Medford Leas Birders

Lumberton Leas 3d Winter Bird Census, January 16, 2002

Ring-billed Gulls
Ring-billed Gulls
Ruddy Ducks
Ruddy Ducks
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck

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