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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

October 17, 2012

Rob Fanning’s Celery Farm Report

Rob sez:

Nice morning at the CF today. Was greeted by a low fly-by adult
BALD EAGLE over the lake at 7:30 AM. Other highlights incl. a
"triple-header" of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (Ims), a single LINCOLN'S
SPARROW, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 13+ PINE SISKINS incl a small group landed
briefly along NN Culvert, Palm Warblers, RC Kinglets, several flyover
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, PIPITS, and of course, PURPLE FINCHES…41 species in
all–full list below…

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 8:36 AM

The Celery Farm, Bergen, US-NJ
Oct 17, 2012 7:26 AM – 8:44 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
41 species

Canada Goose X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Bald Eagle 1    adult low over lake @ 7:31
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X H
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Brown Creeper X    H
Carolina Wren X H
Golden-crowned Kinglet X H
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X    H
European Starling 9
American Pipit X    several heard flying over
Cedar Waxwing 9 flyovers
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm
Warbler 5 +    yellow
Yellow-rumped Warbler X    several heard
Song Sparrow X
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 3    Ims together
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird 3    prob. more–1 seen well in flight
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X    H
Purple Finch 6+
Pine Siskin 13+    small flock landed briefly + flyovers
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X