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18 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 18, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 18 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 18, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 11 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 11, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 11 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 11, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 4, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 4 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 4, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 1 Mar Pacific Loon update 1 March [Scott Barnes ] 1 Mar Pacific Loon, Spring Lake (28 Feb) [Scott Barnes ] 26 Feb RBA: Cape May, NJ, February 25, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 25 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 25, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 18 Feb RBA: New Jersey, February 18, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 12 Feb RBA: Cape May, NJ, Febtuary 11, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 11 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 11, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 4 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 4, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 4 Feb RBA: Cape May, NJ, Febtuary 4, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 28 Jan RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 28, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 28 Jan RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 28, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 22 Jan RBA: Cape May, NJ, Jan. 22, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 22 Jan RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 22, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 14 Jan RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 14, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 14 Jan RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 14, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 8 Jan RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 7, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 7 Jan RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 7, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 30 Dec RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 30, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 27 Dec Mountain Bluebird, Mercer County Park [Laurie Larson ] 23 Dec RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 23, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Dec RBA: New Jersey, December 17, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 10 Dec RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 10, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Dec Ivory Gull Update ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 4 Dec Spotted Towhee Update [Scott Barnes ] 4 Dec Ivory Gull, other Cape May updates, Twitter help ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 3 Dec RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 3, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Dec Gull continues ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 2 Dec daily Ivory Gull update ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 2 Dec gull and hawk ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 30 Nov Ivory Gull continues ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 29 Nov updates - Ivory Gull, Swainson's Hawk, Selasphorus hummingbird, etc. ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Nov Spotted Towhee Palmyra [Scott Barnes ] 28 Nov Ivory Gull and Swainson's Hawk ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Nov Swainson's Hawk still here as of yesterday ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Nov ivory gull update ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Nov Fwd: Ivory Gull - still present. [Laurie Larson ] 27 Nov Ivory Gull, Cape May [Scott Barnes ] 25 Nov RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 25, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 19 Nov RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Nov Western Grebe, South Amboy and other updates [Laurie Larson ] 16 Nov test [Laurie Larson ] 12 Nov RBA, New Jersey, Nov. 12, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 11 Nov Painted Bunting update [Scott Barnes ] 10 Nov Painted Bunting at Huber Woods [Scott Barnes ] 5 Nov RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 30 Oct Ash-throated Fly continues at Thompson Park [Scott Barnes ] 29 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oxt. 29, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 27 Oct Le Contes Sparrow, update [Laurie Larson ] 26 Oct Le Conte's Sparrow, Overpeck Park (Leonia) 10/26 [Laurie Larson ] 26 Oct Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lincroft [Laurie Larson ] 22 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 22 Oct Sage Thrasher Update (no) [Scott Barnes ] 21 Oct Sage Thrasher still present 21 Oct [Scott Barnes ] 20 Oct Sage Thrasher update [Scott Barnes ] 20 Oct Sage Thrasher, Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 15 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 15, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 9 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 9, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 8 Oct Common Ground-Dove Photos [Bill Boyle ] 6 Oct Common Ground-Dove [Bill Boyle ] 5 Oct Western Tanager, Liberty State Park [Laurie Larson ] 1 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 1 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 24 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept 24 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 17, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 16 Sep Probable Cinnamon Teal in Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 16 Sep Wheatear, DeKorte State Park [Laurie Larson ] 15 Sep Fwd: Northern Wheatear confirmed at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst [Laurie Larson ] 14 Sep Extralimital: European Golden Plover - Delaware [Laurie Larson ] 10 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept 10 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 3, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 31 Aug Loggerhead Shrike and Franklin's Gull ["Donald P. Freiday" ] Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 18, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:21:02 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1003.18 * March 18, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Brown Creeper Chipping Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Wigeon Golden-crowned Kinglet Green-winged Teal Iceland Gull Killdeer Lesser Black-backed Gull Monk Parakeet Northern Goshawk Northern Shrike Osprey Pine Warbler Piping Plover Tree Swallow Tundra Swan White-crowned Sparrow - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, March 18, 2010 with reports of TUNDRA SWANS, EURASIAN WIGEON, "EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, PIPING PLOVER, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, MONK PARAKEET, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and seasonal and local reports of interest. The NORTHERN SHRIKE continues in the NJ Meadowlands along the Disposal Road near the DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst as of March 18. A PIPING PLOVER was discovered at Sandy Hook March 14 and an ICELAND GULL was noted from the Sandy Hook Migration Watch March 15. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR hosted this week a "EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL, TUNDRA SWANS and a reported NORTHERN GOSHAWK. Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were present at Mannington Marsh March 15. The EURASIAN WIGEON continues on Mount Hope Lake in Rockaway as of March 15 and four or five MONK PARAKEETS were present at Overpeck Creek Park in Teaneck March 12. Spring arrivals in recent days include: OSPREY, KILLDEER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, BROWN CREEPER, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, PINE WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. The annual Sandy Hook Migration Watch is taking place from now until May 15 from 9 to 5 daily on the Observation Deck at the north end of Sandy Hook overlooking North Pond and near parking lot K. John Van Dort our counter welcomes visitors and will answer your questions. Please stop by and say hello. This event is sponsored by the Sandy Hook Bird Observatory, for more information call 732-872-2500 or stop by SHBO. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 18, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:36:33 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1003.18 * March 18, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Eared Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black-headed Gull Cattle Egret Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck Little Blue Heron Pine Warbler Purple Martin Razorbill Tree Swallow Tundra Swan - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULL, EARED GREBE, EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN, and RAZORBILL plus apparent arrivals of PINE WARBLER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, CATTLE EGRET, LITTLE BLUE HERON, AND PURPLE MARTIN; an announcement about a second weekend for the CMBO Optics Sale March 27-28, 2010; and an announcement about CMBO membership. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - The BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue. The first cycle reported last week has not been reported again, but 2 adults have been seen along the Delaware Bay Shore through Thursday, March 18 2010. One adult has very little dark on the head, and the other adult is developing a hood. Look for these birds from Cape May Point north along the bay at places like Sunset Beach, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal, the mouth of Cox Hall Creek, and the end of Miami Ave. in the Villas, which has been one of the best spots this week. An EARED GREBE was discovered in Hereford Inlet south of Nummy Island on Monday, March 15 and continues through this morning, Thursday March 18, 2010 The two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS continue on Lighthouse Pond as of Tuesday, March 16, 2010. 6 TUNDRA SWANS continue on Bunker Pond through Tuesday, March 16 2010. 2 HARLEQUINS continue at the 8th Street jetty in Avalon through Wednesday, March 17, 2010. A RAZORBILL was seen from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Sunday, March 14 2010. Apparent spring arrivals this week include CATTLE EGRET, March 16 on Seashore Road just north of the Cape May Canal; PURPLE MARTIN March 16 along Bayshore Road on Cape Island; TREE SWALLOWS March 16 in Belleplain State Forest; EASTERN PHOEBES in Belleplain and on Cape Island March 17; PINE WARBLER in Belleplain March 17; and LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Beanery March 17. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’s Optics Sale will be held a second weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. A large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new and used optics will be priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. You must be a member of NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member. If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May, please consider becoming a member of NJA’s Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 15, 2010 to receive this year’s special edition of CMBO’S annual journal, the Peregrine Observer, featuring: accounts and photos of the 2009 Ivory Gull from some of Cape May’s finest birders and photographers; 2009 Cape May Hawk Count, Morning Flight, and Avalon Seawatch results; Cape May bird notes from 2009; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; and more! ******CMBO SPRING HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays (but open Sunday March 28 for the Optics Sale). ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 11, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:43:53 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1003.11 * March 11, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black-headed Gull Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon Forster's Tern Golden Eagle King Eider Laughing Gull Osprey Redhead - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULL, GOLDEN EAGLE, KING EIDER, COMMON EIDER, REDHEAD, EURASIAN WIGEON; apparent arrivals of FORSTER’S TERN, LAUGHING GULL, OSPREY; and an announcement about the CMBO Annual Optics Sale March 13-14, 2010. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds . The BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue. At least three are present: one first cycle, an adult with currently just a spot behind the eye, and an adult with the beginnings of a hood. Recent reports include an adult seen at Fern and Shore Streets in the Villas on Thursday, March 11, 2010, and the first cycle bird with an adult at Miami Avenue, also in the Villas, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Look for these birds from Cape May Point north along the bay at places like Sunset Beach, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal, the mouth of Cox Hall Creek, and the end of Miami Ave. in the Villas. A sub-adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Beaver Dam Boat Rentals in Cumberland County on Sunday, March 7, 2010, a different bird than the adult GOLDEN EAGLE that has been wintering in the area. The immature KING EIDER was seen on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Poverty Beach. This bird is usually noted around the Coast Guard Jetty, and the Coast Guard Jetty is viewable only by looking north from Poverty Beach. This bird may be at a great distance. An adult male COMMON EIDER has been at Cape May Point; this species is still easily found along the south coast as it has been all winter. The drake REDHEAD and two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS continue on Lighthouse Pond as of Thursday, March 11, 2010. 12 FORSTER’S TERNS were noted at the end of Hudson Avenue in the Villas on Monday, March 8th, 2010, with more noted the rest of the week. A LAUGHING GULL was seen from the Cape May Lewes Ferry, heading toward the Villas on Monday, March 8th, 2010, with adults seen subsequently this week along the Delaware Bayshore from Norbury’s Landing south. A pair of OSPREYS returned to the Maurice River on Thursday, March 4th, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’s Fifteenth Annual Optics Sale will be Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. A large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new and used optics will be priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. You must be a member of NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm (but open Sunday March 14 for the Optics Sale); closed Mondays and Tuesdays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 11, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:27 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1003.11 * March 11, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black Brant + Spotted Towhee + Thick-billed Murre + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Scoter Canvasback Common Eider Eastern Towhee Iceland Gull Monk Parakeet Northern Shrike Razorbill Ring-necked Pheasant Sandhill Crane White-crowned Sparrow - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1003.11 * March 11, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black Brant + Spotted Towhee + Thick-billed Murre + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Scoter Canvasback Common Eider Eastern Towhee Iceland Gull Monk Parakeet Northern Shrike Razorbill Ring-necked Pheasant Sandhill Crane White-crowned Sparrow This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday March 11, 2010 with reports of BLACK BRANT, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal & local reports of interest. A THICK-BILLED MURRE was studied off a jetty at Jersey Ave in Spring Lake Mar 5; no reports since. The North Shore WESTERN GREBE was viewed on the north side of Shark River Inlet Mar 6. On Mar 7 the bird was seen off the north end of the boardwalk in Allenhurst and Marine Place in Deal Mar 9. A BLACK BRANT was among the pale-bellied Brant at Silver Lake in Belmar Mar 5. Also in DEAL was a continuing flock of 300 BLACK SCOTER and 7+ COMMON EIDERS. A first-cycle ICELAND GULL and a RAZORBILL were viewed off Marine Pl in Deal Mar 9. More information on birding these areas can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx The female SPOTTED TOWHEE continued this week at Palmyra Cove Nature Park through Mar 6; look for the bird in association with several EASTERN TOWHEES at "the big pit." Two SANDHILL CRANES continue in Wall Twp through Mar 7. The birds are most frequently seen near the intersection of Benz Rd and New Bedford Rd on or near GIESER'S FARM. The NORTHERN SHRIKE continued through Mar 7 at DeKorte Environmental Center in the NJ Meadowlands along Disposal Rd; also there this week were RING-NECKED PHEASANT (probably "wild birds"), 200 CANVASBACKS, and 5 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. Eight MONK PARAKEETS were noted in Ridgefield at the corner of Edgewater & Railroad Aves Mar 6. A Red-headed Woodpecker with a "75% red head" continues through Mar 7 at Campgaw Reservation. A male Eurasian Wigeon was noted at Mount Hope Lake in Rockaway Twp Mar 9-10. Spruce Run Reservoir hosted 24+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls Mar 6. Two Iceland Gulls were noted there Mar 5. One hundred thousand Snow Geese were on Merrill Creek Reservoir along with a Redhead and Long-tailed Duck Mar 9. A Rough-legged Hawk was seen over fields at Winding Brook farm, about 2 miles north of Ross's Corner Mar 8. Nine Lesser Black-backed Gulls and an Iceland Gull were noted at Florence Mar 9. