Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury US-MA 42.78981, -70.80894, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2025 12:44 PM – 6:17 PM
Protocol: Traveling
18.416 mile(s)
71 species
Brant 22
Canada Goose 16
Gadwall 9
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 7
White-winged Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 15
Bufflehead 10
Common Merganser 3 Across channel behind wardens. 2 Male 1 female.
Mourning Dove 2
American Oystercatcher 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 3
Piping Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Willet 16
Greater Yellowlegs 13
Sanderling 4
White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Seen in main pannes. Continuing this week.
Least Sandpiper 13
Semipalmated Sandpiper 7
American Herring Gull 42
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 2
Common Tern 65
Roseate Tern 2
Red-throated Loon 2
Northern Gannet 4
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Great Egret 5
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 1
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 9
Purple Martin 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 2
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 8
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 8
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 7
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237076913
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Upcoming Field Trips
Field Trips / Events
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Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe 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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Barretts Mill Farmland
Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United StatesThis 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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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesDuring 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.
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Arlington Reservoir
Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United StatesIn 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 [...]
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored 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.