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Expected - Essex - December - 133 species
Expected Birds
Essex County
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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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1987
Record Late:
Dec 31 2020
High Count:
460
High Count Date:
Nov 2 2014
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1992
Record Late:
Dec 31 2015
High Count:
606
High Count Date:
Sep 13 2007
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 2020
Record Late:
Dec 30 2013
High Count:
16
High Count Date:
Sep 10 2016
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Essex County
Record Early:
Jan 1 1995
Record Late:
Dec 28 1991
High Count:
34
High Count Date:
May 11 1979
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info
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
Species Info