We had a challenging First-Sunday-of-the-Month Walk at DeKorte Park. Freezing rain and icy conditions made birding difficult, but 15 of us still had 27 species in an hour or so…  Not exactly chopped liver.   Stopped the walk early because of slippery walking conditions.

Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen, US-NJ
Jan 5, 2014 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     First Sunday of the month walk — Bergen County Audubon Society and NJ Meadowlands Commission
27 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  X
Gadwall (Anas strepera)  X
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  X
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  X
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  X
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  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
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  X
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  X
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  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
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)  X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  X
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  X