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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Saturday, July 24, 2010
American Goldfinch: The New Jersey State Bird
The bananaquit is a bright yellow bird with black wings that is common in the Carribean. New Jersey's state bird, the goldfinch, has nothing to be ashamed of and compares quite favorably to the bananaquit. Its yellow is even more brilliant in the summer.
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