Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 26, 2021 7:47 AM – 11:59 AM
Checklist Comments: 44 degree air temperature with overcast skies and 7 mph winds from the West @ the start. BBC Bird walk ! So much fun with Seth A, Audrey, Matt, Stan, Hannah, Kate, Margaret C & Jon W ! Thanks to all for a great day of birding !
47 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 25 Pans at Lot # 3 and in pans South of Main Pan
Mute Swan 2 In pool behind The Wardens
Northern Shoveler 15 @ Stage Island Pool
Gadwall 2 Pans at Lot # 3
American Wigeon 4 1 @ Pans across from Lot # 3 & three @ Stage Island Pool.
Mallard 7 Pans at Lot # 3
American Black Duck 25 Pans at Lot # 3
Northern Pintail 70 At Main Pan @ Lot # 3
Green-winged Teal 8 Pans at Lot # 3 (thanks Jon W).
Lesser Scaup 6 @ BF Pool @ Hellcat. Dark green head, point on head behind eye, diving continuously while feeding
Common Eider 25 @ Emerson Rocks
Surf Scoter 14 @ Emerson Rocks (thanks Margaret & Jon).
White-winged Scoter 9 @ Emerson Rocks
Black Scoter 1 @ Emerson Rocks
Long-tailed Duck 1 @ Emerson Rocks
Bufflehead 12 @ PI Sound from The Wardens & Stage Island Pool Tower – seen well through scope
Common Goldeneye 2 @ Stage Island Pool Tower – seen well through scope
Hooded Merganser 4 @ Stage Island Pool Tower – seen well through scope
Red-breasted Merganser 2 @ Stage Island Pool Tower – seen well through scope
Red-necked Grebe 9 From staircase @ Lot # 1 – seen well through scope.
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 50 On wires North of Guard House
Mourning Dove 34 On wires North of Guard House
American Coot 3 At North Pool @ Hellcat Dike. All black plumage with Gray bill. Seen well through scope by entire group.
Dunlin 37 Pans at Lot # 3 & flying over PI Sound
White-rumped Sandpiper 5 2 flying within a flock of Dunlin @ Main Pans (thanks Jon W) and 3 Flying with a flock of Dunlin over PI Sound. Dark back, white underneath with white rump !
Razorbill 2 1 @ Lot # 1 Staircase & 2nd one @ Emerson Rocks.
Ring-billed Gull 4 @ Emerson Rocks
Herring Gull 9 @ Emerson Rocks
Red-throated Loon 7 From staircase @ Lot # 1 – seen well through scope.
Common Loon 5 From staircase @ Lot # 1 – seen well through scope.
Northern Gannet 2 From staircase @ Lot # 1 – seen well through scope.
Double-crested Cormorant 2 @ Emerson Rocks
Red-tailed Hawk 1 On Boundary Stone behind North Pool Overlook (thanks Hannah).
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2 In tree @ “S Curves” just North of The Wardens
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2 1 @ Lot # 1 Parking Lot (thanks Seth) & 1 across the street from The Wardens entrance (thanks Hannah).
Western Kingbird 1 (WEKI) Yellow belly, pale gray chest & head; dark eye stripe; Long brown tail and wings with white stripes; olive plumage in shoulders and back. It exhibited a “Robin-like” flight pattern as it flitted up and around the tree tops while foraging for insects. 9 of us observed this bird well through scope from across the street of the entrance to The Wardens. (Thanks Stan).
Blue Jay 1 In tree @ “S Curves” just North of The Wardens
American Crow 100 In tree @ “S Curves” just North of The Wardens
Black-capped Chickadee 2 In tree @ “S Curves” just North of The Wardens
European Starling 18 On wires North of Guard House
Northern Mockingbird 2 @ Middens & perched in tall tree South Of BF Pool
American Robin 5 In trees @ “S Curves” just North of The Wardens
House Finch 2 In low brush @ Lot # 1 parking lot
American Tree Sparrow 1 In trees below Stage Island Pool Tower
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2 @ The Wardens by Tractors
Savannah Sparrow 2 In brush Underneath the Stage Pool Tower
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich) 1 Larger Sparrow with overall gray & brown plumage with yellow supercilium, lores & malar. Bright white vertical stripe down center of cap. Then streaking on breast & flanks. Flitting between brush with other Savannah’s. Seen well through bins in the brush Underneath the Stage Pool Tower.
Song Sparrow 7 @ The Wardens
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S98195080