Recent Bird Sightings from Plum Island

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Recent Bird Sightings from Plum Island

Here’s a list of recent bird sightings from Plum Island, located in Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, and Ipswich, Massachusetts. Most sightings are from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, which makes up the southern two thirds of the island. This information is only as complete as the reports received. A few reports to eBird are occasionally integrated into this page.

See the legend after the list for an explanation of terms. You can find most of the locations on the Parker River NWR map.

There are 112 species currently on the list. The list covers the last 10 days.

Recent Bird Sightings from Plum Island — updated August 23, 2017

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
- 22 Aug, 10, s miller
- 21 Aug, h ramp, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 7, e labato
- 20 Aug, h ramp, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 7, d prima
- 19 Aug, 8, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 8, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 8 north pool olook, t wetmore
Gadwall, Anas strepera
- 19 Aug, 1 forward, d&t swain
- 18 Aug, 1 north pool olook, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 10 inc 2 fam forward, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 13, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 13 Aug, 1 north pool olook, t wetmore
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes
- 22 Aug, 12, s miller
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 6-7 pans, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 17, d prima
- 19 Aug, 22, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, ~10 inc pans, north pool olook, stage, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 4, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 4, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1-2, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 1 north pool, t wetmore
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- 22 Aug, 42, s miller
- 21 Aug, sev inc stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 20+ hellcat, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 13, d prima
- 19 Aug, 31, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 35, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 3, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, ~15 most stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev most stage, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn most jv, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 10, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 38, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 12, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 80, r heil
- 14 Aug, 31, j hoye
- 14 Aug, sev hellcat, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, fw hellcat, t wetmore
Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca
- 20 Aug, 5-6 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 forward, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 6-7 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 5+ stage, t wetmore
- 14 Aug, fw hellcat, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 6 north pool, t wetmore
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima
- 21 Aug, 4 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 f/stage tower, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 4 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 4 seven ocean, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 4 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 14 Aug, 4 seven ocean, t wetmore
White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca
- 21 Aug, 1-2 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 seven ocean, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2 f/stage tower, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 2 ad inc 1 m 1 f seven ocean, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2 ad inc 1 m 1 f seven ocean, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 2 ad inc 1 m 1 f seven ocean, t wetmore
Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
- 21 Aug, 2 inc 1 ad f 1 im together rdside, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 6 inc 2 ad 4 jv n refuge, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 forward blind, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 6 marsh n refuge, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 18 Aug, 1 n refuge, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
- 22 Aug, 1, s miller
- 21 Aug, lg fk n refuge, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 12 n refuge, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev n refuge, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 7 n refuge, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, yes, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 4 n/refuge, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 15, r heil
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 6+ n refuge, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev most n refuge, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1+ refuge, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, yes, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 12 most n/refuge, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 8, r heil
- 14 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
Sora, Porzana carolina
- 20 Aug, 1 edge north pool f/dike, r murphy
- 20 Aug, 1 v edge north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike photo, d adrien
American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana
- 20 Aug, 2 stage, e labato
- 20 Aug, 2 stage, k hartel
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2 stage f/road, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 2 stage f/road, d chickering
- 18 Aug, 2 stage f/road, p&f vale
- 18 Aug, 2 stage f/road, t wetmore
Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
- 22 Aug, 27, s miller
- 21 Aug, 2 sandy pt, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 100, e labato
- 20 Aug, 100+ forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 75 most forward, d prima
- 19 Aug, 35, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 50, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev forward, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 50+ forward, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 7 forward f/blind, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 12, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 141, r heil
- 14 Aug, 70, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 12+ var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, h pi sound, t wetmore
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
- 22 Aug, 400, s miller
- 21 Aug, 100+ var most stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 300+ forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 500 most forward, d prima
- 19 Aug, 350, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 200, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, mn thruout inc north pool, forward & stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 200+ most forward & stage, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn most forward, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 250, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 2, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 1140, r heil
- 14 Aug, 200, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 200+ most forward, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 300+ forward, fw others, t wetmore
Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus
- 21 Aug, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 seven beach, t wetmore
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, 1 pans, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 3, d&t swain
- 18 Aug, 1 north pool, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 5, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
- 20 Aug, 1 forward, e labato
- 20 Aug, 1 forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4 flyby s hellcat, d&t swain
Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa
- 18 Aug, 1-2 inc 1 flyin forward, 1 stage flyout cranes, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 1-2 inc 1 flyin forward, 1 stage flyout cranes, t wetmore
- 14 Aug, 1 forward f/dike photo, d adrien
Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
- 19 Aug, 6 inc 2 stage 4 forward, d prima
- 19 Aug, 6 inc 1 stage, 5 forward, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 5, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 1-2 stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 sandy pt, d adrien
Red Knot, Calidris canutus
- 22 Aug, 2 forward f/blind, s miller
- 21 Aug, 1 im stage, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 im sandy pt photo, d adrien
- 19 Aug, 2 forward, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2 forward f/blind, j hoye
- 18 Aug, 1 stage f/tower, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 1 stage f/tower, t wetmore
Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus
- 21 Aug, 9 stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1+ forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 9 forward, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 5 forward, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 9 stage, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2 north pool f/dike, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 2 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 2 inc 1 ad 1 jv, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
Sanderling, Calidris alba
- 21 Aug, 1+ sandy pt, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 seven flyby, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 8 seven beach, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 8 seven beach, t wetmore
- 14 Aug, 8+ sandy pt, t wetmore
Dunlin, Calidris alpina
- 19 Aug, 1 forward, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 forward, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 1 forward, t wetmore
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
- 22 Aug, 1 ne corner stage, s miller
- 21 Aug, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2 stage, e labato
- 20 Aug, 2 stage, k hartel
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2 jv stage, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 2 stage f/road, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2 jv stage f/road, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 2 stage f/road, d chickering
- 18 Aug, 2 stage f/road, p&f vale
- 18 Aug, 2 jv stage f/road, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1 stage, d weaver
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
- 22 Aug, 6, s miller
- 21 Aug, 30+ var inc ramp, pans, stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 20+ var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 30, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 35+ thruout inc marshes, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 20+ var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 2 north pool f/dike, d weaver
- 15 Aug, yes, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 200 most jv, r heil
- 14 Aug, 15, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 12+ var inc pans, hellcat & stage, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, ~8+ pans & hellcat, t wetmore
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis
- 22 Aug, 23, s miller
- 21 Aug, 20+ most stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 25+ inc pans, north pool & forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 3 forward, d prima
- 19 Aug, 5, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 30+ inc pans, north pool, forward & stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 12+ inc pans, forward & stage, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 3 inc 2 forward, 1 north pool f/dike, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 38 all ad, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 12+ var inc hellcat & stage, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, ~8 pans & hellcat, t wetmore
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis
- 22 Aug, 1 sandy pt wrack, s miller
- 21 Aug, 1 sandy pt photo, d adrien
- 21 Aug, 1 sandy pt photo, r murphy
- 21 Aug, 1 sandy pt, t wetmore
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1 north pool olook, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 3 jv, r heil
- 13 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
- 22 Aug, 200, s miller
- 21 Aug, 150+ most stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 250+ var inc pans, north pool & forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 250 most forward, d prima
- 19 Aug, 750, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 30, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 200+ thruout, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 75+ var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, ~50 var, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 12, j hoye
- 15 Aug, yes, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 1225, r heil
- 14 Aug, 50, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 50+ var inc pans, hellcat & stage, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 35+ pans & hellcat, t wetmore
Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri
- 19 Aug, 1 pans, j hoye
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
- 22 Aug, 45, s miller
- 21 Aug, fw stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 30, e labato
- 20 Aug, 45+ most forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 19 most forward, d prima
- 19 Aug, 60, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 35, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 50+ inc north pool olook, north pool, forward & stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 20+ most forward, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 8 ing 6 forward, 2 north pool f/dike, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 7, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 101, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 34 inc 17 ad 17 jv, r heil
- 14 Aug, 6, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 10+ var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, ~12 inc 2 north pool olook, rest hellcat, t wetmore
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
- 19 Aug, 1 ad forward, d&t swain
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius
- 21 Aug, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 20 Aug, 2 inc 1 north pool, 1 forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 2 stage, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2 inc 1 forward, 1 stage, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 2 inc 1 forward, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1 north pool, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 3, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 north pool f/dike, 1 stage, t wetmore
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
- 22 Aug, 20, s miller
