the photo courtesy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, has a new parishioner . The hawk has moved into the trees behind the Religious Ed Building (former Convent) and can be seen perched on the chimney of that building or the school throughout the day. He/She also likes to perch on the crosses on the roof line of the church. Next time you are here look up and see if you can spot it!
There are 8 species of hawks found in New Jersey are the Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and the Red-shouldered Hawk.