Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2021 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott. Great morning. We pushed quickly down the island in order to get parking at Hellcat, with stops at the Salt Pans, S curves and North Pool Overlook. Lots of migrants moving along the road and off the island early in the day.
69 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 2
Mallard 1
American Black Duck 4
Green-winged Teal 2
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 1
Killdeer 2
peep sp. 30 Several flocks of small sandpipers
Short-billed Dowitcher 12 Salt pannes.
Greater Yellowlegs 20 Salt pannes. More yellowlegs migrated north during the morning.
Willet 8
Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 30 Several groups flying north
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 5
Common Tern 1
Common Loon 1 Flying north
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 8
Snowy Egret 2
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 8
Willow Flycatcher 1 Heard only, north pool overlook
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 25 Mostly migrating
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Purple Martin 20
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 1
Marsh Wren 2 Heard only
Gray Catbird 15
Brown Thrasher 2
Veery 1
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
Field Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Bobolink 1
Orchard Oriole 4 Included pair at Hellcat
Baltimore Oriole 8
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle X
Northern Waterthrush 1 Heard only, Hellcat
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart 6
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler X
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Pair in same tree
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S88310993