Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

February 23, 2012

Rob Fanning Report 022312

Rob sez:

Highlights incl. Wood Duck, GW Teal, Hooded Mergs, Coot, Killdeer, and 2 Winter Wrens heard–incl. 1 partially singing his incredible song…and Red-winged Blackbirds in full display/song. It sure feels like spring out there!…34+ species in 68 minutes…

Full list follows. (Thanks, Rob!)

The Celery Farm, Bergen, US-NJFeb 23, 2012 7:30 AM – 8:38 AM

Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Comments: sunny and mild;34 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 200+ many flyovers
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 3 2 flyovers; 1 drake on lake
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 50+
Green-winged Teal 5
Hooded Merganser 6
Red-shouldered Hawk X Heard only
American Coot 3
Killdeer 2 1 flyover + another heard
Ring-billed Gull 12+
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher X H
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X H
Blue Jay X H
American Crow X
crow sp. X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X H
Carolina Wren 2 (1 seen)
Winter Wren 2 H only–1 calling; 1 singing partial song
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X singing males
Common Grackle X
House Finch X H
American Goldfinch X H
House Sparrow X