Parker River NWR–Hellcat Dunes Loop, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 17, 2022 6:15 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Lots of birds!  Led BBC walk shortened by accident.
26 species
Willet (Eastern)  1    Heard
Great Black-backed Gull  1    Fly over
Double-crested Cormorant  1    Fly over
Least Bittern  1    Heard call
Least Flycatcher  1    FOY
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Marsh Wren  1    Heard
Gray Catbird  2
American Robin  1
American Goldfinch  2
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  2
American Redstart  5
Cape May Warbler  1
Northern Parula  7
Magnolia Warbler  6
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  5
Chestnut-sided Warbler  4
Black-throated Blue Warbler  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110624520

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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