedar Waxwing, Gray Catbird 

New Hampshire Seacoast:
Northern Pintail, Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Green-winged Teal, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit, Sanderling, Dunlin, White-rumped Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Bonaparte's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Tern, Forster's Tern, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Eastern Phoebe, Hermit Thrush, American Pipit, Lapland Longspur, Ovenbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ipswich Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Indigo Bunting, Rusty Blackbird, Northern Shrike, Dickcissel,  Barn Swallow 

Johnson's Pond, Groveland:
American Coot, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Lesser Scaup 

Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport:
Killdeer, American Pipit, Red-tailed Hawk

Linebrook Road, Ipswich:
Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Phoebe

NEWBURYPORT BIRDERS NOVEMBER NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS

Blackpoll Warbler by Jeremiah Trimble

On the Wing 
Date: Saturday, November 14 
Time: 2:00 pm to dusk 
Fee: $15 
Meeting Location: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge at Parking Lot #1 

Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge during this interpretative program. The focus will be on field marks and where these migrants are 
headed. We'll be watching bird behavior at this premier, birding destination.  Dress in layers.
 

American Pipit

Morning Birding at Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm in Newbury 
Date: Sunday, November 15 
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am 
Fee: $15
Meeting Location: The end of Little's Lane in Newbury - look for our Newburyport Birders' A-Frame sign 

We'll walk the agricultural fields in search of American Pipits, Horned Larks, sparrows and hawks. 

Directions: In Newbury Center, head south on Route 1A and continue through the only set of lights.  Then take your first left onto Little's Lane.

Book Reading & Wings Over Water with Doug Chickering
Date: Saturday, November 21  
Time: 2:00 pm to dusk  
Free programMeeting Location: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge at Parking Lot #1 

Join us for an afternoon of birding at the Lot #1 at the Refuge. Doug Chickering will read from his book Reflections on a Golden-winged Warbler.
We'll explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge during this interpretative program. The focus will be on field marks and where these migrants are headed. We'll be watching bird behavior at this premier, birding destination.  Dress in layers. Light refreshments will be served and copies of the book will be available for Doug to sign.

Doug Chickering has for nearly three decades been a frequent and passionate birder and chronicler of Essex County, one of the most famous and historic birding locations in the world. His essays in the Newburyport Birders' newsletter were extremely popular. He has published his essays on birding in Winging It, Bird Observer and The Quail.  Doug is frequently invited to read his works on Ray Brown’s radio program Talkin’ Birds. 

Here's what readers are saying about Doug's book: “Birding is all about sharing the adventure, and in this collection of entertaining essays, Douglas Chickering has shown how varied the world of birding can be. A wonderful read for any birder.” - Don and Lillian Stokes, authors of The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America

“It was the magic of Doug Chickering’s prose, observed on the Massbird Listserv, that led ­me to begin reading them on my radio show and to inviting Doug to read some himself. How wonderful that many of his beautiful and thoughtful pieces have been assembled in this ­delightful book. I recommend Reflections on a Golden-Winged Warbler heartily to all who love birds and to all who enjoy wise and insightful observations expressed with beauty, ­eloquence, and a clearly-expressed love for our natural world.” - Ray Brown, host of the Talkin’ Birds radio show

“The short birding stories of Douglas Chickering are truly inspirational. He demonstrates the pure joy and exhilaration of coming face to face with a plethora of birds on his beloved Plum Island and surrounding countryside. I have had the privilege of birding Plum Island often with Doug, and even 20 years on, I still have wonderful memories of those halcyon days. If ever a man has demonstrated the delights of ‘Patch Birding’ it has to be Doug. This book is a must have for anyone wanting to share those emotions.” -Derek Moore, British ornithologist and nature conservationist

Horned Lark

Thanksgiving Morning Walk at Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm in Newbury
Date: Thursday, November 26
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Fee: 2 for $20   
Meeting Location: At the end of Little's Lane in Newbury - look for the Newburyport Birders' A-Frame sign

We'll walk the agricultural fields in search of American Pipits, sparrows, hawks, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. 
Directions: In Newbury Center, head south on Route 1A and continue through the only set of lights.  Then take your first left onto Little's Lane. 

Common Merganser by Nate Dubrow

Look at Every Bird at Cherry Hill [Indian Hill] Reservoir 
Date: Saturday, November 28
Time: 9:00 am - 11:30 am 
Fee: $15 
Meeting Location: First parking area you encounter on Moulton Street in West Newbury - look for the Newburyport Birders' A-Frame sign 

The Cherry Hill [Indian Hill] Reservoir is a perfect setting for waterfowl viewing. This public water source hosts Ruddy Duck & Ring-necked Duck, and both spend the fall here in the hundreds. Other species that can be seen here are Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Scaup, Bufflehead, the occasional Canvasback, Redhead and mergansers. 

