The Hawks, Trails, and Beach Walk enjoyed the large variety of waterfowl on Bunker and Lighthouse Ponds. Ducks are beginning to come into breeding plumage such as Mallards, Green- and Blue-winged Teal, Northern Pintails, American Wigeon, Gadwall, and Ring-necked Ducks. We also saw Pied-billed Grebes and Ruddy Ducks. Raptors included Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Peregrine Falcons, and an American Bald Eagle. Leaders: Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg, Cindy Bamford, and Lynne Breslow.
47 species
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 14
Gadwall 26
American Wigeon 30
Mallard 20
Blue-winged Teal 12
Northern Shoveler 22
Northern Pintail 14
Green-winged Teal 36
Ring-necked Duck 6
Ruddy Duck 8
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Northern Gannet 3
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 14
Cattle Egret 1 seen by a few at end of walk; flew into Bunker Pond
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 1
American Coot 10
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Royal Tern 3
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 7
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Chickadee 4 heard
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3 heard
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 heard
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 20
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 40
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 14
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/content/nj)
