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