We had a great walk in Harrier Meadow on Tuesday, kicked off with a bird-banding demonstration by the Meadowlands Commission's Mike Newhouse. (Great to see so many new faces and familiar faces!)

Walk highlights included a Blue-winged Teal, a Spotted Sandpiper and lots of raptors.

Full list follows. (Thanks, Denise, for help with the list, and thanks to Marie Longo for the photo!)

Meadowlands IBA–Harrier Meadows (restricted access), Bergen, US-NJ
Apr 17, 2012 10:20 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Comments:     Third Tuesday of the Month walk, led by Bergen Audubon and the Meadowlands Commission
36 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Gadwall  X
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Blue-winged Teal  X
Northern Shoveler  X
Northern Pintail  X
Green-winged Teal  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Egret  X
Osprey  X
Northern Harrier  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
American Kestrel  X
falcon sp.  X
Killdeer  X
Spotted Sandpiper  X
Greater Yellowlegs  X
Lesser Yellowlegs  X
Wilson's Snipe  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Blue Jay  X
Fish Crow  X
Tree Swallow  X
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
warbler sp.  X
Song Sparrow  X
Sparrow sp.
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Sparrow  X