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

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]

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