Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

24-Feb-2024 10:59 – 12:39

Protocol: Traveling

5.718 mile(s)

32 species

Canada Goose  200

Mute Swan  5

Northern Shoveler  1

Gadwall  10

Mallard  4

American Black Duck  300

Northern Pintail  31

Green-winged Teal  24

Greater Scaup  6

White-winged Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  7

Common Goldeneye  5

Hooded Merganser  3

Red-breasted Merganser  17

Ring-billed Gull  1

Herring Gull  25

Great Black-backed Gull  2

American Bittern  1    Continuing bird in SE corner of North Pool at Hellcat.

Northern Harrier  5

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  7

Downy Woodpecker  2

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Horned Lark  3

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  1

American Goldfinch  2

American Tree Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S162937768

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