NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse has compiled the list for the Great Backyard Bird Count Walk at DeKorte last Friday. Richard Moraghan supplied the photo above.
Click "Continue reading…" to see the list and a list from the same day from Harrier Meadow in North Arlington and one from Saturday at the Kearny Marsh.
Locality: 07071, Lyndhurst, Bergen County, NJ Observation Date: FEB 13, 2009 Start Time: 10:00 AM Total Birding Time: 3 hours Party Size: 30
Skill: excellent
Weather: fair
Snow Depth: No snow was present
Habitat(s):
urban
salt water
Number of Species: 41
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose – 45
Mute Swan – 5
Gadwall – 19
American Black Duck – 91
Mallard – 106
Northern Shoveler – 4
Northern Pintail – 107 Confirmed
Green-winged Teal – 145
Canvasback – 102 Confirmed
Bufflehead – 64 Confirmed
Hooded Merganser – 17
Common Merganser – 36
Ring-necked Pheasant – 1
Double-crested Cormorant – 3
Northern Harrier – 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1
Red-shouldered Hawk – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 5
American Kestrel – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 162
Herring Gull – 26
Great Black-backed Gull – 21
Rock Pigeon – 34
Mourning Dove – 2
Snowy Owl – 2 Confirmed
Short-eared Owl – 1
Belted Kingfisher – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 2
American Crow – 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1
American Robin – 1
Northern Mockingbird – 2
European Starling – 18
Song Sparrow – 11
White-throated Sparrow – 57
White-crowned Sparrow – 3 Confirmed
Northern Cardinal – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 14
Common Grackle – 3
American Goldfinch – 4
House Sparrow – 21
Comments —————————————-
The location of the count was at DeKorte Park and environs in the NJ Meadowlands. We also saw a Eurasion Green-winged Teal (Common Teal).
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Locality: 07031, North Arlington, Bergen County, NJ Observation Date: FEB 13, 2009 Start Time: 1:00 PM Total Birding Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Party Size: 4
Skill: excellent
Weather: fair
Snow Depth: No snow was present
Habitat(s):
urban
salt water
Number of Species: 31
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose – 45
Mute Swan – 4
Gadwall – 63
American Black Duck – 4
Mallard – 92
Northern Shoveler – 3
Northern Pintail – 17
Green-winged Teal – 76
Ring-necked Duck – 1
Bufflehead – 3
Common Merganser – 25
Great Blue Heron – 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron – 2
Northern Harrier – 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 6
American Kestrel – 1
Merlin – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 54
Herring Gull – 1
Great Black-backed Gull – 2
Rock Pigeon – 52
Mourning Dove – 3
Belted Kingfisher – 1
Northern Flicker – 1
American Crow – 3
Northern Mockingbird – 2
European Starling – 21
Song Sparrow – 2
White-throated Sparrow – 1
House Sparrow – 4
Comments —————————————-
Count was done at a wetland called Harrier Meadow.
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Locality: 07032, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ Observation Date: FEB 14, 2009 Start Time: 11:00 AM Total Birding Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Party Size: 1
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Snow Depth: No snow was present
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
scrub
urban
freshwater
Number of Species: 40
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose – 89
Mute Swan – 56
Gadwall – 21
American Black Duck – 9
Mallard – 89
Northern Shoveler – 23
Northern Pintail – 65
Green-winged Teal – 12
Bufflehead – 7
Hooded Merganser – 24
Common Merganser – 177
Red-breasted Merganser – 12
Ruddy Duck – 1
Double-crested Cormorant – 12
Great Cormorant – 2
Great Blue Heron – 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron – 1
American Coot – 28
Killdeer – 4
Ring-billed Gull – 109
Herring Gull – 26
Great Black-backed Gull – 20
gull sp. – 47
Rock Pigeon – 59
Mourning Dove – 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 2
American Crow – 7
Common Raven – 1
Black-capped Chickadee – 1
American Robin – 1
Northern Mockingbird – 2
European Starling – 13
American Tree Sparrow – 22
Song Sparrow – 4
Swamp Sparrow – 1
White-throated Sparrow – 7
Northern Cardinal – 4
Red-winged Blackbird – 30
House Sparrow – 9
Comments —————————————-
Count at Kearny Marsh. Other species seen: Cackling Goose.