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Parker River NWR–Visitor Center, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 24, 2018 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club trip. Birded in the immediate area of parking of the visitor center. This was the meeting place for the trip.
12 species

Herring Gull  2
Mourning Dove  2
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
American Robin  14
European Starling  5
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  1
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Common Grackle  25
House Sparrow  2

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Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 24, 2018 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club trip led by Jonathan Center. Starting from parking lot # 1 walked south on the beach for over one mile (about 1/4 mile south of the board walk from parking lot 3). Returned to parking lot 1 by way of the board walk for parking lot 2. Could not find any Piping Plovers on the beach. The BBC trip concluded by noon.
13 species

Canada Goose  5
Mallard  2
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  2
Horned Grebe  1
Herring Gull  20
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Mourning Dove  2
American Crow  5
European Starling  5
Snow Bunting  20     One flock of 20 flew in from south and dropped in on beach before continuing north. Observed at close range. At least two were males in near breeding plumage: solid black on back and white on under parts and on head. The rest were whitish overall, brownish on back, and tannish around head and sides. White patches in wings was obvious when flying. Carefully counted.
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich)  2
Common Grackle  12

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44867539

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