Parker River NWR–Hellcat Dunes Loop, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 14, 2024 6:15 AM – 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.921 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Spring Warbler walk for Brookline Bird Club led by Dave Williams. On a partly sunny and mild morning, our group spent several hours walking the boardwalk at Hellcat on Parker River NWR in search of migrating warblers and other species that make use of this important oasis along their route north. We were rewarded with several different species, most of which all the participants were able to see well. A fantastic morning of birding.
54 species
Canada Goose 4
Mourning Dove 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Willet 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 1
Least Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tree Swallow 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern House Wren 2
Marsh Wren 4
Gray Catbird 12
Swainson’s Thrush 3
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 7
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Black-and-white Warbler 11
Tennessee Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 11
American Redstart 10
Cape May Warbler 3
Northern Parula 9
Magnolia Warbler 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 7
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 7
Wilson’s Warbler 7
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S200031496
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Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill,
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh,
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill,
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh,
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet
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