We saw pretty cool birds on Tuesday’s free guided nature walk at Laurel Hill — topped off with a look at approx. 30 Black-crowned Night Herons at a roost nearby (a big thank you to NJMC Naturalist Emeritus Don Smith for telling about it).

Speaking of the night herons, be sure to look for next Tuesday’s Teaser!

Other highlights included those Horned Larks, a Peregrine divebombing the Horned Larks and strafing a Red-tail, Great Cormorants (left) and a small forest’s worth of Tree Sparrows.

Full list follows. (Thanks to everyone who participated!)

Laurel Hill Park, Hudson, US-NJ
Jan 15, 2013 10:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Saw BCNHs at entrance to park
26 species

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Gadwall  X
Mallard  X
Pied-billed Grebe  X
Great Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Black-crowned Night-Heron  X
Northern Harrier  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Mourning Dove  X
Peregrine Falcon  X
Horned Lark  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  X
Savannah Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Swamp Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  X