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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

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

2003 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2003, the Brookline Bird Club listed 294 species of birds on 242 reported trips, 13 species fewer than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

2002 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Styrneist, Statistician   During 2002, the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 species of birds on 249 reported trips, five more than last year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

2003 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2003, the Brookline Bird Club listed 294 species of birds on 242 reported trips, 13 species fewer than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

2002 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Styrneist, Statistician   During 2002, the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 species of birds on 249 reported trips, five more than last year. A total of

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

2003 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2003, the Brookline Bird Club listed 294 species of birds on 242 reported trips, 13 species fewer than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

2002 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Styrneist, Statistician   During 2002, the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 species of birds on 249 reported trips, five more than last year. A total of

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