Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Nov 2, 2024 9:00 AM – 1:02 PM

Protocol: Traveling

6.239 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Trip- Parker River NWR – Leader Nick Paulson – 6 Participants, cold start with a little wind, cloudy with very few random sprinkles. Quieter for passerines, but plenty of ducks.

71 species

Brant  12

Canada Goose  14

Mute Swan  4

Blue-winged Teal  2

Northern Shoveler  3

Gadwall  80

American Wigeon  50

Mallard  20

American Black Duck  250

Northern Pintail  100

Green-winged Teal (American)  100

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  3

Surf Scoter  2

White-winged Scoter  20

Black Scoter  600

Long-tailed Duck  14

Bufflehead  7

Hooded Merganser  24

Red-breasted Merganser  22

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8

Mourning Dove  3

Black-bellied Plover  11

Semipalmated Plover  9

Long-billed Dowitcher  1

Greater Yellowlegs  40

Dunlin  100

Pectoral Sandpiper  1

Bonaparte’s Gull  7

Ring-billed Gull  10

American Herring Gull  40

Great Black-backed Gull  15

Pied-billed Grebe  2

Horned Grebe  3

Red-throated Loon  2

Common Loon  22

Northern Gannet  30

Double-crested Cormorant  60

Great Egret  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2

Northern Harrier  1

Bald Eagle  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1    Late, Hellcat area. Green back, light below, gray cap with black edge, black eyeline, long bill with vireo hook at end.

Blue Jay  10

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  16

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  3

Marsh Wren  1

European Starling  1

Northern Mockingbird  2

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  1

American Robin  9

House Sparrow  4

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  7

White-throated Sparrow  16

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  3

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  12

Swamp Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Blackpoll Warbler  1

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201274364

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,

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

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