Newburyport Harbor, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 25, 2016 7:35 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Led BBC trip. Quick visit to the Harbor as the tide was 2/3 out. Lots of birds out there. Probably undercounted most species.
16 species (+1 other taxa)
Brant 60
Canada Goose 25
American Black Duck 4
Long-tailed Duck 175
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Osprey 1
Greater Yellowlegs 40
Lesser Yellowlegs 12 Minimum. Carefully observed. Associating with Greater yellowlegs.
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 20
Dunlin 40
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 45
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 25, 2016 6:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
14.0 mile(s)
Comments: Led BBC walk.
64 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 3
Gadwall 9
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 2
Common Eider 3 Emerson Rocks.
White-winged Scoter 7 Emerson Rocks
Black Scoter 9 Emerson Rocks.
Long-tailed Duck 500 Huge rafts from parking lot 1. Some from Sandy Pt. beachfront.
Bufflehead 3 Emerson Rocks
Red-breasted Merganser 8
Wild Turkey 6
Red-throated Loon 3 Parking lot 1 and Emerson Rocks
Common Loon 14 Emerson Rocks
Red-necked Grebe 1 Parking lot 1
Northern Gannet 1 Parking lot
Double-crested Cormorant 27
Great Egret 5
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Piping Plover 7 Two from parking lot 1 and 5 from Sandy Pt. beachfront.
Killdeer 5
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Willet 2
Dunlin 6 Emerson Rocks.
Wilson’s Snipe 2 Seen at NPO. Both birds were flushed several times by a Mink.
Razorbill 7 Well seen from The Sandy Pt. beachfront. Big-headed appearing Alcid with large bill, faint, white line on the bill. Black back.
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 37
Great Black-backed Gull 6
gull sp. X We saw a couple of large feeding frenzies going off, way out.
Mourning Dove 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 200
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Marsh Wren 1 Old blind.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 3
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 10
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
Purple Finch 5
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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