Parker River NWR–Salt Pannes, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 15, 2024 8:05 AM – 11:07 AM

Protocol: Traveling

7.956 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Low 70s, sunny day at PRNWR. Started at Lot 1, proceeded to the main pans, ended at Hellcat.

36 species

Green-winged Teal  6

Mourning Dove  1

Sora  1

Black-bellied Plover  4

American Golden-Plover  3

Killdeer  1

Semipalmated Plover  45

Short-billed Dowitcher  4

Long-billed Dowitcher  12    Resting at Hellcat Dike.

Greater Yellowlegs  10

Stilt Sandpiper  2

Dunlin  5

White-rumped Sandpiper  61

Least Sandpiper  2

Semipalmated Sandpiper  71

Ring-billed Gull  4

Herring Gull  8

Double-crested Cormorant  7

Yellow-crowned Night Heron  2    Seen along channel from Hellcat Dike

Snowy Egret  9

Great Egret  15

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  2

Northern Harrier  2

Northern Flicker  1

Merlin  1

Peregrine Falcon  2

Blue Jay  5

Gray Catbird  3

American Goldfinch  1

Clay-colored Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  4

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Common Yellowthroat  2

Yellow Warbler  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S195417488

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