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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With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

Black Birders’ Week 2021

May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career

Everybody Loves Owls

With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics

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