Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2019 6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott and Naeem Yusuff,
59 species
Canada Goose  4
Wood Duck  6
Gadwall  2
Green-winged Teal  1
Wild Turkey  1
Chimney Swift  5
Black-bellied Plover  4
Killdeer  3
Semipalmated Sandpiper  20
Willet  12
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Least Tern  3
Common Tern  2
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  3
Turkey Vulture  8
Osprey  3
Bald Eagle  1
Eastern Kingbird  15
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  100    Migrating in several flocks
Purple Martin  13
Tree Swallow  30
Barn Swallow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Marsh Wren  1    Heard only
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  12
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  9
House Finch  2
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Eastern Towhee  5
Bobolink  6
Orchard Oriole  3
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  20
Northern Waterthrush  1    Heard only
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  8
American Redstart  12    Most common warbler
Cape May Warbler  1
Northern Parula  5
Magnolia Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  10
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Wilson’s Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
House Sparrow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56595500

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