Good birding,
Sue

Sue McGrath
Newburyport Birders
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport, MA
Website: www.newburyportbirders.com
Blog: http://nbptbirders.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @ nbpt_birders 

Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - October 15, 2015

Blackpoll Warbler by Jeremiah Trimble

Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport:
American Golden-Plover, Northern Harrier, Killdeer, Rusty Blackbird, Dickcissel, Purple Finch, White-eyed Vireo 

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury:
Orange-crowned Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Redstart, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo

Maudslay State Park, Newburyport:Dark-eyed Junco, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Spotted Sandpiper, Barred Owl, Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird, Great Horned Owl
Granite State Whale Watch out of Rye, NH:
Canada Goose, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Common Loon, Northern Fulmar, Cory's Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Pomarine Jaeger, Black-legged Kittiwake, Bonaparte's Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, 
Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:
Clay-colored Sparrow, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Phoebe, Peregrine Falcon, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, American Pipit, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American Golden-Plover, Hudsonian Godwit,  White-crowned Sparrow, Eurasian Wigeon, Nashville Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Winter Wren, Northern Shoveler, Canada Goose, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red Knot, Blue-headed Vireo, Black-bellied Plover, Merlin, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret
   Tara Lane, Newton, NH:
Carolina  Wren, Great Horned Owl
Moseley Woods, Newburyport:
Cooper's Hawk, Pine Warbler, Double-crested Cormorant, White-throated Sparrow, Carolina Wren

Town Farm Road, Ipswich:
Nelson's Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sparrow, Pectoral Sandpiper, Canada Goose, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Belted Kingfisher, Herring Gull, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Eastern Phoebe, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Tufted Titmouse, Marsh Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackpoll, American Pipit, European Starling, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, American Goldfinch, House Finch, Red-winged Blackbird

Woodsom Farm, Amesbury:
Lapland Longspur, Song Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, European Starling, Northern Mockingbird, Turkey Vulture, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Eastern Phoebe, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, American Crow,  Canada Goose, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Red-winged Blackbird, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, House Finch 

Moulton Street, Newburyport:
Dark-eyed Junco, Red-tailed Hawk, American Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, Downy Woodpecker
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Marblehead:
Hermit Thrush, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Black-throated Blue Warbler,
Black-throated Green Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow
 
New Hampshire Seacoast:Canada Goose, Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, American Golden-Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit, Sanderling, Bonaparte's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Common Yellowthroat, Blackpoll Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Goldfinch

Newburyport Harbor, Newburyport:
Hudsonian Godwit, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Semipalmated Sandpiper

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury:
Wood Duck, Pileated Woodpecker

County Road, Salisbury:
Greater Yellowlegs, Hairy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird 

Pine Island Road, Newbury:
Great Horned Owl

Magnolia Woods, Gloucester:
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Lincoln's Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow

Cherry Hill Reservoir, West Newbury:
Canada Goose,  Ring-necked Duck,  Ruddy Duck,  Turkey Vulture,  Spotted Sandpiper,  Belted Kingfisher,  American Crow,  Common Raven, Eastern Bluebird,  Chipping Sparrow,  White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Indigo Bunting

Argilla-Northgate-Essex Roads Area, Ipswich:
Canada Goose,  Ruddy Duck, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Goldfinch

Cross Beach Road, Seabrook, NH:
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black-bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron

Little River, Gloucester:
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Sweet Apple Tree Lane, Salisbury:
Brown Thrasher, Blackpoll Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker 

Pine Island Road, Newbury:
Greater Yellowlegs, Blackpoll Warbler, Marsh Wren

Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - October 1, 2015

Lapland Longspur

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:
Lapland Longspur, Eurasian Wigeon, Western Tanager Scarlet Tanager, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Wild Turkey, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Turkey Vulture, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Whimbrel, Sanderling, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch

Beckman's Landing, Seabrook, NH:
Cooper's Hawk, Herring Gull, American Crow

Cherry HIll [Indian Hill Reservoir], West Newbury:
Pied-billed Grebe, Osprey

Woodsom Farm, Amesbury:
Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Blue Jay, Northern Cardinal, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, European Starling, American Crow, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow 

Bray Street, Gloucester:
Little Blue Heron

Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island:
Caspian Tern

County Road, Ipswich:
Great Horned Owl

Artichoke Reservoir, West Newbury:
Pied-billed Grebe, Mute Swan, Carolina Wren

Star Island, Isles of Shoals:
Lazuli Bunting, Lark Sparrow, Cory's Shearwater, Northern Fulmar 