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or sightings AT njaudubon.org Reports of Review List Species go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 4, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:21:49 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1003.04 * March 4, 2010 - Birds Mentioned American Bittern Black-crowned Night-Heron Black-headed Gull Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck King Eider Northern Shrike Razorbill Redhead Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of NORTHERN SHRIKE, RAZORBILL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, COMMON EIDERS, SANDHILL CRANES, EURASIAN WIGEON, REDHEAD, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SHORT-EARED OWL, and apparent arrivals of AMERICAN BITTERN, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and an announcement about the CMBO annual Optics Sale March 13-14, 2010. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Natural Lands Trust’s Peek Preserve in Millville, Cumberland County on Wednesday, March 03, 2010. A RAZORBILL was seen at the Coast Guard Jetty on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The immature male KING EIDER was seen at the same location on Saturday, February 27, 2010. The Coast Guard Jetty is viewable only by looking north from Poverty Beach, and this bird may be at a great distance. One of the BLACK-HEADED GULLS was found at the end of Miami Avenue in the Villas on the morning of Wednesday, March 03, 2010. Look for these birds from Cape May Point north along the bay at places like Sunset Beach, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal, the mouth of Cox Hall Creek, and the end of Miami Ave. in the Villas. Groups of up to 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS and 60 or so COMMON EIDERS have been noted in Townsend’s Inlet seen from Avalon, reported last on Sunday, February 28th, 2010. Viewing of these birds is best from the end of 3rd Avenue or the 8th Street Jetty. The two Cape Island wintering SANDHILL CRANES were seen Sunday, February 28, 2010 in the field between St. Mary's Cemetery and The Assembly of God Church along Seashore Rd./Broadway. Two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen at Lighthouse Pond on Saturday, February, 27, 2010. The drake REDHEAD was reported there Wednesday March 3 2010. A dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed at Husted’s Landing Road, Cumberland County on Monday, March 1st, 2010. Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on the morning of Sunday, February 28th, 2010, at the end of Turkey Point Road in Cumberland County. An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen flying over the Marsh on the west side of Avalon on Sunday February, 28th 2010. An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen along Ocean Drive on Sunday, February 28th, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’s Fifteenth Annual Optics Sale will be Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. A large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new and used optics will be priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. You must be a member of NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm (but open Sunday March 14 for the Optics Sale); closed Mondays and Tuesdays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 4, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:33:04 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1003.04 * March 4, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Pacific Loon + Spotted Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) Barred Owl Black Scoter Common Eider Common Moorhen Fox Sparrow Glaucous Gull Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Northern Shrike Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Sandhill Crane Snow Bunting White-winged Scoter Winter Wren - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday March 4, 2010 with reports of PACIFIC LOON, SPOTTED TOWHEE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANES, seasonal and local reports of interest. A PACIFIC LOON was photographed off Spring Lake Feb 28 and remained through Mar 1. The bird was seen in the ocean off the Essex Hotel and from the pavilion at Ocean & Massachusetts Ave. Other north shore reports this week included an adult GLAUCOUS GULL at Silver Lake in Belmar Feb 26-27, a third-cycle Glaucous Gull at the beach south of Manasquan Inlet Feb 28, and first-cycle Glaucous Gulls at Marine Place in Deal Feb 28 and Shark River Inlet Mar 2. A first-cycle ICELAND GULL was at Shark River Inlet Mar 2. Three hundred BLACK SCOTERS and 12 COMMON EIDERS were off Marine Place in Deal Feb 28. Five large alcid sp. were off Spring Lake Mar 1. The female SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen as recently as Mar 1 at "the big pit" at Palmyra Cove. The NORTHERN SHRIKE remains along Disposal Rd at DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst through Mar 2. A COMMON MOORHEN was noted at Kearny Marsh this week. Two SANDHILL CRANES were viewed on ice-covered Osborne's Mill Pond in Wall Twp Feb 27--Mar 4. They were also seen in a farm field along nearby New Bedford Rd between 18th Ave and Wall Church Rd on Mar 2 and off nearby Bentz Rd on Mar 3-4; early or late in the day may be the best times to look. A belated report was received of 3 SANDHILL CRANES along Randolph Rd in Somerset Feb 24. Sandy Hook reports this week included 20 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and 5 COMMON EIDERS off B-lot, 5 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, a calling BARRED OWL along Raccoon Alley, 20 HORNED LARKS, WINTER WREN, 5 FOX SPARROWS, and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. An ICELAND GULL was noted at South Amboy Feb 27. At least one RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at the wetland restoration site off Omar Ave in the Avenel section of Woodbridge through Feb 26. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at Glenhurst Meadows in Warren Mar 4. A drake REDHEAD was seen at Lake Assunpink Feb 27. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found along Oberly Rd at the Alpha Grasslands Feb 27 & Mar 4 along with 30 HORNED LARKS and 10 SNOW BUNTINGS. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or sightings AT njaudubon.org Reports of Review List Species go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ. Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Pacific Loon update 1 March From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:32:11 -0800 The Pacific Loon was off Massachusetts Ave/Ocean Ave in Spring Lake this afternoon around 2:30, seen by Linda Mack and myself.  The bird was last viewed drifting south back towards the Essex Hotel a few blocks to the south.   Pacific Loon is a "Review List Species" in the state and details (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) is sought by the NJ Bird Records Committee: http://www.njbrc.net/   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Pacific Loon, Spring Lake (28 Feb) From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:29:39 -0800 NJ Birds,   I received photos from Nick Taylor of a Pacific Loon that he found off of Spring Lake on Sunday (28 Feb).  The bird was associating with a flock of Common Loons off of Pennsylvania Ave and the large Essex Hotel that is under renovation.  Both of these spots are a few blocks north of Wreck Pond.   The Sandhill Cranes at Osbourne's Mills Pond in Wall Twp were seen yesterday (28 Feb)around noon, but not present later in the day.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njadubon.org/Centers/SHBO   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, February 25, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:50:14 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1002.25 * February 25, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black-headed Gull Common Eider Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Wigeon Great Egret Harlequin Duck King Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Redhead Sandhill Crane Wood Duck - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULLS, SANDHILL CRANES, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, HARLEQUINS, COMMON EIDER, EASTERN PHOEBE, KING EIDER, EURASIAN WIGEON, REDHEADS, apparent arrivals of WOOD DUCK and GREAT EGRET, and an announcement about the CMBO annual Optics Sale March 13-14, 2010. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS have been noted in Cape May and along the Delaware Bay, last reported on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Sunset Beach in Cape May. Look for these birds from Cape May Point north along the bay at places like Sunset Beach, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal, the mouth of Cox Hall Creek, and the end of Miami Ave. in the Villas. Two SANDHILL CRANES were noted in the uncut cornfield south of St. Mary’s Cemetery on Cape Island, between Broadway/Seashore and Shunpike Road, on Sunday, February 21, 2010. An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at Avalon on Sunday, February 21 2010. Up to 4 HARLEQUINS and 60 or so COMMON EIDERS are present there as well. View from the 8th street jetty or the end of 3rd Avenue. An EASTERN PHOEBE was noted at the Railroad Tracks along Bayshore Road just North of the Beanery on Saturday, February 20, 2010. An immature male KING EIDER was seen at Poverty Beach on Monday, February 22, 2010. Look far to the north and/or offshore from the boundary with the Coast Guard Station. An EURASIAN WIGEON and drake REDHEAD were noted on Lighthouse Pond in Cape May Point State Park this week, through Thursday, February 25, 2010. A pair of WOOD DUCKS were seen at Villas WMA on Monday, February 22, 2010, while a flock of a dozen were seen flying by at Turkey Point in Cumberland County the same date. A possibly arriving GREAT EGRET was seen along Kimble’s Beach Road on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’s Fifteenth Annual Optics Sale will be Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. A large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new and used optics will be priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. You must be a member of NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm (but open Sunday March 14 for the Optics Sale); closed Mondays and Tuesdays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 25, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:07:56 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1002.25 * February 25, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Kestrel Bald Eagle Canvasback Common Eider Common Moorhen Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Northern Harrier Northern Shrike Razorbill Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl White-crowned Sparrow - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday February 25, 2010 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. The elusive WESTERN GREBE was seen off Phillips Ave in Deal Feb 20. A RAZORBILL was off Pullman Ave and 6 COMMON EIDERS were noted off Marine Place in Deal Feb 22. First-cycle ICELAND GULLS were noted at Wreck Pond and off Phillips Ave in Deal Feb 21. The female SPOTTED TOWHEE remains at "the big pit" area of Palmyra Cove Nature Park through Feb 21. The NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at the NJ Meadowlands along Disposal Rd at DeKorte Environmental Center through Feb 21. Also at DeKorte this week were 200 CANVASBACKS, FOX SPARROW, AND WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. At nearby Mill Creek Point a light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed Feb 20. Kearney Marsh hosted 2 COMMON MOORHENS Feb 19 -- rare winter residents in the state. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was gleaned from the HORNED LARK flock at Oberly Rd in Alpha Feb 19 & 21. Sandy Hook sightings this week included the WESTERN GREBE off C-lot Feb 21 and the reliable first-cycle ICELAND GULL off SHBO. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Raptors seen from Wallkill River NWR's Oil City Rd area Feb 21-22 included 3 light-morph and 2 dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a subadult GOLDEN EAGLE, 2 BALD EAGLES, 4 NORTHERN HARRIERS, AMERICAN KESTREL, and 4 SHORT-EARED OWLS. At Glenhurst Meadows one adult and five immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were tallied Feb 21. