Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
05-Nov-2022 08:56 – 13:28
Protocol: Traveling
6.9 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC TRIP TO: Parker River NWR and Vicinity – Extremely warm day for this time of year! Beautiful weather brought a great group out for some birdin!  We worked our way into the refuge Lot 1, Boat ramp, Pannes, Scurves, Wardens, North Pool Overlook, Hellcat dike /trails, & Pines and made a few pit stops on our way back out snagging Siskins at the NPO as we were leaving! Great way to end this leg of the trip.
Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  7
Gadwall  2
Mallard  19
American Black Duck  249
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)  1
Northern Pintail  2
Green-winged Teal (American)  220
Bufflehead  8
duck sp.  120
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  10
Mourning Dove  4
Black-bellied Plover  75
Dunlin  92
Greater Yellowlegs  4
Bonaparte’s Gull  3
Ring-billed Gull  62
Herring Gull (American)  37
Great Black-backed Gull  3
Red-throated Loon  2
Common Loon  3
Double-crested Cormorant  121
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  3
Turkey Vulture  3
Northern Harrier  3
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper’s Hawk  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  19
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Horned Lark  4
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  3
Pine Siskin  2    NPO
American Goldfinch  14
Snow Bunting  6
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S121938158
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
05-Nov-2022 13:52 – 15:46
Protocol: Traveling
2.28 mile(s)
 We worked our way into the Reservation stopping at the pine grove and trails, onto the Boat ramp, then over to the Jetty /Oceanside. The Crossbills were a nice way to end the 2nd leg of the trip.
American Black Duck  33
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  32
White-winged Scoter  2
Black Scoter  500    Conservative-big movement
scoter sp.  400
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  1
Black-bellied Plover  14
Dunlin  6
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Bonaparte’s Gull  3
Ring-billed Gull  42
Herring Gull (American)  23
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Red-throated Loon  3
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  11
Double-crested Cormorant  82
Turkey Vulture  2
Northern Harrier  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  4
House Finch  2
Red Crossbill  3    Young females in pine grove corner after you turn towards campgrounds on right side of road.  Also have a recording (with discussion in background).
American Goldfinch  14
American Tree Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  5
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S121938159

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician   The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).

VIRTUAL FALL MEETING

You are invited to join us for the BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB 2021 VIRTUAL FALL MEETING October 27, 2021  7:00 – 8:30 PM Register at Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1BQ6FWYRT8earn6zIPeNug Guest Speaker: ROSEMARY MOSCO Cartooning for Bird Conservation Join

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician   The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).

VIRTUAL FALL MEETING

You are invited to join us for the BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB 2021 VIRTUAL FALL MEETING October 27, 2021  7:00 – 8:30 PM Register at Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1BQ6FWYRT8earn6zIPeNug Guest Speaker: ROSEMARY MOSCO Cartooning for Bird Conservation Join

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded

ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician   The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).

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