Yesterday's walk was notable for its long list of notable birds — including Long-tailed Duck, American Widgeon, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Gray Ghost, Bald Eagle, Pied-billed Grebe, White-crowned Sparrow (above) and a pair of Ospreys.
Thanks to Roy Woodford for the White-crown photo!
Full list of 43 — count 'em, 43 — species follows.
Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen, US-NJ
Apr 1, 2012 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.3 mile(s)
Comments: This was the First Sunday of the Month sponsored by Bergen County Audubon Society and the N.J. Meadowlands Commission.
43 species
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail X
Green-winged Teal X
Greater Scaup X
Lesser Scaup X
Long-tailed Duck X In the Saw Mill Creek Mudflats….
Mute Swan X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail X
Green-winged Teal X
Greater Scaup X
Lesser Scaup X
Long-tailed Duck X In the Saw Mill Creek Mudflats….
(Thanks, Julie and Denise, and vice versa!)
Bufflehead X
Common Merganser X
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Bufflehead X
Common Merganser X
Ruddy Duck X
Pied-billed Grebe X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Egret X
Osprey X
Bald Eagle X
Northern Harrier X
Killdeer X
Greater Yellowlegs X
Lesser Yellowlegs X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker X
Bald Eagle X
Northern Harrier X
Killdeer X
Greater Yellowlegs X
Lesser Yellowlegs X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Tree Swallow X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Sparrow X
Also present on Sunday at DeKorte and Disposal Road/Amvets Way before and/or after the walk:
Rock Pigeon
Blue Jay
Great Blue Heron (5)
American Goldfinch
Common Loon (flyover)
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ring-necked Pheasant
Brown Creeper
and off Valley Brook Ave: an Eastern Phoebe.
Also worth noting that although White-crowned numbers seemed down this year – I had to fight for every White-crowned I got all winter – yesterday I had a grand total of 12!
Spring is here!