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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury US-MA 42.76548, -70.80460, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2026 5:45 AM – 1:35 PM

Protocol: Traveling

7.403 mile(s)

91 species

Canada Goose  4

Mute Swan  2

Gadwall  9

Mallard  18

American Black Duck  5

Green-winged Teal  4

Common Eider  5

Bufflehead  6

Wild Turkey  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  2

Clapper Rail  1    Continuing

Black-bellied Plover  1

Killdeer  7

Semipalmated Plover  4

Wilson’s Phalarope  1

Lesser Yellowlegs  6

Willet  12

Greater Yellowlegs  17

Sanderling  7

White-rumped Sandpiper  1    In salt pans

Least Sandpiper  28

Semipalmated Sandpiper  8

American Herring Gull  10

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Common Loon  2

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Yellow-crowned Night Heron  1    Continuing M10

Snowy Egret  3

Green Heron  1

Great Egret  8

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  1

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Merlin  2

Peregrine Falcon  1

Least Flycatcher  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

White-eyed Vireo  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  200

Purple Martin  5

Barn Swallow  14

Northern House Wren  1

Marsh Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  5

Brown Thrasher  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Wood Thrush  1    H

American Robin  1

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  4

Purple Finch  2    H

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  1

Field Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  1

Savannah Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  6

Bobolink  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle  4

Ovenbird  1    H

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  2

American Redstart  2

Northern Parula  2

Magnolia Warbler  2

Blackburnian Warbler  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337297954

Cashman Park, Newburyport US-MA 42.81707, -70.87806, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2026 1:55 PM – 2:06 PM

Protocol: Stationary

4 species

Ring-billed Gull  8

American Herring Gull  3

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Osprey  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337297967

Wet Meadows, Newbury US-MA (42.7885,-70.9093), Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2026 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    BBC Big Day last stop

5 species

Canada Goose  2

Glossy Ibis  40

White-faced Ibis  1    Continuing with large flock of glossy ibis, Differentiated by lighter, more reddish brown coloration and facial differences.

Turkey Vulture  3

Red-winged Blackbird  9

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337297983

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  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Great Meadows NWR, Concord

    Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United States

    We will walk slowly along the dike looking for rails, shorebirds, and wading birds. The we will continue to an adjacent site where we have permission to enter private property, to look for Night-Herons. On our return, we will look for migrating Common Nighthawks! Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available;

  • Early migrants at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp

    Lincoln - Drumlin Farm 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States

    Join us for a late summer bird walk at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp, two hotspots in Lincoln where early spring migrants often show up. We expect to see Killdeers, Indigo Buntings, several species of raptors, and hopefully a variety of early migrant Warblers. If we are lucky, we might find a Waterthrush at

  • Shorebirds, Herons, Swallows, & More at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    Shorebirds, Herons, & Swallows. Bring a chair, bug spray, and water. Trip runs until dark. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restroom available.

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

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