Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2016 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Newburyport and Vicinity – Leader: Zack Weber – multiple locations
63 species
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 4
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 5
Common Eider 25
Black Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 10
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Wild Turkey 5
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Piping Plover 3
Killdeer 5
Willet 8
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling 30
Herring Gull 20
Least Tern 20
Common Tern 30
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 5
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 10
Tree Swallow 50
Barn Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 20
Northern Mockingbird 3
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 7
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 7
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Bobolink 10
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 5
House Finch 1
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 4
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