Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2022 7:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott.
71 species
Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  2
Gadwall  2
Mallard  1
American Black Duck  2
Green-winged Teal  2
Wild Turkey  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  1
Semipalmated Plover  5
Killdeer  5    Chicks at Wardens
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Dunlin  80
Least Sandpiper  40
Semipalmated Sandpiper  20
Short-billed Dowitcher  20
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Willet  20
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Least Tern  5
Common Tern  1
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  1
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  1
Willow Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  12
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  2    Lot 1, harassed by Mockingbird at the end of the trip
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Purple Martin  20
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  8
House Wren  3
Marsh Wren  3
Gray Catbird  20
Northern Mockingbird  1
Swainson’s Thrush  1    Pines trail
American Robin  12
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  1
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  4
Savannah Sparrow  1    Pre-trip, lot 1
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  12    Saw 4, heard more
Bobolink  2
Orchard Oriole  1    Wardens
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  10
Ovenbird  1    Pines trail
Black-and-white Warbler  4
Common Yellowthroat  6    Heard more than seen
American Redstart  2
Cape May Warbler  1    Hellcat, maybe 2
Northern Parula  6
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  20
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Wilson’s Warbler  1    Heard only
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110434468

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    Winthrop - DCR Winthrop Beach Reservation - Sturgis St 59 Winthrop Shore Drive, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Offered by DCR. Come join us for an up-close look at sea ducks and gulls in action! Observe, share your insights, ask questions, and connect with fellow bird enthusiasts. For adults & children 8+. Children must be with an adult. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation  617-645-0358 | Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov

  • The Quiet Beauty of birding – Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation

    Lynn - Red Rock Park 188 Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA, United States

    Offered by DCR. Come join us for an up-close look at sea ducks and gulls in action! Observe, share your insights, ask questions, and connect with fellow bird enthusiasts. For adults & children 8+. Children must be with an adult. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation  617-645-0358 | Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov

  • Member Webinar with Matthew Young: The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and the Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada

    Please join the BBC on the evening of February 19 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with Matthew Young from the Finch Research Network (FiRN). Matthew will talk about both The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada. (NOTE CORRECTED DATE.)

  • CC Canal and Sandwich hotspots (rescheduled from 2/8)

    Sagamore - Scusset Beach Pier Parking Lot MA, United States

    Offered by the Cape Cod Bird Club! and co-sponsored by Brookline Bird Club. We’ll begin at the canal (Scusset Beach State Reservation is on the canal) and follow up with visits to the ponds, marshes, bays and backwaters of the Upper Cape. These will include Scusset Beach, Town Neck Road Beach, Shawme Lake and Greenbriar

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations

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