There were 34 bird species seen during yesterday’s Mother’s Day Walk in Ridgefield led by the Bergen County Audubon Society. If you missed the walk, don’t fret. The BCAS leads free Meadowlands Nature Walks on the first Sunday and third Tuesday of every month from 10 am to noon at various locations. Next up is a stroll on the Mill Creek Marsh trail in Secaucus next Tuesday, May 17, from 10 am to noon.
Here’s the complete list of species seen yesterday:
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Bald Eagle (Alice the Eagle flew overhead on Bell Drive)
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Monk Parakeet
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Veery
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
House Sparrow