Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 10, 2025 7:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Foggy to overcast, E wind 5mph, 55 degrees to start.
54 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 7
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 1
Black-necked Stilt 2 Continuing birds at the main salt panne.
Killdeer 3
Piping Plover 2
Hudsonian Godwit 1 Brief, but definitive looks at his large shorebird with a long, slightly upturned bi-colored bill. Southern end of the main salt panne. Thanks to Steve for the heads-up. Another birder got photos.
Willet 20
White-rumped Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 12
American Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 18
Least Tern 35
Common Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 150 Most on the beach by Emerson Rocks
Snowy Egret 2
Great Egret 4
Osprey 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 10
Purple Martin 14
Barn Swallow 5
Marsh Wren 2
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 26
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 8
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Saltmarsh Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 6
Bobolink 3
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 9
Yellow Warbler 7
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S249377592
Upcoming October 11 Big Day!
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
Overnight Pelagic Trip from Hyannis, MA to Hydrographer Canyon area Our new September 2025 pelagic trip is now open for registration! Our August trips were canceled by Hurricane Erin and so we are giving it
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
Upcoming October 11 Big Day!
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
Overnight Pelagic Trip from Hyannis, MA to Hydrographer Canyon area Our new September 2025 pelagic trip is now open for registration! Our August trips were canceled by Hurricane Erin and so we are giving it
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
Upcoming October 11 Big Day!
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
Overnight Pelagic Trip from Hyannis, MA to Hydrographer Canyon area Our new September 2025 pelagic trip is now open for registration! Our August trips were canceled by Hurricane Erin and so we are giving it
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
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Members Webinar with Tiffany Kirsten – Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders
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