Newburyport Birders

Long-tailed Duck Long-tailed Duck. Photo courtesy of John Gavin.

Local Sightings for the Week Ending January 30, 2012

Newburyport Harbor

Black-headed Gull, Common Goldeneye, Great Cormorant

Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton, NH

Short-eared Owl

Spring Lane, Newburyport

Bald Eagle

Lake Cochichewick, North Andover

American Coot

Route 1A, Ipswich

Yellow-breasted Chat

Bass River, Beverly

Great Blue Heron, Hooded Merganser, Herring Gull, Red-tailed Hawk, American Crow, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull

Merrimack Street, Lawrence

Peregrine Falcon

Deer Island & Chain Bridge Area, Newburyport

Bald Eagle, Greater Scaup, Common Loon, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Mallard, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Peregrine Falcon, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, European Starling, Great Blue Heron

Merrimack River from Salvatore's Restaurant, Lawrence

Bald Eagle

River Road, Topsfield

Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk

Nelson Island, Rowley

Short-eared Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier

Main Street, Amesbury

Bald Eagle

Argilla Road, Ipswich

Red-tailed Hawk

Cashman Park, Newburyport

Bald Eagle, Common Goldeneye

Various Areas in Rockingham County, NH

Bald Eagle, Eastern Screech-Owl, Snowy Owl, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Wild Turkey, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, Horned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Great Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Horned Lark, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Marsh Wren, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Cape May Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, American Tree Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, DickcisseI, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow

Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury

Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird

Ring's Island, Salisbury

Bald Eagle

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island

Snowy Owl, Short-eared Owl, Surf Scoter, Lesser Scaup, Black-legged Kittiwake, Iceland Gull, Northern Shrike, Gadwall, Northern Pintail

Various Areas on Cape Ann

Spotted Towhee, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey Vulture, American Coot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Bonaparte's Gull, Black-headed Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Kumlien's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Belted Kingfisher, Carolina Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Eastern Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, House Finch

January 31, 2012