Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 21, 2021 7:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
12.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Sunny, 58 degrees to start.  High tide around noon.  Led BBC walk.
47 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  12
Mute Swan  2
Gadwall  6
Mallard  22
American Black Duck  4
Northern Pintail  5
Green-winged Teal  25
Mourning Dove  1
Black-bellied Plover  16
American Golden-Plover  1    identified by its distinctive call, a plaintive “ku-wheep”
Semipalmated Plover  16    Conservative.  BFP & main salt panne.
Killdeer  2
Sanderling  4    from parking lot 7 platform.
Dunlin  20    Conservative.  BFP & main salt panne.
Least Sandpiper  2
White-rumped Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  60    Conservative.  BFP & main salt panne.
Long-billed Dowitcher  1
Greater Yellowlegs  14
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  34
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Least Bittern  1    Heard.  NP.
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  17
Snowy Egret  21
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  2    Seen in tree along the Hellcat boardwalk.  Juvenile.  Grayer uperparts and smaller spotting on back than BCNH. Stouter, darker bill than BCNH.
Northern Harrier  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  30
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  2
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  8
Saltmarsh Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  4
sparrow sp.  3
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94994191

ANNUAL REPORT 1995

THE 1995 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1995, the Brookline Bird Club listed 298 species of birds on 202 reported trips. A total of 227 trips were scheduled, 70 all-day, 122

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1992

THE 1992 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist   A total of 273 species were listed by the Brookline Bird Club on 139 reported field trips during 1992. A total of 156 trips were scheduled:

ANNUAL REPORT 1995

THE 1995 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1995, the Brookline Bird Club listed 298 species of birds on 202 reported trips. A total of 227 trips were scheduled, 70 all-day, 122

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1992

THE 1992 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist   A total of 273 species were listed by the Brookline Bird Club on 139 reported field trips during 1992. A total of 156 trips were scheduled:

ANNUAL REPORT 1995

THE 1995 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1995, the Brookline Bird Club listed 298 species of birds on 202 reported trips. A total of 227 trips were scheduled, 70 all-day, 122

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1992

THE 1992 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist   A total of 273 species were listed by the Brookline Bird Club on 139 reported field trips during 1992. A total of 156 trips were scheduled:

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