Parker River NWR–Hellcat Dike, Essex, Massachusetts, US
16-Aug-2023 17:35 – 20:55
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    An evening with the Swallows BBC trip.  The Swallow spectacle was good tonight, not great.  No Herons flew into BFP to roost.  Almost no Shorebirds in BFP.
27 species
Canada Goose  17    distant in BFP
Gadwall  3    NP
Mallard  45    BFP & NP
Green-winged Teal  5    Probably more in the distance, including the continuing bird with orange GPS transmitter on its back.
Mourning Dove  1
Least Sandpiper  4
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  12
Herring Gull  2
Least Tern  5
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Snowy Egret  3
Osprey  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Tree Swallow  10000    The Swallow spectacle was good tonight, not great.  The Tree Swallows were spread out north above the expansive stand of phragmites in north pool.  The massive, swirling vortex of birds never really materialized.
Bank Swallow  4
Marsh Wren  2
European Starling  6
Gray Catbird  2
American Robin  2
Cedar Waxwing  1
American Goldfinch  2
Bobolink  3
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S147742655

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician   The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician   The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician   The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).

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