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Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 13, 2026

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Alan & Robin Crawford, Pam Hubert

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Weather Conditions: low to mid 60s, bright and sunny, with little to no breeze.

14 participants joined us for a great morning of birding around Lily Lake, with good numbers of warblers around Northwood and the north end of the lake, and a raptor show to finish!

57 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 7
Blue-winged Teal 1
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Ruth Bergstrom

Yellow-billed Cuckoo photo by Ruth Bergstrom

Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 40
Osprey 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8
Cooper’s Hawk 5
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 185
American Crow 4
Common Raven 2
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 10
European Starling 8
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 5
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 6
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Cape May Warbler 3
Northern Parula 3
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 40
Northern Cardinal 3
New Jersey Audubon
New Jersey Audubon
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