We had a slightly wet but invigorating Third Tuesday of the Month walk at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus. Highlights of the 30 bird species we saw included several Forster's Terns, four types of shorebirds and some great looks at the often elusive Yellow Warblers.

Full list follows.

Meadowlands IBA–Mill Creek Marsh, Hudson, US-NJ
May 15, 2012 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     This is the third-Tuesday of the month walk sponsored by  the Bergen County Audubon Society and the N.J. Meadowlands Commission.
30 species

Canada Goose  X
Gadwall  X
Mallard  X
Great Egret  X
Snowy Egret  X
Spotted Sandpiper  X
Greater Yellowlegs  X
Semipalmated Sandpiper  X
Least Sandpiper  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Forster's Tern  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Chimney Swift  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
American Crow  X
Tree Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
Yellow Warbler  X
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Sparrow  X