Bird Walk for All People - Thursday, September 20th, 2012

The Bird Walk for All People enjoyed a variety of birds this morning. Raptors included American Kestrel, Osprey, Broad-winged Hawk, and Bald Eagles. One Bald Eagle flew past at eye level being chased by American Crows. Other birds included Caspian, Common, and Forster's Terns, Belted Kingfisher, and a variety of ducks on Bunker Pond. Leaders: Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg, Cindy Bamford, and Patty Rourke.
59 species

Canada Goose  80
Mute Swan  8
Gadwall  3
American Wigeon  6
American Black Duck  1
Mallard  26
Blue-winged Teal  7
Northern Shoveler  8
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  2
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  6
Osprey  10
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  3
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Sanderling  16
Laughing Gull  12
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  8
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Caspian Tern  2
Common Tern  12
Forster's Tern  7
Black Skimmer  250     at 2nd St. jetty; scope views only
Rock Pigeon  4
Mourning Dove  6
Chimney Swift  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  10
American Kestrel  2
White-eyed Vireo  2     heard
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  7
Tree Swallow  50
Carolina Chickadee  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
Carolina Wren  6     heard
Gray Catbird  5
Northern Mockingbird  12
European Starling  2
Cedar Waxwing  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  7
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Bobolink  10
Red-winged Blackbird  3
American Goldfinch  6

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