Birding Intro.
Opening paragraph.
While I have seen and heard many others, I am only counting birds I have at least taken a decent photograph of.
Life List: 48
2025: 48
#48 – Red-Bellied Woodpecker
(2025/12/26 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)
#47 – Eastern Bluebird
(2025/10/20 – Harold Parker State Forest – Andover, MA)

#46 – Brown Creeper
(2025/10/20 – Harold Parker State Forest – Andover, MA)

#45 – Ring-billed Gull
(2025/08/18 – Nahant Beach – Nahant, MA)

#44 – Lesser Black-backed Gull
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)

#43 – Glossy Ibis
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)
#42 – Snowy Egret
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)

#41 – Tree Swallow
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)

#40 – Great Egret
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)
#39 – Osprey
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)

#38 – American Herring Gull
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)

#37 – Great Black-Backed Gull
(2025/08/18 – Hammonassest Beach State Park, Madison, CT)

#36 – Northern Mockingbird
(2025/06/30 – Wachusett Meadows – Princeton, MA)

#35 – Common Yellowthroat
(2025/06/30 – Wachusett Meadows – Princeton, MA)

#34 – Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
(2025/06/30 – Wachusett Meadows – Princeton, MA)

#33 – Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
(2025/06/30 – Wachusett Meadows – Princeton, MA)

#32 – Wild Turkey
(2025/06/30 – Wachusett Meadows – Princeton, MA)

#31 – Barn Swallow
(2025/06/30 – Wachusett Meadows – Princeton, MA)

#30 – Indigo Bunting
(2025/06/01 – Mount Holyoke Range State Park – Amherst, MA)

#29 – Common Crow
(2025/06/01 – Mount Holyoke Range State Park – Amherst, MA)

#28 – Worm-Eating Warbler
(2025/06/01 – Mount Holyoke Range State Park – Amherst, MA)

#27 – Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher
(2025/06/01 – Mount Holyoke Range State Park – Amherst, MA)

#26 – Dark-Eyed Junco (Slate-Colored)
(2025/06/13 – White Mountain National Forest – New Hampshire)

#25 – Bluejay
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#24 – Baltimore Oriole
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#23 – White-Breasted Nuthatch
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#22 – Gray Catbird
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#21 – Great Crested Flycatcher
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#20 – Purple Sandpiper
(2019/05/09 – Portsmouth, NH)

#19 – Northern Cardinal
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#18 – Mallad
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#17 – Canada Goose
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#16 – Tufted Titmouse
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#15 – American Robin
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#14 – Red-Winged Blackbird
(2025/05/27 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#13 – Mourning Dove
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#12 – Hairy Woodpecker
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#11 – Chipping Sparrow
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#10 – Black-Capped Chickadee
(2025/04/24 – Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary – Topsfield, MA)

#9 – Mute Swan
(2025/04/14 – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#8 – Song Sparrow
(2025/04/14 – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#7 – Double-Crested Cormorant
(2025/04/14 – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#6 – Great Blue Heron
(2025/04/14 – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#5 – Yellow-Rumped Warbler
(2025/04/14 – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#4 – Red-Tailed Hawk
(2025/04/14 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#3 – Common Grackle
(2025/04/14 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#2 – American Goldfinch
(2025/04/14 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Concord, MA)

#1 – Spruce Grouse
(2020/09/24 – White Mountains National Forest – Conway, New Hampshire)

