Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
18-Sep-2022 08:05 – 11:56
Protocol: Traveling
7.133 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Trip Field Trip led by Neil Hayward.
46 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  3
Gadwall  12
Mallard  9
American Black Duck  12
Green-winged Teal  25
Black-bellied Plover  5
American Golden-Plover  1
Semipalmated Plover  5
Stilt Sandpiper  2    Bill Forward pool from blind. Flushed by Peregrine. Came back on my own and refound in the same spot. Long, decurved bill with dowitcher feeding motion.
Dunlin  7
Least Sandpiper  2
White-rumped Sandpiper  12
Semipalmated Sandpiper  20
Short-billed Dowitcher  2    Juveniles
Long-billed Dowitcher  4    From dike.
Greater Yellowlegs  56
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Herring Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  30
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  33
Snowy Egret  28
Osprey  1
Northern Harrier  1
Accipiter sp.  1
Northern Flicker  4
Merlin  1    Very dark.
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  3
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Gray Catbird  11
Brown Thrasher  2
American Robin  22
Cedar Waxwing  12
American Goldfinch  1
Song Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  1
Tennessee Warbler  1    Yellowish wash over head and green olive back. Strongish supercilium. Noticeable bright white underparks (although some yellow on breast and flanks) and white undertail coverts. Silent. On road south of Goodno Crossing.
Northern Parula  1
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S119077397

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

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 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

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 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

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 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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