- 21 Aug, 85+ most stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 50+ most hellcat, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 37 forward & stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 10, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 33, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, mn var inc stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, mn var inc north pool, forward & stage, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn var, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 35, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 46, j hoye
- 15 Aug, ~12, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 45, r heil
- 14 Aug, 6, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 60+ most stage, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
Willet, Tringa semipalmata
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1, j hoye
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
- 22 Aug, 3, s miller
- 21 Aug, 6-8 var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 12+ most hellcat, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 9 forward & stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 5, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn w/fw jvs var, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 8, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 2, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 23, r heil
- 14 Aug, 10, j hoye
- 14 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
- 19 Aug, 1 forward, d&t swain
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 forward, 1 stage photos, d adrien
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 forward f/blind, 1 stage f/tower, t wetmore
Black Guillemot, Cepphus grylle
- 14 Aug, 1 flyby seven ocean f/tower, d adrien
- 14 Aug, 1 flyby seven ocean f/tower, t wetmore
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, 4-5 inc sandy pt, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1, d prima
- 19 Aug, 3, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, ~10 inc 1 stage, rest seven beach, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1+ inc stage, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 25, r heil
- 14 Aug, 3, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 4-5 pools, t wetmore
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- 22 Aug, 40, s miller
- 21 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4, d prima
- 19 Aug, 15, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, fw var inc forward & seven beach, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev var inc forward, seven beach, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, yes, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 4, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 35, r heil
- 14 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 4-5 pand & north marsh, t wetmore
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
- 19 Aug, 1 ad stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 ad stage, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 1 ad stage, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 1 ad stage, t wetmore
Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
- 22 Aug, 12, s miller
- 21 Aug, 4-5 sandy pt, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1 pi bridge, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 1 ad seven beach, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, seven beach, d adrien
- 18 Aug, fw inc pi bridge, seven beach, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1 n/refuge, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 6, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 sandy pt, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 2 north marsh, t wetmore
Least Tern, Sternula antillarum
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, 2-3 stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 3 forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 forward, d adrien
- 19 Aug, 6 forward inc jvs, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 18 Aug, h ramp, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 13 Aug, 4 north marsh, t wetmore
Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
- 19 Aug, 1 stage photo, d adrien
- 19 Aug, 1 jv stage, m goetschkes, s grinley
Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
- 18 Aug, 3 flyby seven, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 3 flyby seven, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 2, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 12, r heil
- 14 Aug, 6 inc 5 flyby seven ocean, 1 pi sound, t wetmore
Tern species
- 14 Aug, 2 prob roseate flyby seven ocean, t wetmore
Common Loon, Gavia immer
- 21 Aug, 1 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4 seven ocean, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2-3 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1-2 seven ocean, t wetmore
Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
- 19 Aug, 1 flyby s seven ocean, t wetmore
Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
- 19 Aug, 1 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 seven ocean, t wetmore
- 14 Aug, 2-3 seven ocean, t wetmore
Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus
- 19 Aug, 1 seven ocean, d prima
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
- 22 Aug, 40, s miller
- 21 Aug, 12+ var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 12+ most pi bridge, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 45, d prima
- 19 Aug, 56, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 28, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, ~45 var, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 73, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 50, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 9, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 90, r heil
- 14 Aug, 47, j hoye
- 14 Aug, mn var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 40+ inc lg fk flyby hellcat, t wetmore
Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis
- 20 Aug, 1 edge north pool f/dike, r murphy
- 20 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, d adrien
- 19 Aug, 1 ad north pool f/dike, d&t swain
- 16 Aug, 2 north pool f/dike, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 2 f/hellcat dike, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 3 inc 1 ad m 2 jv north & forward pools, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 ad m north pool f/hellcat, 1 wardens pond photo, d adrien
- 14 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 ad f wardens pond, 1 ad m north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 1 north pool f/dike, t wetmore
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, 2 stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 20 Aug, 3+ inc 1 north pool, flybys, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 8, d prima
- 19 Aug, 6, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 3, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 2, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 2-3 inc hellcat & stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 forward, maybe others, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 3 inc 1 north pool f/dike, 2 stage, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 3, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 6, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 6, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 3-4 hellcat, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 3-4 var inc north pool & forward, t wetmore

