Nature Done Wright

Rob sez:

Highlights were my first Ruddy Duck (female) at the CF this year and a
consistently calling Brown Creeper seen near the entrance. A Wall of
Gad of at least 60 individuals are dabbling around the lake.

 Checked LeConte's Lane on this the 4th anniversary of it's CF visit,
but no luck–I guess one LeConte's in Bergen Co. per fall is the limit… [Seymour Drake notes: One was seen at Overpeck this week.]
  
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Location:     The Celery Farm
Observation date:     10/30/09
Number of species:     22

Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     X
Wood Duck     4
Gadwall     60+
Mallard     X
Northern Shoveler     4
Green-winged Teal     ~10
Ruddy Duck     1 f.
Great Blue Heron     1
Great Egret     1
large shorebird sp.     1 (probably Greaterlegs)
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     X H
Downy Woodpecker     X
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Brown Creeper     1
Carolina Wren     1
Song Sparrow     X
Swamp Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
American Goldfinch     X