Expected - Essex - November - 164 species

Expected Birds

Essex County

164 In November


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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2018
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
225
High Count Date:
Mar 14 2009
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2023
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
175
High Count Date:
Mar 18 2019
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2018
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
5,000
High Count Date:
Apr 7 1974
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2016
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
636
High Count Date:
Jan 27 2018
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2021
Record Late:
Dec 31 2022
High Count:
7
High Count Date:
Oct 26 2020
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2018
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
5,060
High Count Date:
Mar 18 2008
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 31 2019
High Count:
259
High Count Date:
Aug 23 2022
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 8 2021
Record Late:
Dec 22 2002
High Count:
2,764
High Count Date:
Sep 6 1992
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
700
High Count Date:
Nov 17 2012
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2013
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
1,525
High Count Date:
Nov 2 2017
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2011
Record Late:
Dec 31 2014
High Count:
8,502
High Count Date:
Oct 21 1994
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
14,000
High Count Date:
Jan 17 2019
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1987
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
5,000
High Count Date:
Nov 19 1976
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2011
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
800
High Count Date:
Mar 17 1982
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2022
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
1,500
High Count Date:
Nov 6 2005
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
52,000
High Count Date:
Dec 10 2023
Redhead
Aythya americana
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2000
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
3,000
High Count Date:
Mar 24 2015
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2021
Record Late:
Dec 31 1990
High Count:
8,170
High Count Date:
Nov 23 2023
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2020
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
60,000
High Count Date:
Nov 28 2014
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2011
Record Late:
Dec 31 2007
High Count:
29,600
High Count Date:
Apr 11 2018
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
950
High Count Date:
Nov 16 2012
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2007
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
1,400
High Count Date:
Dec 11 2021
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2013
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
205
High Count Date:
Oct 21 1989
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1976
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
890
High Count Date:
Apr 11 1987
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1987
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
460
High Count Date:
Nov 2 2014
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1951
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
15,000
High Count Date:
Jan 8 2023
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2007
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
360
High Count Date:
Nov 27 2002
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
39,000
High Count Date:
Dec 18 1989
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2015
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
100,000
High Count Date:
Apr 30 1980
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
1,580
High Count Date:
Oct 31 2014
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2007
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
310
High Count Date:
Jan 21 2024
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1981
Record Late:
Dec 31 2010
High Count:
100
High Count Date:
Apr 28 1974
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2015
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
100
High Count Date:
Oct 18 2011
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2016
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
1,381
High Count Date:
Mar 31 2001
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
813
High Count Date:
Jan 1 1981
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 3 2002
Record Late:
Dec 27 2012
High Count:
12
High Count Date:
May 15 1980
American Coot
Fulica americana
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 2 1999
Record Late:
Dec 31 2017
High Count:
2,800
High Count Date:
Nov 15 1998
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
540
High Count Date:
Dec 31 2022
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 11 2003
Record Late:
Dec 1 1984
High Count:
6,100
High Count Date:
May 24 2009
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 12 1990
Record Late:
Dec 4 1994
High Count:
1,900
High Count Date:
May 10 1999
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1992
Record Late:
Dec 31 2015
High Count:
606
High Count Date:
Sep 13 2007
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 24 2017
Record Late:
Nov 18 2023
High Count:
342
High Count Date:
Apr 25 1985
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 15 1938
Record Late:
Nov 24 2013
High Count:
7
High Count Date:
Aug 15 1978
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 13 1982
Record Late:
Nov 21 1971
High Count:
12
High Count Date:
May 16 1990
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 4 1982
Record Late:
Nov 21 1990
High Count:
30
High Count Date:
May 2 2022
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2013
Record Late:
Dec 27 2023
High Count:
41
High Count Date:
Mar 15 1990
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2002
Record Late:
Dec 27 1991
High Count:
68
High Count Date:
Oct 31 2006
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 12 1986
Record Late:
Dec 4 2016
High Count:
9
High Count Date:
Sep 10 1988
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Essex County
Record Early:
Feb 23 2017
Record Late:
Dec 15 2001
High Count:
1,500
High Count Date:
Aug 19 1988
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 28 1988
Record Late:
Dec 2 1979
High Count:
90
High Count Date:
Apr 27 2019
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 2 1994
Record Late:
Dec 4 2011
High Count:
260
High Count Date:
May 21 1995
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 4 2019
Record Late:
Dec 25 2015
High Count:
6,500
High Count Date:
May 16 1983
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 30 2000
Record Late:
Dec 14 2012
High Count:
29
High Count Date:
Aug 29 1995
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 25 1985
Record Late:
Dec 3 2000
High Count:
187
High Count Date:
Oct 8 2015