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen over Old Mine Road in the Delaware Water Gap between Millbrook Village and Flatbrookville Feb 21. A second-cycle ICELAND GULL was seen along the D &R Canal at the Carnegie Lake Dam Feb 21. An ICELAND GULL was observed at South Amboy Feb 20. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. Documentation of review list species goes to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ. Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, February 18, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:24:49 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1002.18 * February 18, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barrow's Goldeneye + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Scoter Cackling Goose Canvasback Common Eider Common Raven Fox Sparrow Great Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Merlin Northern Shrike Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday February 18, 2010 with reports of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Two female BARROW'S GOLDENEYES continued this week at Sandy Hook through Feb 15. Look for the birds from the end of the gated service road opposite F-lot. A first-cycle ICELAND GULL continues to frequent the rocks off SHBO through Feb 16. Other birds noted at the hook this week included BLACK SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER & SURF SCOTER, HORNED LARKS, and SNOW BUNTINGS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A WESTERN GREBE was noted inside Manasquan Inlet Feb 13-14. Also along the north shore this week was the continuing flock of 150 BLACK SCOTERS and 7 COMMON EIDERS off Marine Dr in Deal and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Roosevelt Ave. The SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen as recently as Feb 13 at Palmyra Cove, often found near the company of a few Eastern Towhees at the "big pit." Also there was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 15 FOX SPARROWS. The NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen this week along Disposal Road at the DeKorte Environment Center in the NJ Meadowlands through Feb 18. It was also viewed along the Saw Mill Creek trail. Also at DeKorte was a flock of 218 CANVASBACKS. Elsewhere in Bergen County a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at Van Buskirk Park in Oradell Feb 14. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues at the Ridge High Varsity Field Complex in Basking Ridge through Feb 17. The entrance is 100 yards west of Lord Stirling Park. After pulling into the lot proceed to the small lot at the end on the right. At the far end of this small lot is an unused round concrete "basin." The bird was feeding in the tangles to the left of this and easily viewed by using your car as a blind. Three RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were tallied at Glenhurst Meadows Feb 16. A Red-headed Woodpecker continues at the Riverwatch restoration area off Omar Ave in the Avenel section of Woodbridge. Round Valley Reservoir Feb 13 hosted a CACKLING GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, GREAT CORMORANT, and two ICELAND GULLS (first-cycle & third-cycle birds). Birds reported from the Alpha grasslands along Oberly Rd Feb 12-14 included a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, MERLIN, and SHORT-EARED OWL. Also there were 2 COMMON RAVENS, hundreds of HORNED LARKS, and SNOW BUNTING. Salem County reports included a CACKLING GOOSE along Whig Lane and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE along Pointers-Auburn Road Feb 14. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled for Feb 28 in search of alcids including Razorbill, Dovekie, and Murres, as well as kittiwakes and other good gulls. For more information or to register see www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, Febtuary 11, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:45:43 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1002.11 * February 11, 2010 - Birds Mentioned American Tree Sparrow American Woodcock Golden Eagle King Eider Razorbill Redhead Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Virginia Rail - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, February,11 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, KING EIDER, RAZORBILL, GOLDEN EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, REDHEAD, AMERICAN WOODCOCK and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - Relatively few reports, other than feeder observations, have been received since last Friday as Cape May digs out from recent snow events. 2 SANDHILL CRANES have been noted along Seashore Road/Broadway on Cape Island, last seen on Friday February 5, 2010. The Immature Male KING EIDER continues at the Coast Guard Jetty, (private beach but viewable at long distance by looking north from Poverty Beach), last reported on Friday, February 5, 2010. 2 RAZORBILLS were seen in New Jersey waters from the Cape May Lewes Ferry on Friday, February 5, 2010. An adult GOLDEN EAGLE has been seen in the area between Turkey Point’s Bald Eagle Trail and Beaver Dam Boat Rentals, last reporteed on Friday, February 5, 2010. A dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Turkey Point in Cumberland County from the observation tower at the end of the road on Thursday, February 4, 2010. A VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at the Beanery on Cape Island on Friday, February 5 2010. Look near the old railroad track crossing on Bayshore Road. The male REDHEAD continues on Lily Lake in Cape May Point. No reports of the Eurasian Wigeon there have been received, but they likely are still present. AMERICAN WOODCOCK were forced to roadsides and other unusual locations due to the recent snow, e.g. at Cape May Point State Park on Sunday, February 7 2010. Recent snow caused multiple AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, scarce in Cape May County, to appear at feeders on Thursday, February 11, 2010. This species should also be watched for along plowed roadsides. