Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 14, 2022 7:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Sunny, light wind, low tide at 6:30am.  Led BBC walk.
49 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  26
Mute Swan  3
Gadwall  3
Mallard  1
Green-winged Teal  4
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  4
Virginia Rail  1    Heard
Piping Plover  3
Killdeer  4
peep sp.  10
Willet  11
Herring Gull  9
Iceland Gull  1    Continuing white-winged gull with pink legs seen on beach south from parking lot one platform.
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Least Tern  5
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Least Bittern  2    At least two, maybe more.  One teed up atop of some reeds for great views.
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  9
Snowy Egret  1
Osprey  4
Northern Harrier  1
Willow Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  5
Purple Martin  9
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  7
Marsh Wren  3
European Starling  2
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  3
American Robin  2
Cedar Waxwing  12
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  3
Saltmarsh Sparrow  3
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  5
Eastern Towhee  4
Bobolink  6
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  3
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  2
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow Warbler  5
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S113779116

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