Great Egret, Ardea alba
- 22 Aug, 14, s miller
- 21 Aug, 15+ var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 30+ var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 24, d prima
- 19 Aug, 20, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 4, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, mn var inc north marsh & stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 17, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 23, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 148, r heil
- 14 Aug, 42, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 60+ var most three marsh, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 35+ var, t wetmore
Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
- 22 Aug, 16, s miller
- 21 Aug, 30+ var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 35+ var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 85 most stage, fk 50 north pool olook dawn, d prima
- 19 Aug, 65, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 57, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, mn var inc north marsh & stage, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 34, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 12, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 41, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 355 pm roost forward, r heil
- 14 Aug, 26, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 60+ var most three marsh, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 35+ var, t wetmore
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
- 21 Aug, 1 im ramp, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2 jv stage, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 8 jv stage, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 18 Aug, 4-6 im stage, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 4+ im stage, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1 jv north pool f/olook, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2 inc 1 im north pool olook, 1 ad north pool f/dike photo, d adrien
- 13 Aug, 1 im flyby hellcat dike, t wetmore
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Nyctanassa violacea
- 19 Aug, 2 inc 1 ad 1 jv north pool f/dike, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2 inc 1 ad 1 jv north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1 jv, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 im north pool f/dike photo, d adrien
Heron species
- 19 Aug, 1 blotched blue & white, d prima
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
- 20 Aug, 4, e labato
- 19 Aug, fk 43 north pool olook dawn, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 pans, d&t swain
- 18 Aug, mn north pool olook, d adrien
- 18 Aug, 2 north pool olook, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 9 north pool f/olook, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 5, r heil
- 14 Aug, 80+ var inc three pans, north pool olook, flybys, d adrien
- 14 Aug, 50-90+ inc fk 35+ sm pan sw/three, fk 45+ north pool olook, 10+ flybys, t wetmore
White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
- 14 Aug, 1 ad w/glossies sm pan sw/three, t wetmore
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
- 21 Aug, 3 north marsh, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 4-5 marsh n refuge, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 2 stage, d weaver
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- 21 Aug, ~4 inc 2 pines, 2 others, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2, e labato
- 19 Aug, 3 pines platform, d prima
- 19 Aug, 4, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, fw locals, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2-3 locals, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1 pines platform, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 5, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 8, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1-2 locals, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, pines family, t wetmore
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- 18 Aug, 1, p&f vale
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
- 20 Aug, 1 forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 tween north pool olook & wardens, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 forward, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 1 f/north pool olook, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 1 jv, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 f/wardens & north pool olook, t wetmore
Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii
- 14 Aug, 1 rdside chasing robin, t wetmore
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 18 Aug, 1 h hellcat, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
- 19 Aug, 1, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
Merlin, Falco columbarius
- 20 Aug, 1 forward, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1 scurves, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
- 22 Aug, 1 pole near pi bridge, s miller
- 21 Aug, 1 pans, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 20 Aug, 1 north marsh, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1-2 north field & hellcat, d adrien
- 19 Aug, 2 forward/north pool area, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 1, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 18 Aug, 1 pans & marsh n end scurves, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 2 o/north field, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 2 together o/north pool, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 2 jvs together, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 1 jv, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 sandy pt photo, d adrien
- 14 Aug, 1-2 inc 1 ad pans, 1 ad north field, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 2 inc 1 o/two dunes, 1 forward, t wetmore
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 19 Aug, 1, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 7, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 hellcat dike, t wetmore
Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
- 22 Aug, 3, s miller
- 21 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2, e labato
- 20 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 5, d prima
- 19 Aug, 9, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev rdside var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 13, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 30, r heil
- 14 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus
- 19 Aug, 1 hellcat johns, t wetmore
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus
- 19 Aug, 1 hellcat johns, t wetmore
Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
- 22 Aug, 1, s miller
- 21 Aug, 5-6 var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 20 Aug, 2 h scurves, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1, d prima
