Parker River NWR–Hellcat Dike, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 14, 2024 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Comfortable temps, some smoke haze, low 70’s, hi tide at 7:50. Led BBC’s Evening With the Swallows walk.
35 species
Canada Goose 40
Mallard 30 Probably many more in the distance
Green-winged Teal 2
Virginia Rail 1
Sora 1 Heard
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 200
Short-billed Dowitcher 35
Long-billed Dowitcher 12
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Greater Yellowlegs 35
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 800 The BFP flock got reschuffled several times due to a Peregrine.
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Least Bittern 2 NP
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 5 Adults. Way down NP.
Black-crowned Night Heron 5
Snowy Egret 19
Great Egret 12
Great Blue Heron 4
Northern Harrier 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Tree Swallow 100000 Huge swirling masses extending way high into the sky over North Pool.
European Starling 20
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
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