Parker River NWR–Salt Pannes, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 15, 2024 8:05 AM – 11:07 AM

Protocol: Traveling

7.956 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Low 70s, sunny day at PRNWR. Started at Lot 1, proceeded to the main pans, ended at Hellcat.

36 species

Green-winged Teal  6

Mourning Dove  1

Sora  1

Black-bellied Plover  4

American Golden-Plover  3

Killdeer  1

Semipalmated Plover  45

Short-billed Dowitcher  4

Long-billed Dowitcher  12    Resting at Hellcat Dike.

Greater Yellowlegs  10

Stilt Sandpiper  2

Dunlin  5

White-rumped Sandpiper  61

Least Sandpiper  2

Semipalmated Sandpiper  71

Ring-billed Gull  4

Herring Gull  8

Double-crested Cormorant  7

Yellow-crowned Night Heron  2    Seen along channel from Hellcat Dike

Snowy Egret  9

Great Egret  15

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  2

Northern Harrier  2

Northern Flicker  1

Merlin  1

Peregrine Falcon  2

Blue Jay  5

Gray Catbird  3

American Goldfinch  1

Clay-colored Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  4

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Common Yellowthroat  2

Yellow Warbler  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S195417488

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, [...]

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, [...]

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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