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 12 1991
Record Late:
Dec 12 2000
High Count:
607
High Count Date:
Aug 3 2001
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 13 1990
Record Late:
Dec 23 2012
High Count:
1,600
High Count Date:
Apr 30 1984
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 20 2001
Record Late:
Nov 20 2004
High Count:
1,200
High Count Date:
May 25 2018
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Essex County
Record Early:
May 1 1976
Record Late:
Dec 1 1996
High Count:
6
High Count Date:
Sep 14 2022
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Sep 10 1996
Record Late:
Dec 31 2005
High Count:
3
High Count Date:
Oct 3 2006
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1975
Record Late:
Dec 27 1998
High Count:
16
High Count Date:
Dec 4 1990
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
15,000
High Count Date:
Oct 31 1992
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2020
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
34,000
High Count Date:
Dec 31 2005
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2011
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
16,000
High Count Date:
Aug 31 1987
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
700
High Count Date:
Oct 1 1994
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2020
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
15
High Count Date:
Feb 20 2012
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2011
Record Late:
Dec 31 2022
High Count:
125
High Count Date:
Jul 6 2023
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 3 1982
Record Late:
Nov 12 2017
High Count:
50,000
High Count Date:
Sep 18 1980
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 28 2020
High Count:
928
High Count Date:
Oct 31 2015
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
10,000
High Count Date:
Oct 2 2016
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1976
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
2,000
High Count Date:
Apr 28 1974
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 2 2021
Record Late:
Dec 29 2019
High Count:
493
High Count Date:
Jul 23 2012
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
350
High Count Date:
Aug 28 1999
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2022
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
18,567
High Count Date:
Oct 26 2021
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 7 2021
Record Late:
Nov 27 2020
High Count:
25
High Count Date:
Sep 17 1998
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 2 2016
Record Late:
Dec 29 2018
High Count:
29
High Count Date:
Nov 11 2023
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2013
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
462
High Count Date:
Sep 15 1996
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
3,600
High Count Date:
Sep 20 2007
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1992
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
144
High Count Date:
Oct 13 1991
American Goshawk
Accipiter atricapillus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 27 2023
High Count:
28
High Count Date:
Nov 10 1991
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2006
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
66
High Count Date:
Mar 7 2019
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2013
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
308
High Count Date:
Oct 31 1993
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 6 2019
Record Late:
Nov 11 1995
High Count:
42,500
High Count Date:
Sep 15 1984
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2018
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
2,414
High Count Date:
Nov 16 2019
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 30 2004
High Count:
70
High Count Date:
Oct 27 1991
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2023
Record Late:
Dec 30 2020
High Count:
12
High Count Date:
Dec 24 1980
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1987
Record Late:
Dec 31 2011
High Count:
14
High Count Date:
Nov 29 1987
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1981
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
7
High Count Date:
Nov 12 2019
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 30 1995
High Count:
35
High Count Date:
Feb 10 2004
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2022
Record Late:
Dec 31 2011
High Count:
8
High Count Date:
Jan 28 2001
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 30 1987
High Count:
23
High Count Date:
Oct 31 2011
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
12
High Count Date:
Mar 26 1986
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2023
Record Late:
Dec 31 2021
High Count:
62
High Count Date:
Apr 11 1992
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 2 2019
Record Late:
Dec 27 1998
High Count:
392
High Count Date:
May 6 1982
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2010
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
20
High Count Date:
May 3 2013
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2020
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
74
High Count Date:
Jan 1 2007
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2013
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
12
High Count Date:
Dec 17 2016
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2007
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
400
High Count Date:
Apr 6 1999
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2016
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
1,090
High Count Date:
Oct 2 1986
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2020
Record Late:
Dec 30 2013
High Count:
16
High Count Date:
Sep 10 2016
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
25
High Count Date:
Sep 21 2014
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1975
Record Late:
Dec 29 2018
High Count:
106
High Count Date:
Apr 6 2001
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 8 2011
Record Late:
Dec 13 2009
High Count:
59
High Count Date:
May 9 2019
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 31 1985
High Count:
2
High Count Date:
Dec 31 1990
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2007
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
158,300
High Count Date:
Oct 1 2009
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1999
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
117,149
High Count Date:
Dec 16 2000
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2016
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
1,080
High Count Date:
Oct 30 1981
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2011
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
19
High Count Date:
Jan 1 2011
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
9,500
High Count Date:
Jan 3 1999
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Essex County
Record Early:
Feb 13 1999
Record Late:
Dec 4 2017
High Count:
7,200
High Count Date:
Sep 30 1983
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 29 2003
Record Late:
Dec 12 1998
High Count:
3,619
High Count Date:
Sep 8 1988
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 25 2007
Record Late:
Dec 12 1998
