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The day was cloudy with temperatures in the upper 20 degrees. We gathered at the Community Center at 9:00 am. Walking across the meadow there were no birds to be seen on the ground or on the roof tops. Our group hoped to see some ducks at Monarch Lake, but it was iced over and even the usual large gathering of Canada Geese was gone.
We headed down the Rancocas trail behind our pool and on to the KD trail, then out to the end of the Rancocas trail. We finally began to see some birds. Across the Rancocas on a bare tree, we saw two adult Bald Eagles. Dino had seen an immature Eagle there earlier in the morning. We then began to see gulls, ducks, and several decoys. A lone belted Kingfisher was perched on a tree across the water A Great Blue Heron flew by headed downstream.
Participants: Ethel Cebra, Joe Costanza, Dino Fiabane, Robert Koch, Alvin Migdal, Miriam Swartz and Louise Tompkins. Ann Campbell, Joe Costanza and Peggy Fiabane participated from home.
Bird list:
317 individuals
31 species
Canada Goose 90
Mallard 41
American Black Duck 6
Ring-necked Duck 25
Common Merganser 17
Mourning Dove 4
Ring-billed Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 9
European Starling 5
House Finch 38
American Goldfinch 7
Dark-eyed Junco 6
White-throated Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 1
Northern Cardinal 8
