Putnamville Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
21-Nov-2023 07:57 – 08:37
Protocol: Traveling
0.07 mile(s)
26 species
Canada Goose  64
Mute Swan  3
Gadwall  2
Mallard  X    180ish
American Black Duck  3
Northern Pintail  6
Green-winged Teal  6
Lesser Scaup  3
Bufflehead  7
Hooded Merganser  32
Common Merganser  3
Ruddy Duck  31
Mourning Dove  3
American Coot  32
Semipalmated Plover  4    Pics,
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Ring-billed Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154997296
Cherry Hill Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
21-Nov-2023 09:20 – 09:59
Protocol: Traveling
0.7 mile(s)
17 species
Mallard  X
Green-winged Teal  8
Greater Scaup  2
Lesser Scaup  6
Bufflehead  7
Hooded Merganser  22
Common Merganser  16
Ruddy Duck  34
Ring-billed Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
American Crow  2
Common Raven  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154997298
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
21-Nov-2023 10:21 – 12:10
Protocol: Traveling
9.15 mile(s)
31 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  4
Northern Shoveler  7
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  2
American Black Duck  128
Northern Pintail  5
Green-winged Teal  13
Greater Scaup  2
Lesser Scaup  2
Common Eider  3
White-winged Scoter  20
Black Scoter  63
Long-tailed Duck  2
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Horned Grebe  4
Red-necked Grebe  2
Mourning Dove  2
Black-bellied Plover  1
alcid sp.  1
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  7
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Red-throated Loon  21
Common Loon  1
Northern Gannet  12
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  1
European Starling  300
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S154997300

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