Leaders: Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 38 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 11 Northern Shoveler 10 Mallard 6 Green-winged Teal 6 scoter sp. 14 Mourning Dove 2 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 4 Stilt Sandpiper 4 Least Sandpiper 5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 15…...
Montclair Hawk Lookout Update: 9/12 – 10/1/2021
The last 3 weeks of September were not spectacular in terms of raptor numbers, but nevertheless produced some good sightings and interesting migration data. Typically, this is the period all Montclair-area birders wait with bated breath for the “big push” of Broad-winged Hawks, a true avian spectacle that is usually…...
Migration at the Point – October 6, 2021
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 54 species Species Count Mute Swan 8 Gadwall 2 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 11 Mallard 20 American Black Duck 1 Green-winged Teal 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 6 Sanderling 2 Laughing Gull 7 Herring Gull…...
Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 5, 2021
Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 68° F Winds: light winds Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy 49 species Species Count Mute Swan 6 Mallard 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Laughing Gull 3 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Egret 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 16…...
Birding the Meadows – October 4, 2021
Leaders (7:30am group): Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Leaders (7:45am group): Bill Roache, Mary Jane Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30am Group 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 14 Virginia Rail 2 Sora 2…...
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 3, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford Temp: 69° F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Sparrows are on the move, with White-throated, Swamp and Savannah seen this morning at Cox Hall Creek. A skein of Double-created Cormorants migrated high overhead, an adult Bald Eagle flew in low right over the…...
Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – October 2, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 51° F Winds: WSW 5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny The arrival of Yellow-rumped warblers was very evident this morning at the Rea Farm as they flitted and chipped along the pond edges. The fall influx of sparrows has also begun; we had a White-…...
Higbee Beach Birding – October 1, 2021
Leaders (7:30am group): Melissa Roach, Chris Marks, Jackie Parker Leaders (7:45am group): Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30 am group 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Wood Duck 2 Mourning Dove 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Herring Gull 1 Common Loon 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey…...
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny Lovely day in the park. Highlights include perched Kestrel and Bald Eagle on the beach with a Brown Pelican beach floating by. 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 56 Blue-winged Teal 8 Gadwall 1 Eurasian Wigeon 1…...