Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 9, 2018 7:22 AM – 11:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
7.5 mile(s)
Comments: Cloudy and 64-60 degrees. Winds NNE 13-15 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams. Birded North Pool Overlook, Bill Forward Blind, Hellcat dike , Stage Island Pool marsh and Sandy Point State Reservation. A separate EBird report was done for Sandy Point.
42 species
Gadwall 2
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 5
Green-winged Teal 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25
Mourning Dove 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 150
Killdeer 1
Red Knot 1 Large gray shorebird seen from Bill Forward Blind
Least Sandpiper 2 With Semipalmated Sandpiper at North Pool Overlook
White-rumped Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 31
Short-billed Dowitcher 11
Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Long bill, hunched back, barring all along to the tail. Possibly more.
Greater Yellowlegs 23
Willet 1 Lot 1 marsh
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 223 Large flock of about 200 flying and swimming around the river near Stage Island. Others seen sporadically throughout the refuge,
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 16
Snowy Egret 30
Little Blue Heron 1 Continuing immature in marsh near Stage Island Pool with Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets. Gray bill with dark tip noticeable in comparison to nearby Snowy Egrets. Distant photos.
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 2 One in parking lot at Hellcat and another in tree by North Pool Overlook
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 3
Tree Swallow 25
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Heard at Bill Forward Blind
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 7
American Goldfinch 1
Eastern Towhee 1
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48716261
Sandy Point State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Sep 9, 2018 7:55 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Cloudy and 54 degrees with winds NNE 13 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams
16 species
Canada Goose 25
Common Eider 2
Black-bellied Plover 3
Semipalmated Plover 58 Probably many more in the wrack line
Whimbrel 1
Sanderling 15
Dunlin 1 Still showing black belly
Least Sandpiper 2
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Western Sandpiper 1 Continuing- pointed out by Tom Wetmore. Long bill and rusty scapulars
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 22
Merlin 1
American Crow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48716260
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