Bird sightings on Indian Pond

On a walk around Indian Pond this beautiful, sunny Monday early afternoon, I sighted approximately 12 pair of Mallards, 1 pair of Wood Ducks, what (to the best of my ability) I think were 2 pair of Hooded Mergansers and a Belted Kingfisher.

Sightings @ Indian Pond

Walked around the pond at about 2:00PM Sunday 10/21...a beautiful afternoon. I discovered approximately 6 pair of Mallards and one pair of Wood Ducks preening , a pair of Yellow Rumped Warblers, 4 turtles, tadpoles that are getting larger and maturing and a load of Canada Geese on the river.

Red Fox south of Pomander

During 10/14 long walk,a bout 10 am. We were standing in front of the gates to the swim club and leaf transfer station when Howard saw the fox crossing from right to left just inside the fences. I then saw the fox continue along the river going past the end of Pomander Walk. This is my farthest south sighting. I hope it was heading for Terhune Park.

Reptiles & Amphibians @ Indian Pond

On Wednesday afternoon 10/3 I saw more turtles in one visit than any time this spring/summer: approximately 12. I believe most were Painted Turtles and some of the large ones could have been Eastern Red Bellied. Plus I spotted many tadpoles in a shallow area at the southern end of the pond. Birds spotted included a pair of Downy Woodpeckers and several Yellow Rumped Warblers.
Louis Osman

Greenway early spring '07

Terhune Park

Birds-Various species @ Indian Pond

Spotted many Chickadees, Tufted Titmice & Cardinals at the pond between 9AM and 10AM Sunday morning 9/30.

Suggestions for posting comments

There have been sightings of lots of wildlife throughout the Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck. In addition to dozens of bird species, we've spotted fox, frogs and turtles. Feel free to share sightings of any of these and more on the blog. A sample "posting" may be: "Spotted a Great Egret on Indian Pond and 4 Great Cormorants on the adjacent section of the river Sunday morning 5/20/07 at 8:00 AM." The more specific you can be, the easier it will be for others to follow your direction.
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Friends of the Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck

Friends of the Greenway has launched its own blog. We encourage members and all those who enjoy exploring our riverside pathways in Teaneck to post sightings of unusual or interesting wildlife, as well as any other relevant observations.