Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jul 29, 2018 9:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, 75F, sunny.
37 species
Canada Goose 15
Wild Turkey 4
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Black-bellied Plover 10
Semipalmated Plover 100
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 300
Short-billed Dowitcher 60
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 4
Common Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 8
Snowy Egret 5
Glossy Ibis 16
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 5
Purple Martin 10
Tree Swallow 50
Barn Swallow 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Goldfinch 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 2
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48714834
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