Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jul 29, 2025 7:35 AM – 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Sunny and hot. Low tide at 9:30am. Led BBC walk. Stops at main salt panne(2), NPO, SIP, and Hellcat dike.
46 species
Canada Goose 20
Gadwall 2
Mallard 12
Mourning Dove 3
Killdeer 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 13
Long-billed Dowitcher 2 Main salt panne. On our first pass past the pannes, I thought these two were good candidates for LODO’s, but unsure. After out second pass through here, and talking with several other birders, I am confident that these two birds were LODO’s.
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Willet 2
Greater Yellowlegs 12
Least Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 11
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 6
Common Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Least Bittern 1 Hellcat, south side.
Black-crowned Night Heron 1 NPO
Snowy Egret 6
Great Egret 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 7
Northern Flicker 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 45
Purple Martin 17
Marsh Wren 2
European Starling 30
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 12
American Goldfinch 4
Saltmarsh Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S264167329
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