NJ Bird Photos: Birds of New Jersey

Info & pictures of common New Jersey birds including the downy woodpecker, sharp-shined hawk, heron, cardinal, belted kingfisher, warbler, robin, tufted titmouse, finch, blue jay, mallard, cormorant, pied-billed grebe, wood duck, Canadian goose, nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker, northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker, chickadee, lesser scaup, hooded merganser, green-wind teal, hairy woodpecker & goldfinch. Most bird photos were taken from our backyard on Lake Nelson in Piscataway, NJ.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

One Less Finch for the Great Backyard Bird Count

While counting birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count, a sharpshined hawk came by and caught a finch in mid-air. He flew to a nearby tree with his prey.

Labels: Hawk, nature scenes, Sharpshined hawk, Winter Birds