Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
12-Mar-2023 08:31 – 12:04
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
23 species
Canada Goose  X
American Black Duck  40
Northern Pintail  3
Black Scoter  1
Common Goldeneye  10
Common Merganser  2    Salt pannes
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Mourning Dove  4
Killdeer  5
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  10
Common Loon  2
Northern Harrier  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  13
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
House Finch  2
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  17
Common Grackle  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S131101835

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