Common Grackle
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

Lawrence's Warbler
Ordway Reservation, West Newbury, MA

Blackburnian Warbler
Crane Hill, Ipswich, MA

Bufflehead
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

Snowy Owl
Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA

Canada Warbler
Langford Pond, Rockport, MA

Egrets
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Northern Wheatear
Wachusett Reservoir, Sterling, MA

Ovenbird
Cedar Pond WS, Hamilton, MA

Piping Plover
Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA

Purple Sandpiper
Halibut Point Reservation, Rockport, MA

Red-eyed Vireo
Atherton Connector, West Newbury, MA

White-faced Storm-Petrel
Georges Bank

Brown Thrasher
Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA

Ruddy Turnstone
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

American Golden Plover
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Black Tern
Sengekontacket Pond, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Brown Creeper
Umbagog NWR, Errol, NH

Cedar Waxwing
Washburn Family Forest, Clarksville, NH

Common Loon
Grafton Pond, Grafton, NH

Least Tern
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

MacGillivray's Warbler
Lexington Community Farm, Lexington, MA

Red Knot
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

Whimbrel
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

White-throated Sparrow
Smith Pond, Enfield, NH

Northern Waterthrush
Gull Pond, Wenham, MA

Common Merganser
Deer Island, Newburyport, MA

Veery
Oxbow NWR, Harvard, MA

Wilson's Snipe
Indian Stream Road, Pittsburg, NH

American Bittern
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Golden-crowned Kinglet
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Pine Warbler
Hamlin Reservation, Ipswich, MA

Black-throated Blue Warbler
Chubb Creek, Beverly Farms, MA

Brown Creeper
Grafton Pond, Grafton, NH

Marbled Godwit
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Virginia Rail
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

American Pipit
Wachusett Reservoir, Sterling, MA

Baltimore Oriole
Coy Pond, Wenham, MA

Osprey
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

Barred Owl
Great Bay NWR, Portsmouth, NH

Long-billed Dowitcher
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Ruffed Grouse
Nulhegan Basin, Silvio O. Conte NWR, Bloomfield, VT

Lark Sparrow
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Black-throated Green Warbler
Homestead Trail 45, Essex, MA

Blue-winged Warbler
Martin H. Burnes WMA, Newbury, MA

Brant
West Beach, Beverly Farms, MA

American Avocet
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Bonaparte's Gull
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

Great Crested Flycatcher
Delmater Sanctuary, Rockport, MA

Hermit Thrush
Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA

Horned Lark
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

Eurasian Wigeon
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Grasshopper Sparrow
Pease Grasslands, Portsmouth, NH

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Saltmarsh Sparrow
Nelson's Island, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

Chestnut-sided Warbler
Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA

Eastern Phoebe
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

Indigo Bunting
Martin H. Burnes WMA, Newbury, MA

Red-breasted Merganser
Deer Island, Newburyport, MA

Red Crossbill
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Scarlet Tanager
Willowdale State Forest, Ipswich, MA

Green Heron
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Nashville Warbler
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Wood Thrush
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

Peregrine Falcon
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Savannah Sparrow
Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA

Lapland Longspur
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Palm Warbler
Ipswich River WS, Topsfield, MA

Barred Owl
Julia Bird Reservation, Ipswich, MA

Black-and-white Warbler
Jordan Ridge, Acadia NP, Mt Desert Island, ME

Bay-breasted Warbler
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Marsh Wren
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Eastern Towhee
Old Town Hill, Newbury, MA

Evening Grosbeak
Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA

Northern Waterthrush
Coy Pond, Wenham, MA

Ring-necked Pheasant
Pikes Bridge, West Newbury, MA

House Finch
Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, MA

Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Georges Bank

Harlequin Duck
Halibut Point Reservation, Rockport, MA

Wilson's Warbler
Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA

Solitary Sandpiper
Little River, Newbury, MA

Swamp Sparrow
Round Pond, Hamilton, MA

Pine Siskin
Chubb Creek, Beverly Farms, MA

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