Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 9, 2025 9:01 AM – 1:04 PM
Protocol: Traveling
9.43 mile(s)
34 species
Brant 44
Canada Goose 54
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 19
American Black Duck 20
Northern Pintail 2
Common Eider 22
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 11
Black Scoter 25
Long-tailed Duck 10
Bufflehead 46
Common Goldeneye 19
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Mourning Dove 1
Dunlin 17
Ring-billed Gull 7
American Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Horned Grebe 4
Common Loon 1
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 5
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 1
Common Raven 4
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 7
Snow Bunting 7
Song Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 16
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S217799622
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Shorebirds, Herons, Swallows, & More at Parker River NWR
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