Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Canada Goose 35 Mallard 26 Mourning Dove 20 Herring Gull 5 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron 1 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 8 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Northern Flicker 2 Merlin …...
Montclair Hawkwatch Update: Oct 13th – Nov 2nd, 2021
This was another period of feast or famine at Montclair, punctuated by some weather events (in other words, a typical October). The 13th was certainly a famine, with only a single migrant Sharp-shinned counted, but accipiter numbers started to pick up the following day, and some decently large groups of…...
Higbee Beach Birding – October 29, 2021
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Mary Watkins, Chris Marks, Dave Pollard Temp: 60° F Winds:  15-25 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 40 species Species Count Brant 7 Canada Goose 8 Wood Duck 4 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 2 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 300…...
E-Z Birding at the Point – October 28, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 61° F Winds:  5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 56 species Species Count Canada Goose 40 Mute Swan 56 Blue-winged Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 24 American Wigeon 48 Mallard 36 American Black Duck 2 Northern Pintail 6 Green-winged Teal 11 Ring-necked Duck 2…...
Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 27, 2021
Leaders: Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 62 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 67 Northern Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 40 Surf/Black Scoter 60 Killdeer 2 Sanderling 55 Greater Yellowlegs 11 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 6 Lesser…...
Migration at the Point – October 27, 2021
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 60° F Winds:  NNW 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 56 species Species Count Canada Goose 35 Mute Swan 9 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 26 Mallard 25 American Black Duck 15 Northern Pintail 3 Green-winged Teal 32 Ring-necked Duck 2…...