Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

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

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  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

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    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

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    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.

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