High Count:
12,500
High Count Date:
Sep 3 1981
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1986
Record Late:
Dec 30 2017
High Count:
8,000
High Count Date:
Oct 8 2005
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
6,000
High Count Date:
Oct 8 2005
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2010
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
40
High Count Date:
Oct 13 2005
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2010
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
164
High Count Date:
May 8 2019
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
900
High Count Date:
Apr 16 1983
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 3 2023
Record Late:
Dec 22 1982
High Count:
120
High Count Date:
May 3 2013
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 25 1987
Record Late:
Dec 22 1993
High Count:
90
High Count Date:
Sep 29 2019
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1991
Record Late:
Dec 31 2022
High Count:
200
High Count Date:
Oct 18 1995
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 2 2020
Record Late:
Dec 30 2005
High Count:
50
High Count Date:
Jul 13 1975
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2006
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
25
High Count Date:
May 16 1998
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2006
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
100,000
High Count Date:
Oct 25 1992
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2022
Record Late:
Dec 30 1961
High Count:
250
High Count Date:
May 15 1978
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 5 2019
Record Late:
Dec 24 1975
High Count:
75
High Count Date:
May 15 1978
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2014
Record Late:
Dec 31 2022
High Count:
13
High Count Date:
Apr 20 2006
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2021
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
825
High Count Date:
Oct 27 1991
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2006
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
600
High Count Date:
Oct 8 2005
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2022
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
2,900
High Count Date:
Mar 26 1986
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 2015
High Count:
3,630
High Count Date:
Sep 7 1985
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2005
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
1,161
High Count Date:
Jan 1 2007
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2010
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
1,990
High Count Date:
Nov 7 2006
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1981
Record Late:
Dec 30 1961
High Count:
693
High Count Date:
Oct 31 1993
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2015
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
2,860
High Count Date:
Nov 3 2001
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1951
Record Late:
Dec 30 2016
High Count:
1,674
High Count Date:
Oct 15 1989
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2009
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
425
High Count Date:
Dec 12 1985
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2015
Record Late:
Dec 30 2020
High Count:
1,598
High Count Date:
Nov 8 1987
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2016
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
4,530
High Count Date:
Oct 5 2009
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2014
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
1,014
High Count Date:
Oct 31 1993
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2014
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
3,200
High Count Date:
Jan 28 2023
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2001
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
700
High Count Date:
Apr 26 2011
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1951
Record Late:
Dec 31 1971
High Count:
300
High Count Date:
Apr 11 1952
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2009
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
450
High Count Date:
Jan 5 1986
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2009
Record Late:
Dec 31 2005
High Count:
65
High Count Date:
Apr 11 1992
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1992
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
4,200
High Count Date:
Oct 27 2006
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1991
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
1,000
High Count Date:
May 1 1960
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2018
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
5,850
High Count Date:
May 7 2019
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1975
Record Late:
Dec 24 1973
High Count:
43
High Count Date:
Apr 3 1988
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 3 2013
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
75
High Count Date:
Apr 29 1978
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2014
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
525
High Count Date:
Apr 3 1990
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 19 2017
Record Late:
Dec 4 1982
High Count:
340
High Count Date:
May 10 1983
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2024
Record Late:
Dec 31 1971
High Count:
180
High Count Date:
Dec 5 1980
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2019
Record Late:
Dec 31 1967
High Count:
100
High Count Date:
May 6 1979
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1981
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
40
High Count Date:
Apr 16 1993
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1987
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
85,000
High Count Date:
Mar 16 1986
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2010
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
50,000
High Count Date:
Nov 29 1979
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2006
Record Late:
Dec 31 2016
High Count:
1,500
High Count Date:
Mar 29 1985
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2017
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
36,000
High Count Date:
Nov 13 1998
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 6 2020
Record Late:
Dec 23 1987
High Count:
31
High Count Date:
Oct 8 1990
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Essex County
Record Early:
Apr 12 1998
Record Late:
Dec 6 1992
High Count:
620
High Count Date:
May 19 1997
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2007
Record Late:
Dec 30 1987
High Count:
250
High Count Date:
May 18 2002
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 31 2021
Record Late:
Nov 28 1992
High Count:
400
High Count Date:
May 7 2019
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1987
Record Late:
Dec 31 2000
High Count:
7,000
High Count Date:
Oct 8 2005
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Essex County
Record Early:
Mar 31 1982
Record Late:
Nov 19 1998
High Count:
359
High Count Date:
May 9 2019
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1981
Record Late:
Dec 31 2012
High Count:
128
High Count Date:
Jan 1 2010