Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 9, 2018 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip; passerines were few and far between despite looking at multiple locations
32 species
Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 80
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 30
Northern Pintail 2
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 60
Long-tailed Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 8
Horned Grebe 1
Red-necked Grebe 1
Sanderling 1
Razorbill 6
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 3
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 3
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Horned Lark 15
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 10
American Goldfinch 2
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