Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 12, 2017 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC Trip covered Parker River NWR, Sabrina Hepburn leader plus about 10 participants
63 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  19
Gadwall  5
American Black Duck  4
Mallard  15
Green-winged Teal  6
Wild Turkey  5
Red-throated Loon  1     Only seen by one
Double-crested Cormorant  20
Least Bittern  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  10
Black-crowned Night-Heron  2
Glossy Ibis  1
Turkey Vulture  3
Osprey  4
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Black-bellied Plover  30
Semipalmated Plover  100
Killdeer  4
Sanderling  25
Least Sandpiper  40
White-rumped Sandpiper  30
Semipalmated Sandpiper  500
Short-billed Dowitcher  20
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Greater Yellowlegs  40
Willet  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  12
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Least Tern  7
Common Tern  4
Mourning Dove  3
American Kestrel  1
Peregrine Falcon  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  30
Red-eyed Vireo  2
American Crow  1
Purple Martin  4
Tree Swallow  2000
Barn Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Marsh Wren  3
American Robin  15
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  3     One recent fledge, with Peregrine
European Starling  200
Cedar Waxwing  25
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  4
Setophaga sp.  1
Saltmarsh Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  6
Eastern Towhee  3
Common Grackle  8
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  3
House Sparrow  1

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38612869

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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