Our Sunday talk and walk featured a double surprise — two Red-shouldered Hawks.
The main group had an adult by the Carillon, and a smaller group had an immature Red-shoulder closer to the main parking lot. Maureen Krane supplied the shot of the adult, above. (Thanks, Maureen)
The immature (in the right-hand
photo) also had the Sun at its back, and we photographed it and thought we'd sort it out later. Just downloaded the photo at lunchtime today.
It is a threatened species in New Jersey. Read about it here. More on Red-shouldered Hawks here.
Guess we'll have top add this bird to our Winter Raptors talk.
We also had eight species of ducks (unless someone saw a Green-winged Teal that we missed). Full list follows.
Location: DeKorte Park, Lyndhurst
Observation date: 12/5/10
Number of species: 21
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Pintail
Black Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Greater Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrow
Great photos! Looking at them, I now realize that the hawk I saw soaring around outside my office window (160 Chubb, Lyndhurst) last Thursday was the adult red-shouldered. I noted the light orange-red underparts, but could not identify it until now. Thank you! 🙂
Darn, wish I could have gone. The red-shouldered hawk would have been a life bird for me. So would the canvasback have been!