Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Sep 10, 2024 6:48 AM – 10:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

7.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments: I joined the Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.

Mostly sunny 57-69 degrees with winds varying West 7 to NW 8 mph and gusts up to 15 mph. Tide outgoing with low tide at 10:57 am.

We stopped at the pans, North Pool Overlook, Hellcat dike twice, Sandy Point State Reservation, Lot 7 Emerson Rocks and Stage Island trail along the dike. Distance estimated to adjust for return trip.

37 species

Canada Goose 50 Rough estimate in Stage Island Pool

Mallard 5

Green-winged Teal 3 Hellcat Bill Forward Pool

Common Eider 10 Emerson Rocks

Sora 1 Continuing in corner of Bill Forward from Hellcat dike

Killdeer 1

Semipalmated Plover 25 Pans, Bill Forward Pool, Sandy Point and Lot 7 beach

Short-billed Dowitcher 16

Long-billed Dowitcher 11 Hellcat dike North Pool. One group of 3 and another group of 8 flew in. Long bills, hunch back shape stood out from other Short billed Dowitchers nearby

Greater Yellowlegs 18

Sanderling 5 Sandy Point State Reservation and Lot 7 beach

Dunlin 2 Main pans

White-rumped Sandpiper 10 Main pans

Least Sandpiper 2 On far shore main pans. Smaller shorebirds with yellowish green legs . Needed scope to see enough color.

Semipalmated Sandpiper 125 Rough estimate at pans, Hellcat, Sandy Point and Lot 7

Ring-billed Gull 10

American Herring Gull 15

Great Black-backed Gull 4 Sandy Point and Lot 7 Emerson Rocks

Common Tern 2 Sandy Point

Double-crested Cormorant 5

Black-crowned Night Heron 4 Immatures near the concrete water control at Hellcat dike North Pool

Snowy Egret 26 Main pans and Lot 3 pans

Great Egret 5

Great Blue Heron 3

Turkey Vulture 1

Osprey 2

Cooper’s Hawk 1 Seen flying near Cross Farm Hill with a Northern Harrier. Long tail and shape of Accipiter

Northern Harrier 3

Belted Kingfisher 1 Hovering and chattering calls near Lot 1 boat ramp

American Crow 2

Black-capped Chickadee 3

Barn Swallow 12 Beach Sandy Point and Lot 7 brach

European Starling 3

Gray Catbird 7

American Goldfinch 4

Song Sparrow 1

Eastern Towhee 3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206121028

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Photo credit: Manomet

Photo credit: Manomet