We had an amazing First-Sunday Walk at DeKorte Park, with some amazing birds and lots of really nice folks.

How’s this for highlights: The walk began with a Snowy Owl perched on a pipe atop the Kingsland Landfill (seen by everyone on Disposal Road but latecomers), and it ended with a Light-phase Rough-legged Hawk over the entrance to Dekorte.

Interspersed in between were Bald Eagle (perched on 1E), Am. Kestrels, Northern Harriers and a Common Raven.

Thanks to everyone who attended!

Full list follows.

Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen, US-NJ
Mar 2, 2014 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.4 mile(s)
Comments:     NJMC/BCAS First Sunday walk, including Disposal Road
35 species

Canada Goose  X
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Canvasback  X
Ring-necked Duck  X
Bufflehead  X
Hooded Merganser  X
Common Merganser  X
Northern Harrier  X
Bald Eagle  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Rough-legged Hawk  X
Killdeer  X     Heard only
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Snowy Owl  2     a few saw two, one at DeKorte and one on Disposal…
Downy Woodpecker  X
American Kestrel  2
American Crow  X
Fish Crow  X
Common Raven  X
Carolina Wren  X
American Robin  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
European Starling  X
American Tree Sparrow  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
House Sparrow  X