Parker River NWR–Hellcat Dunes Loop, Essex, Massachusetts, US
16-May-2023 06:17 – 10:27
Protocol: Traveling
2.4 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Cool, overcast, %8 degrees to start.  Walked the boardwalk and the road.  Two Pine trees were the stars of the Warbler show today.  Led BBC walk.
51 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Killdeer  1    Heard in the distance.
Willet  3    Est.  Heard in the distance.
Least Tern  5    Fly overs noisily calling.
Double-crested Cormorant  2    Fly overs.
Great Egret  1    Fly over.
Osprey  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Least Flycatcher  1    Heard.
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  175    Conservative estimate of migrating birds.
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tree Swallow  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  1
Gray Catbird  4
Veery  1    Heard.
Wood Thrush  1    Heard
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  2
Purple Finch  3
American Goldfinch  6
Song Sparrow  1
Swamp Sparrow  1    Heard in the distance.
Eastern Towhee  7
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  4
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  5
Cape May Warbler  4    Three in one field of view!
Northern Parula  5
Magnolia Warbler  1
Bay-breasted Warbler  2
Blackburnian Warbler  6
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  4
Wilson’s Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S138058457

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