August 28, 2026
My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
Not a great photo, but the weather was cloudy both times I took photos, around noon and then again at 2:15 today (Sunday).
The bird was between the Brotherton Bridge and Blue Heron Pond, on the right side, on the ground and on fallen tree limbs around noon, then perched around eye level later.
More on Bicknell's Thrush here.
A close-up of a Gray-cheeked Thrush during a 2011 bird-banding session in the Meadowlands is below.