Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2019 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Checklist Comments:    In addition to Plum Island, we birded Newburyport and Salisbury Beach State Park
34 species
Canada Goose  73
Mallard  8
American Black Duck  24
Common Eider  36
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  12
Black Scoter  16
Long-tailed Duck  4
Bufflehead  12
Horned Grebe  4
Red-necked Grebe  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Dunlin  1
Greater Yellowlegs  2
Ring-billed Gull  16
Herring Gull  100
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Red-throated Loon  3
Common Loon  2
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Northern Harrier  4
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
European Starling  4
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2
Snow Bunting  3    Dune at Salisbury Beach
Field Sparrow  1    The wardens on Plumb Island
Song Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  6    Flying over from parking lots to salt marsh at Salisbury
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2    Thickets, one at Bill Forward Pool parking lot and one at the Pines on Plum Island.
Northern Cardinal  1    Male. At Bill Forward Pool parking lot.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S63399170

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 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 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 [...]

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