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 11, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:25:17 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1002.11 * February 11, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Common Murre + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Atlantic Puffin Black Scoter Black-headed Gull Common Eider Eastern Towhee Fox Sparrow Glaucous Gull Green-winged Teal Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Razorbill Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday February 11, 2010 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, WESTERN GREBE, COMMON MURRE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE continues at the pond section of the Raritan River opposite the Methodist Church through Feb 7. A probable hybrid Barnacle X Canada Goose has been seen in the goose flock there as well. Also in Hunterdon County at Spruce Run Reservoir was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL the same day. An ICELAND GULL was noted at Round Valley Reservoir Feb 8-9 and 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were there Feb 7. One or two female BARROW'S GOLDENEYES continue at Sandy Hook's Horseshoe Cove through at least Feb 5. One of the first-cycle ICELAND GULLS continues this week off SHBO through Feb 11. Also at the hook Feb 5 were WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER, SURF SCOTER, 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 20 HORNED LARKS, and 30 SNOW BUNTINGS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The WESTERN GREBE made another appearance off Roosevelt Ave in Deal Feb 8. North Shore reports Feb 7 included the Eurasian GREEN-WINGED TEAL at the third pond of the Lake Takanassee complex, 200 BLACK SCOTERS, 7 COMMON EIDERS, and a first-cycle ICELAND GULL were off Marine Dr in Deal the same day. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted that day at Lake Como, Sylvan Lake, and Deal Lake, an adult BLACK-HEADED GULL at Manasquan Inlet, and a second-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL was found along Channel Dr in Point Pleasant Beach. A first-cycle ICELAND GULL and an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were noted along Riverside Dr at Shark River Estuary Feb 8. More information on birding some of these areas is available at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx A birder fishing on a mackerel boat off Belmar 15-20 miles offshore Feb 5 recorded 68 RAZORBILLS, 9 COMMON MURRES, ATLANTIC PUFFIN, 50+ alcid sp., and 2 ICELAND GULLS. The SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen as recently as Feb 7 at Palmyra Cove, often found near the company of a couple of EASTERN TOWHEES at the "big pit." Also there was a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and 15 FOX SPARROWS. An adult GLAUCOUS GULL was reported from Raritan Center Feb 7. Up to 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were viewed along Oberly Rd at Alpha Feb 7-8. Up to 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were sighted there this week as well. At Wallkill River NWR Feb 9 a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and 2 r were viewed along Oil City Rd. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen behind the athletic fields of Basking Ridge High School Feb 7. Another YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues at a private residence in Sea Girt. A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen over the Mill Creek Point section of the NJ Meadowlands Feb 8. Another ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was noted from the end of Stafford Ave in Manahawkin Feb 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled for Feb 28 in search of alcids including Razorbill, Dovekie, and Murres, as well as kittiwakes and other good gulls. For more information or to register see www.paulagcis.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 4, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:40:13 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1002.04 * February 4, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Scoter Cackling Goose Common Eider Eurasian Green-winged Teal Great Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Iceland Gull King Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Duck Orange-crowned Warbler Purple Sandpiper Razorbill Red-headed Woodpecker Snow Bunting - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday February 4, 2010 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. The BARNACLE GOOSE checked in at the pond section of the Raritan in Califon, Hunterdon County as recently as Jan 31. On Jan 30 the bird was found at Melick's Orchard along Rte 513. Other Hunterdon County reports included a GREAT CORMORANT at Round Valley Reservoir and a CACKLING GOOSE, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and 3 ICELAND GULLS at Spruce Run Reservoir Jan 30-31. The female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continued this week at Sandy Hook. To look for the bird park in the median lot north of the ranger station and walk north to the gated service road on the left. Take this road out to the bay and look here. Two first-cycle ICELAND GULLS continue to frequent the rocks off SHBO. Four RAZORBILLS were seen off B-lot Feb 2. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was reported along the fisherman's trail Jan 30. A flock of 20+ SNOW BUNTINGS has been frequenting the dunes between parking areas C & D. A free detailed map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The WESTERN GREBE was spotted again Feb 4 off Pullman Ave in Elberon. Other North Shore reports included the EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL at the upper end of the third pond at Lake Takanasee Feb 1 and a RAZORBILL off Clem Conover Blvd in Deal Jan 30. More information on this area http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx The SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen as recently as Jan 29 at Palmyra Cove. Birds noted at Barnegat Light Jan 31 included a female KING EIDER, 150+ COMMON EIDERS, 200 BLACK SCOTERS, 300+ LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 50 PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and a first-cycle ICELAND GULL. A first-cycle ICELAND GULL and an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were noted Jan 30 at the Edison Boat Launch. Three RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were noted along the Passaic River at Glenhurst Meadows Feb 1. