Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2021 6:55 AM – 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Sunny, 60 degrees to begin, light wind to keep the bugs away, high tide at 10:15. Led BBC walk.
50 species
Canada Goose 11
Mute Swan 21 2 in marsh from boat ramp, 19 BFP.
Gadwall 3
Mallard 27
Green-winged Teal 2
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
Piping Plover 1 At main salt panne!
Killdeer 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6 In Pannes just south of main panne.
Willet 27
Herring Gull 7
Least Tern 5
Common Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Least Bittern 1 Great, close looks at bird from NPO.
Great Egret 10
Snowy Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 1
Turkey Vulture 4 3 in the marsh from boat ramp, 1 flying.
Osprey 4
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 17 Treated to looks inside nesting gourd as Sue McGrath monitoring them today. Thank you!
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 3
Marsh Wren 3
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 28 Seemingly all over the place.
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 1
Purple Finch 1 Heard.
American Goldfinch 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 4
Bobolink 4
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S90394374