Info & pictures of common New Jersey birds: the woodpecker, cardinal, king fisher, warbler, robin, tufted titmouse, finch, mallard, cormorant, baby ducks, grebe, goose, cat bird, sapsucker, northern flicker, chickadee, merganser, hawk, heron, hairy woodpecker & goldfinch plus muskrat, groundhog & beaver. Many photos were taken at Lake Nelson in Piscataway, NJ and others in NJ bird spots: Cape May, the Meadowlands, and Sandy Hook or vacations in Florida, California and the Caribbean.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Sharp-shinned Hawk For Pat
Chris' sister Pat complained that we haven't been posting recently. It's been cold and cloudy and the usual birds have been around: finches, cardinals, woodpeckers, titmice, juncos, etc. However, they all leave when the sharp-shinned hawk comes by.
Saw one of these guys on my way home today, standing on a flapping pidgen, 5 feet off the road. Pulled around and watched with the glasses from 25 yards for 3-4 minutes, till it quit flapping, then he flew off, low through the trees. Way cool.
Saw one of these guys on my way home today, standing on a flapping pidgen, 5 feet off the road. Pulled around and watched with the glasses from 25 yards for 3-4 minutes, till it quit flapping, then he flew off, low through the trees. Way cool.
ReplyDeleteThank you for helping me with the ID.
Jeff in Atco