The group met at the Community Center at 8 AM and birded until 10:30 AM. We walked out to the South Branch of the Rancocas Creek, around the outer rim path. We also stopped at Joe Jordan’s home to see the video he made of the Great Horned Owl in a tree beyond his sun porch. Last, we drove over to Monarch Lake in the Lakeview development. There were no reports from feeders. The day was partly sunny, mild with little wind.
Ruddy Duck, American Coot, and Eastern Bluebird were seen during the week surrounding the count but aren’t included in the census.
Participants: Doris Curley, Joe Jordan, Howard Kriebel, Wayne Marshall, Arthur Steitz, Louise Tompkins.
Notes by Louise Tompkins
Bird List:
19 species
201 individuals
Canada Goose 35
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 1
Ring-necked Duck 43
Common Merganser 2
Mourning Dove 16
Ring-billed Gull 19
Herring Gull 30
Turkey Vulture 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 3
House Finch 26
American Goldfinch 8
Northern Cardinal 1