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Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 15, 2024

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

Temp: 52° F

Winds:  NNW 9 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Ruby-crowned Kinglets seemed to be everywhere – hovering to catch insects. Large kettles of Turkey Vultures soared above, and a few lingering warblers kept us sorting through the numerous yellow-rumps.

49 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 80
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 7
Wood Duck - Ruth Bergstrom

Wood Duck photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Mallard 12
Ring-necked Duck 2
Ring-necked Duck - Ruth Bergstrom

Ring-necked Duck photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Mourning Dove 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Common Loon 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 50
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tree Swallow 30
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 28
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 6
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Common Yellowthroat - Ruth Bergstrom

Common Yellowthroat photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 80
Northern Cardinal 2
New Jersey Audubon
New Jersey Audubon
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