Sunday’s annual Kingsland Landfill walk could not have been better: great group of people, sunny skies, and winds out of the north, which provide great views of the visiting Rough-legged Hawk.

As promised, here’s a full list of birds seen on the walk, plus more pix, including the Rough-leg being photo-bombed by the ski slope at American Dream (above).

Full list follows.

Former Kingsland Landfill, Bergen, US-NJ Dec 7, 2014 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.1 mile(s)

Comments:     Great First Sunday Walk, promoted in the NY Times. Started in DeKorte Park and walked along the Kingsland Landfill.
27 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Hooded Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Accipiter sp. X
Downy Woodpecker
crow sp.
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20828856