Plenty of highlights on yesterday's walk — in addition to the banding demo by the NJMC's Mike Newhouse (above left, with a young birder named Nestor), which provided great looks at Yellow-breasted Chats, warblers, catbirds and more. 

  We saw a distant Coyote walking along the edge of a distant 1-E Landfill, a flock of Greater Yellowlegs,  great looks at the American Avocet, which has been here for three weeks now, a Prairie Warbler and a Pied-billed Grebe.

Did not see the Caspian Tern that has been hanging out here.

Only a few American Kestrels around, but we had up-close views of one as Mike banded it (left).

Full list follows. (Thanks again to all our participants!)

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The bug is a Locust Borer. It only attacks Black Locust around here, but there are plenty of Black Locusts, and they are considered invasive.