- 19 Aug, 5, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 2 h scurves, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, h scurves, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 5, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 14 Aug, h n refuge, t wetmore
American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- 22 Aug, 3, s miller
- 21 Aug, h one, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, 3-4 var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, h one, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 2, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2-3 var, t wetmore
Purple Martin, Progne subis
- 20 Aug, 5, e labato
- 20 Aug, 3+ one, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 1 stage w/tree swallows, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 5 jv north pool pm roost, r heil
- 13 Aug, fw one colony, t wetmore
Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
- 22 Aug, 1500, s miller
- 21 Aug, 100s var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, 100s thruout, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 10000+, d prima
- 19 Aug, 12000+, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2500, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 1000s thruout, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1000s thruout, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 2000, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 1100, j hoye
- 15 Aug, ~5000, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 80000, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1000, j hoye
- 14 Aug, 1000s var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 1000s thruout, t wetmore
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- 16 Aug, 1, d weaver
Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia
- 19 Aug, 1 stage, d&t swain
- 16 Aug, 1, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 4, r heil
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
- 22 Aug, 3, s miller
- 21 Aug, fw w/tree swallows, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, fw w/trees, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 18+ w/trees, d prima
- 19 Aug, 25, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, fw w/trees, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 16 wardens, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 500, r heil
- 14 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
- 22 Aug, 4, s miller
- 21 Aug, 4-5 h rdside var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 3, e labato
- 20 Aug, h rdside, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, h rdside, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, h rdside, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 6 hellcat & pines, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 11, r heil
- 13 Aug, h rdside, t wetmore
House Wren, Troglodytes aedon
- 19 Aug, 1 x/pans, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris
- 21 Aug, 3-4 ramp inc singing, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2 h ramp, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2-3 h inc north marsh & north pool, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 4, r heil
- 13 Aug, ~8 h var, t wetmore
American Robin, Turdus migratorius
- 22 Aug, 1, s miller
- 21 Aug, 15-20 rdside var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, fw rdside, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 16, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 8+ rdside var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 4, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 16, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 110, r heil
- 14 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, 6-8 rdsidevar, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 20 Aug, fw rdside, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 6, d prima
- 19 Aug, 5, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 18, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 4+ rdside var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 10, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 25, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 14 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
- 21 Aug, 1 two dunes, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 1, d prima
- 19 Aug, 1 scurves, d&t swain
- 15 Aug, 3, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 scurves, t wetmore
Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
- 21 Aug, 3-4 rdside, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 1, e labato
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 2 inc 1 three, 1 seven, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 seven, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 1 one, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 1 jv wardens, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 10, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 seven, t wetmore
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
- 22 Aug, 200, s miller
- 21 Aug, fw lg fks var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 20, e labato
- 20 Aug, mn var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 46, d prima
- 19 Aug, 120, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 30, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, mn inc lg fk n refuge, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, fw inc sm fk, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, mn, d weaver
- 16 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, ~150, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 150, r heil
- 14 Aug, mn n refuge, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, mn var, t wetmore
Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
- 22 Aug, 1, s miller
- 21 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 5, d prima
- 19 Aug, 7, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev rdside var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, 8 stage, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 22, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 22, r heil
- 14 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, fw h rdside, t wetmore
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
- 21 Aug, n refuge, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, n refuge, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 5, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev n refuge, h one, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, n refuge, t wetmore
- 16 Aug, yes, d weaver
- 15 Aug, 5 n/refuge, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 6, r heil
- 14 Aug, n refuge, one, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, sev n refuge, t wetmore
House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus
