Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society:

Despite last week’s variable weather, signs of spring continue to be reported in the bird world. Increasing numbers of migrant waterfowl of various species are appearing at coastal and wetland habitats. Other signs of spring have featured migrant turkey vultures, red-shouldered hawks, American woodcocks, and growing numbers of migrant ring-billed gulls, tree swallows, and fox sparrows in several places, along with the arrival of mixed flocks of blackbirds.

►Topsfield: A report from the fairgrounds included a Eurasian green-winged teal among a flock of 20 green-winged teals.

►Ipswich: A pink-footed goose continues to be spotted in the fields along Argilla Road.

►Plum Island: Reported from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was a Eurasian green-winged teal, a great egret, 15 red crossbills, and five common redpolls.

►Gloucester: A thick-billed murre continues to be seen at the Jodrey State Fish Pier; a great egret was seen near Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary; three American pipits were at Niles Beach.

►Concord: Noted at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge were six wood ducks, four northern shovelers, a bald eagle, four killdeer, and six tree swallows.

►Miscellaneous: Reports last week included a Ross’s goose at Arlington Reservoir; four northern shovelers at Horn Pond in Woburn; the continued presence of Barrow’s goldeneyes at Deer Island in Boston Harbor; another Barrow’s goldeneye at Tricentennial Park in Dighton; two sandhill cranes off Walnut Street in East Bridgewater; two eastern phoebes in Freetown; tree swallows in Westport and Fairhaven; 24 Bohemian waxwings in Baldwinville; a Lincoln’s sparrow in Essex; and a yellow-headed blackbird among a mixed flock of blackbirds on Furnace Street in Halifax.

For more information or to report sightings, call the Massachusetts Audubon Society at 781-259-8805 or go to www.mass-audubon.org.