We had great weather and a nice turnout for Sunday’s Disposal Road/DeKorte Park bird walk — the final First Sunday of the Month for 2013.
Disposal Road raptor action was predictable but entertaining — Redtails, Harriers and Kestrels, with lots of sparrows on the way. Of note saw our first mini-raft of Canvasbacks, a sure sign that winter is around the corner.
Full list follows, along with a shot of that Red-Tail that posed so patiently for us along Disposal Road. Turns out he had a feather in his mouth. Not sure if it was his, or his meal’s. (Insert joke here.)
Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen, US-NJ
Dec 1, 2013 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.35 mile(s)
Comments: First Sunday Walk with BCAS and NJMC
35 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Gadwall (Anas strepera) X
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) X
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) X
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) X
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) X
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) X
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) X
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) X
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) X
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) X
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) X
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) X
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) X
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) X
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) X
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) X
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) X
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) X
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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