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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