Birding in Amesbury Battis Farm

Battis Farm and the Powow Conservation Area

The following list of 101 species was generated using eBird (ebird.org). It includes birds seen in the fields, forests, wetlands, and flying over the area. Underlined species (61) have been observed during the breeding season and are likely to breed at Battis Farm or nearby or are non-breeders. Species in red are listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Massachusetts Statewide Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP).

Battis Farm eBird Hot Spot

Waterfowl

Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe

Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Wild Turkey

Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Common Nighthawk

Swifts
Chimney Swift

Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Shorebirds
American Woodcock

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull

Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Great Blue Heron

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

Owls
Barred Owl


Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker

Caracaras and Falcon
American Kestrel

Flycatchers
Eastern Wood Peewee
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great-crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird

Vireos
Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo

Crows and Jays
Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse

Martins and Swallows

Tree Swallow Purple Martin Barn Swallow

Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Nuthatches
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper

Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Wrens
House Wren
Carolina Wren

Starlings and Mynas
European Starling

Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
ood Thrush
American Robin

Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing

Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow


Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch

Purple Finch
American Goldfinch


New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee

Blackbirds
Bobolink
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle

Wood-Warblers
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting Dickcissel