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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ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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