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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

February 26, 2013

Rob Fanning Reports: Eastern Phoebe @ CF

Rob Fanning writes:

Had great looks at the EASTERN PHOEBE along the trail in the "dead
zone" Monday morning. A Phoebe has been reported at CF for the last few
days–and I presume this is the same bird. This represents the first
FEB. record for the preserve.

Whether or not this is the same Phoebe
present just before the Christmas count that somehow successfully
over-wintered, or a very early migrant is anyone's guess.

2 singing Winter Wrens were a pleasant surprise to hear as well.

Full list below… (Thanks, Rob!)

The Celery Farm, Bergen, US-NJ
Feb 25, 2013 7:38 AM – 8:41 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
33 species

Canada Goose X
American Black Duck 9
Mallard 7
Hooded Merganser 12
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1    poss. 2
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Eastern Phoebe 1    **1st Feb record for CF; first reported several days ago; Possibly over-wintering bird from late Dec??
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 3    Heard–2 were singing!
Carolina Wren X
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird
1
European Starling X
American Tree Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 6+
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
House Finch X
House Sparrow X