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Jack Padalino is president emeritus of the Paul F-Brandwein Institute -- http://brandwein.org.

 

Christmas Count 2011 & Black Vulture Roost

I did sections A & C of the PEEC Christmas count in Sussex County from Culver Lake to Hainsville and along the Delaware River on January 1, 2012. The Cackling Goose was on Culver Lake at 4:00 p.m. east of Savage Point. The Bald Eagle was at the Clubhouse at 10:00 a.m. (Photo attached with nest.) The Green-winged Teal and Wood Ducks were on the Hainsville Wildlife Management Area Lake. The 4,000 plus Common Grackles were at the Flatbrook Game  Management Area. 

I came across a Black Vulture Roost today at 4:30 p.m. on the Clove Road just north of mile marker 1. (Image attached.)
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I'll be leading a Search for Eagles field trip from PEEC at 8:00 a.m. and the Callahan House at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 8.

Here's what else I observed:
Change Year: 

Alphabetic TaxonomicLocationS/PDate
1 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
2 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
3 Mute Swan - Cygnus olor Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
4 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
5 American Black Duck - Anas rubripes Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
6 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
7 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
8 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
9 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
10 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
11 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
12 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
13 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
14 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
15 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
16 Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
17 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
18 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
19 Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
20 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
21 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
22 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
23 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Dingmans Ferry US-PA 01 Jan 2012
24 Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus Dingmans Ferry

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