Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Seven Presidents Park / Sandy Hook 2/13

Another weekend spent in NJ due to family problems. Shari & I got away on Sunday to Long Branch and Sandy Hook and managed to add 3 new birds for the year--not much, but something. Typically, the White-winged Crossbills we'd hoped to see at Seven Presidents were spotted a half hour after we left.

We just haven't been able to get in sync with where the birds are this year. Weather and family contingencies have played their part, but still, I feel that we should be doing better.

Our lists:
Seven Presidents Park
Number of species:    11
Canada Goose    80
Common Merganser    2
Common Loon    1
Sanderling    16
Ring-billed Gull    100
Herring Gull    100
Great Black-backed Gull    2
Mourning Dove    4
Red-breasted Nuthatch    1
American Robin    15
European Starling    25

Sandy Hook
Number of species:    18
Brant    100
Canada Goose    100
American Black Duck    100
White-winged Scoter    1
Long-tailed Duck    3
Bufflehead    2
Red-breasted Merganser    4
Red-throated Loon    1

Horned Grebe    1    Spermaceti Cove
Turkey Vulture    3
Ring-billed Gull    200
Herring Gull    100
Great Black-backed Gull    3
Mourning Dove    1
American Robin    100
European Starling    25
Song Sparrow    1
White-throated Sparrow    1

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