We had a great Super Bird Sunday IV Walk — with roughly 50 folks, and 33 species of birds. 

Mike Turso ID'd the first bird on the walk that had the same name as an NFL team — a (Arizona) Cardinal. and Jackie DeMarco correctly ID'd an (Atlanta) falcon (American Kestrel).

What's more, since the first part of the walk produced no NFL team birds, Tony Gregorio was credited for identifying a (Detroit) Red-wing.

All three winners received NJMC pontoon boat cruises for two this summer.

(Congrats to Mike, Jackie and Tony!)

Although a (Philadelphia) eagle was seen by two of the walk leaders, no participant saw it so the prize went unclaimed.

We saw no (Baltimore) Ravens on the walk, though we did see some later at the Kearny Marsh.

Thanks to Julie McCall and Denise Farrell for helping to compile the list of birds seen on Super Bird Sunday Walk at the former Kingsland landfill.

The full list follows, along with a list of birds seen at the Kearny Marsh (and another photo of the American White Pelican, with American [black] Coots).

Former Kingsland Landfill, Bergen, US-NJ
Feb 3, 2013 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Super Bird Sunday IV Walk, Bergen County Audubon Society and NJ Meadowlands Commision
33 species

Canada Goose  X
American Black Duck  X
Mallard  X
Northern Pintail  X
Bufflehead  X
Hooded Merganser  X
Common Merganser  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Black-crowned Night-Heron  X
Northern Harrier  X
Bald Eagle  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
American Kestrel  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Black-capped Chickadee  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
American Pipit  X
American Tree Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X
Swamp Sparrow  X
White-throated Sparrow  X
White-crowned Sparrow  X
Dark-eyed Junco  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
American Goldfinch  X

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Meadowlands IBA–Kearny Marsh, Hudson, US-NJ
Feb 3, 2013 12:10 PM – 12:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Saw White Pelican with many folks, then birded along Kearny Marsh trail
17 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  X
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)  X
American White Pelican  1    
Great Blue Heron  X
American Coot  X
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Rock Pigeon  X
Mourning Dove  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Common Raven  X
Northern Mockingbird  X
American Tree Sparrow  X
Fox Sparrow  X
Song Sparrow  X