EZ Birding - Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

EZ Birding highlights included quick peeks at the Virginia Rail, two adult Red-headed Woodpeckers flying in off the ocean, and a Canada Warbler. Two very close Bald Eagles were also a treat to see. Leaders: Chuck Slugg and Warren Cairo.
66 species

Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  8
Gadwall  6
American Black Duck  2
Mallard  10
Northern Shoveler  2
Green-winged Teal  6
Red-throated Loon  2
Northern Gannet  15
Double-crested Cormorant  50
Great Blue Heron  6
Great Egret  4
Glossy Ibis  8
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  8
Bald Eagle  2
Northern Harrier  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Virginia Rail  1
American Coot  20
Piping Plover  1
Killdeer  4
American Oystercatcher  6
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Wilson's Snipe  2
Laughing Gull  12
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  6
Forster's Tern  30
Rock Pigeon  6
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  6
Red-headed Woodpecker  2     seen by bird walk group and Tom Reed, Glen Davis,
Tiffany Kersten, et al.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  25
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  8
Purple Martin  50
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  4
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  4     heard only
Carolina Wren  4     heard only
House Wren  1     heard only
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  12
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  6
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Chipping Sparrow  3     heard only
Field Sparrow  2     heard only
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  15
Boat-tailed Grackle  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
House Finch  8
House Sparrow  6

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/content/nj)