William Forward Wildlife Management Area, Newbury:
Indigo Bunting, Canada Goose, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Greater Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Eastern Screech-Owl, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Marsh Wren, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Nelson's Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch

Kenoza Lake, Haverhill:
Bald Eagle

Newburyport Harbor:
Hudsonian Godwit, Black-bellied Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Belted Kingfisher

Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Marblehead:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Black-crowned Night Heron, Wild Turkey

Sunset Boulevard, Newbury:
Cave Swallow, Wild Turkey, Great Egret, Snowy Egret

Moulton Street, Newburyport:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Crow, Fish Crow, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, Mourning Dove

Ring's Island, Salisbury:
Great Blue Heron, Carolina Wren, Belted Kingfisher, Greater Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Gray Catbird, Double-crested Cormorant

Plum Island Point, Newburyport:
Black-bellied Plover, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Least Sandpiper, Osprey, Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte's Gull

Dow Brook/Bull Brook Reservoirs, Ipswich: 
Canada Goose, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs,  Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Warbler species, Song Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, American Goldfinch 

Breed's Pond, Lynn: 
Green-winged Teal, Great Blue Heron, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit, Least 
Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Blue Jay, American Crow 

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury:
Caspian Tern, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Cooper's Hawk, Common Eider, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Common Loon, Cape May Warbler, Merlin, House Finch, Lesser Black-backed Gull

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury:
Wood Duck, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan

Elm Street, Salisbury:
Green-winged Teal, Mallard, Wood Duck

New Hampshire Seacoast:

Canada Goose, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Loon, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Merlin, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Purple Finch, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Blackpoll Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Goldfinch

Riverbend Trails, Ipswich:
Canada Goose, Mallard, Wood Duck, Killdeer, Herring Gull, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird 

Bird Sightings for Essex County, MA & Southern NH - September 28, 2015

Pied-billed Grebe by Rick Heil

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island:
Lapland Longspur, Eurasian Wigeon, Western Tanager Scarlet Tanager, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Wild Turkey, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Turkey Vulture, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Whimbrel, Sanderling, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch

Beckman's Landing, Seabrook, NH:
Cooper's Hawk, Herring Gull, American Crow

Cherry HIll [Indian Hill Reservoir], West Newbury:
Pied-billed Grebe, Osprey

Woodsom Farm, Amesbury:
Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Blue Jay, Northern Cardinal, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, European Starling,
American Crow, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch,
Tufted Titmouse, Red-bellied Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow 

Bray Street, Gloucester:
Little Blue Heron

Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island:
Caspian Tern

County Road, Ipswich:
Great Horned Owl

Artichoke Reservoir, West Newbury:
Pied-billed Grebe, Mute Swan, Carolina Wren

Star Island, Isles of Shoals:
Lazuli Bunting, Lark Sparrow, Cory's Shearwater, Northern Fulmar 

William Forward Wildlife Management Area, Newbury:
Indigo Bunting, Canada Goose, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Greater Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Eastern Screech-Owl, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker,  
Northern Flicker, Eastern Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse,  
White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Marsh Wren, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, Black-and-white 
Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped 
Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Nelson's Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal,  
Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch

Kenoza Lake, Haverhill:
Bald Eagle

Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Marblehead:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Black-crowned Night Heron, Wild Turkey

Sunset Boulevard, Newbury:
Cave Swallow, Wild Turkey, Great Egret, Snowy Egret

Moulton Street, Newburyport:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Crow, Fish Crow, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, Mourning Dove

Ring's Island, Salisbury:
Great Blue Heron, Carolina Wren, Belted Kingfisher, Greater Yellowlegs, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Gray Catbird, Double-crested Cormorant

Plum Island Point, Newburyport:
Black-bellied Plover, Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Least Sandpiper, Osprey, Greater Yellowlegs, Bonaparte's Gull

Dow Brook/Bull Brook Reservoirs, Ipswich: 
Canada Goose, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs,  Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Warbler species, Song Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, American Goldfinch 


Breed's Pond, Lynn: 
Green-winged Teal, Great Blue Heron, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hudsonian Godwit, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Blue Jay, American Crow 

Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury:
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Common Eider, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Common Loon, Cape May Warbler, Merlin, House Finch  

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury:
Wood Duck, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan

Elm Street, Salisbury:
Green-winged Teal, Mallard, Wood Duck

New Hampshire Seacoast:

Canada Goose, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Loon, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gul, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Merlin, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Purple Finch, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Blackpoll Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch, American Goldfinch