The Hawks, Trails, and Beach Walk certainly had its share of raptors this afternoon. Heading toward Lighthouse Pond we had 3 Bald Eagles, Merlins, and American Kestrels. Northern Harriers and Osprey added to the count. Pockets of warblers in the park and ducks on Bunker Pond rounded out the species count. Leaders: Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg, and Cindy Bamford.
52 species
Canada Goose 70
Mute Swan 14
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 20
Blue-winged Teal 12
Northern Shoveler 2
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 3
Pied-billed Grebe 7 6 on Bunker Pond and 1 on Lighthouse Pond East
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper's Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 6
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Black Skimmer 75 in air over 2nd St. jetty
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 17
American Kestrel 5
Merlin 3
Peregrine Falcon 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 5 heard
Tree Swallow 50
Carolina Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 7
American Robin 1 heard
Gray Catbird 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
American Redstart 7
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 8
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Savannah Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/content/nj)