- 21 Aug, n refuge, seven, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, n refuge, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, fw n refuge, fw seven, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, h n refuge, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 4, r heil
- 14 Aug, h sandy pt, h elsewhere, t wetmore
Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 1 flyby stage, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 3, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2+ h inc hellcat johns, new blind pines, t wetmore
American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, yes, e labato
- 20 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4, d prima
- 19 Aug, 6, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 11, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 20, r heil
- 14 Aug, sev var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, fw h rdside var, t wetmore
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis
- 18 Aug, 1 edge north pool f/dike, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1 h hellcat, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 1, r heil
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
- 21 Aug, 3-4 h var inc singing, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 3+ rdside var inc seven thicket, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 m rdside, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 5 hellcat & pines, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 13, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2 var, t wetmore
American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
- 19 Aug, 1, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 2 hellcat & pines, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 4 hellcat & pines, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 14, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1 h singing, t wetmore
Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor
- 22 Aug, 1 goodno xing, s miller
Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- 21 Aug, 3-4 h var inc goodno, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2-3 h rdside, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 7, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 4, j hoye
- 19 Aug, yes, m goetschkes, s grinley
- 19 Aug, 4+ rdside var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 3-4 h rdside, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 5, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 15, r heil
- 14 Aug, 4-5 var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 3-4 h rdside, t wetmore
Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
Nelson's Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni
- 21 Aug, 1 ramp, t wetmore
Saltmarsh Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, 3 inc 2 ramp, 1 edge pans, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 3 ramp, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 1 ramp, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 4-5 ramp, t wetmore
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
- 21 Aug, 2-3 h var, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2-3 var, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 7, d prima
- 19 Aug, 6, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 4+ inc middens & hellcat dike, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 4-5 inc hellcat dike, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 9, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 26, r heil
- 14 Aug, 4-5 var inc hellcat dike, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 4-5 most hellcat dike, t wetmore
Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
- 18 Aug, 1 rdside n/cross, t wetmore
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, h n refuge, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 2 hellcat, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 2, r heil
- 14 Aug, 2+ h inc hellcat, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, h singing n refuge, t wetmore
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
- 19 Aug, 1 singing rdside s/two, t wetmore
Dickcissel, Spiza americana
- 14 Aug, 1 h flyby seven tower, t wetmore
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- 21 Aug, fw var inc ramp, hellcat, stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 6-8 var inc hellcat, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 6-7 var inc two, north pool olook, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, fw h var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 7, r heil
- 14 Aug, fw h var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 6+ var inc hellcat dike, t wetmore
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
- 22 Aug, 2, s miller
- 21 Aug, fw var inc stage, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2, e labato
- 20 Aug, 6-8 var inc north pool, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 4, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2-3 var, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2-3 var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 1, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 35, r heil
- 14 Aug, fw var, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 8+ var, t wetmore
Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula
- 19 Aug, 4, d prima
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 1 h seven thicket, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 2-3 var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 8, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 40, r heil
- 14 Aug, 1+ n refuge, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 4+ var, t wetmore
Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius
- 15 Aug, 2 f or jv, r heil
Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula
- 21 Aug, fw var inc scurves & hellcat, t wetmore
- 20 Aug, 2-3 h hellcat, t wetmore
- 19 Aug, 2, d&t swain
- 19 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 19 Aug, ~10 most hellcat johns area, t wetmore
- 18 Aug, 4-5 h var, t wetmore
- 15 Aug, 2, j hoye
- 15 Aug, 7 hellcat & pines inc sev jvs, j keeley
- 15 Aug, 20, r heil
- 14 Aug, h hellcat, t wetmore
- 13 Aug, 1 singing hellcat, t wetmore

Legend

m - male
f - female
pr - pair
fk - flock
ad - adult
im - immature
jv - juvenal
sm - small
lg - large
lt - light morph
dk - dark morph
n - north
s - south
e - east
w - west
inc - including
migr - migrating

forward - Bill Forward Pool
one - Lot one area
three - Lot three area
seven - Lot seven area
emerson - Emerson Rocks
cross - Cross Farm Hill area
pans - North pans to lot three
north field - North boundary field
south field - South boundary field
north marsh - salt marsh from gate to wardens
south marsh - salt marsh from pines to cross
stage - Stage Island Pool area
pines - Pines Trail area
gate - Gate house area
blind - Blind on Bill Forward Pool
wardens - Sub-headquarters area
sound - Plum Island Sound

August 23, 2017, Tom Wetmore