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Plum Island Bird Sightings, Greater Newburyport, January 18th

January 19, 2009

Plum Island Bird SightingsTom Wetmore’s website is a great resource for staying on top of recent bird sightings from the Plum Island region of Greater Newburyport. He does a great job of compiling data on the bird species seen by him and others on Plum Island.

His latest report, Recent Bird Sightings From Plum Island, identified seventy two species of birds in the Plum Island area of Greater Newburyport for the ten day period ending on January 18th.

Some of the more notable sightings in recent days include the following:

  • Snowy Owl
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Bald Eagle
  • Northern Shrike
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk


Visit Recent Bird Sightings From Plum Island to see the complete list of sightings.

Plum Island is a barrier beach located in Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, and Ipswich, Massachusetts. Most sightings on the list are from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, which makes up the southern two thirds of the island.

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