Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 11, 2024 6:50 AM – 11:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Sunny to partly cloudy, upper 60’s, mid-tide dropping.  Led BBC walk with stops at the main panne, roadside, Wardens, Hellcat, and parking lot 5.

60 species

Canada Goose  17    With many young.

Mute Swan  3

Gadwall  4

Mallard  26

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  4

Virginia Rail  1

Killdeer  4

Piping Plover  3

American Woodcock  1

Willet  18

Semipalmated Sandpiper  3

Herring Gull  4

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Least Tern  4

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Black-crowned Night Heron  4    NP from NPO.

Snowy Egret  5

Great Egret  4

Great Blue Heron  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Willow Flycatcher  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  5

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  1

Purple Martin  11

Barn Swallow  2

House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  4

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  6

Brown Thrasher  2

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  1

Purple Finch  2

American Goldfinch  2

Field Sparrow  1

Saltmarsh Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  10

Bobolink  4

Orchard Oriole  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  14

Mourning Warbler  1    Pines Trail.  Well heard, very close by.  Thanks, Tom!

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  1

Blackburnian Warbler  1    Pines Trail.  Great looks.  Thanks, Tom!

Yellow Warbler  6

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S181501670

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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