Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 25, 2018 7:25 AM – 11:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
13.0 mile(s)
Comments: Led BBC walk. Overcast to partly sunny to start, ovcast, light rain to end. Wind ENE 10-20. Rising tide.
47 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 14
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 4 SIP
Mallard 17
American Black Duck 16
Northern Pintail 4 BFP
Green-winged Teal 72 NP, SIP
White-winged Scoter 11 Migrating. From perking lots 1 & 6.
Black Scoter 20 Migrating. From parking lots 1 & 6.
scoter sp. 30 Migrating. From parking lots 1 & 6.
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 1
Semipalmated Plover 3 SIP
Sanderling 1 From lot 1 platform.
White-rumped Sandpiper 5 SIP
Pectoral Sandpiper 2 SIP
Semipalmated Sandpiper 35
Greater Yellowlegs 14
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 33
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Common Loon 3
Northern Gannet 2
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 26
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 5
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow (American) 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 7
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Cape May Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49404316
News Categories
Upcoming Field Trips
Quabbin Reservoir
Quabbin Reservoir - Gate 10 235 Daniel Shays Hwy, Pelham, MA, United StatesJoin Glenn on a 5-to-6-mile walk through a very birdy area with species ranging from Broad-winged Hawk to Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, and lots of stuff in between. (Maybe a moose or a bobcat!) Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird Club.
The Quiet Beauty of Birding at Winthrop Beach
Winthrop - DCR Winthrop Beach Reservation - Sturgis St 59 Winthrop Shore Drive, Winthrop, MA, United StatesJoin DCR park staff for a leisurely walk across sandy stretches and areas of loose rocks at this Massachusetts State Reservation, a well-known hot spot for birdwatching. We'll be on the lookout for shorebirds, waterbirds, and gulls. Binoculars are recommended. Suitable for adults and children ages 8 and up (with an accompanying adult). Sponsored by [...]
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesAll the nesting birds will still be around, with good views of young out of the nest being fed by parents: Veery, Indigo Bunting, Catbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Tree Swallow, Bobolink, Wood Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, and Warblers. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels [...]
Birch Hill WMA
Royalston - Birch Hill WMA Royalston, MA, United StatesIncludes three to five miles of walking relatively flat terrain. Might include some bushwacking. Driving on hard packed dirt roads. Co-sponsored with the Athol Bird & Nature Club.
Southwick WMA
Southwick WMA - Suffield WMA entrance Point Grove Road, Suffield, CT, United StatesWe will hike the fields focusing on grassland breeders, particularly Eastern Meadowlark and Grasshopper Sparrow.