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was photographed on Lake Assunpink Feb 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled for Feb 28 in search of alcids including Razorbill, Dovekie, and Murres, as well as kittiwakes and other good gulls. For more information or to register see www.paulagcis.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, Febtuary 4, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:12:37 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1002.04 * February 4, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Wigeon Greater White-fronted Goose House Wren King Eider Redhead Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Virginia Rail - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, KING EIDER, HOUSE WREN, EURASIAN WIGEON, REDHEAD, EASTERN PHOEBE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and an announcement about the cancelled Cumberland County Eagle Festival -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found in the Tuckahoe WMA impoundments in Northern Cape May County on Thursday, January 28th, 2010. It has not been relocated since the initial sighting. An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen on a roadside pond near 4065 Bayshore Road on Cape Island on Tuesday February 2nd, 2010 A HOUSE WREN was seen along Sunset Boulevard in Cape May on Sunday, January 30, 2010. The immature male KING EIDER continues at the Coast Guard Jetty in Cape May (private beach but viewable from a great distance by looking north from Poverty Beach) last reported Monday, February 1st, 2010 Two drake EURASIAN WIGEON and a drake REDHEAD continue on Lily Lake in Cape May Point through Wednesday, February 3, 2010. A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the Corbin City WMA from the tower on Sunday, January 31, 2010. A VIRGINIA RAIL has been seen several times this week in the pool of open water west of Bayshore Road near the railroad tracks at the Beanery. A flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS is also there. Be sure to eBIRD all your Rusty Blackbird sightings this month for the Rusty Blackbird Blitz. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Cumberland County Eagle festival scheduled for Saturday, February 6 has been cancelled due to expected severe weather. Next year’s festival will be Saturday, February 5, 2011. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 28, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:47:12 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1001.28 * January 28, 2010 - Birds Mentioned American Woodcock Bald Eagle Blue-winged Teal Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon King Eider Lark Sparrow Northern Harrier Redhead Short-eared Owl Snowy Egret Tricolored Heron White-winged Scoter - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January 28, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of LARK SPARROW, KING EIDER, COMMON EIDERS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, TRI-COLORED HERON, EURASIAN WIGEON, SNOWY EGRET, REDHEAD, SHORT-EARED OWL, NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and an announcement about CMBO’s coming 3 day Winter Raptor Workshop. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org - A LARK SPARROW was found at the junction of Shunpike Road and Route 9 (the road leading to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry) in North Cape May on Sunday, January 24, 2010, and was relocated on Tuesday January 26, 2010. Look along Shunpike Road immediately south of Route 9. An immature male KING EIDER has been noted at the Coast Guard Jetty in Cape May (private beach but viewable at great distance by looking north from Poverty Beach), last reported on Wednesday January 27, 2010. Over 100 COMMON EIDERS were at Avalon Thursday, January 28, 2010, viewed from the 8th Street Jetty. A sizeable flock of other sea ducks is present there, and 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen flying south. 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were observed in the South Cape May Meadows on Saturday January 23, 2010. A TRI-COLORED HERON was seen at Turkey Point in Cumberland County on Saturday January 23, 2010, in the pond before the last car bridg 2 drake EURASIAN WIGEONS continue on Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point State Park, last seen on Sunday, January 24, 2010, along with a drake REDHEAD. A SNOWY EGRET was seen in the South Cape May Meadows/TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge on Saturday January 23, 2010. SHORT-EARED OWL sightings include 4 at Turkey Point, 2 at Newport Landing Road, 2 at the end of Ragged Island Road (all in Cumberland County); and one at Jakes Landing Road. These were observed on Saturday January 23, 2010 during CMBO’s Winter Marsh Raptor Survey, which also recorded 127 NORTHERN HARRIERS and 38 BALD EAGLES, mostly adults, at 15 sites in southern NJ. AMERICAN WOODCOCK were noted displaying at Higbee Beach earlier in the week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’S WINTERING HAWKS, EAGLES, AND OWLS workshop, Saturday February 13 to Monday February 15 (President's Weekend), still has a few spaces available. A weekend of raptor watching and learning, the workshop will seek to find many of the 13 diurnal raptors and 8 New Jersey owls possible in southern New Jersey’s mosaic of prey-rich habitats. More information is available at www.birdcapemay.org/school.php (scroll down for the workshop list). Preregistration required; call CMBO at (609) 861-0700 x11 to register. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline - Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 28, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:44:01 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1001.28 * January 28, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Bald Eagle Black Scoter Cackling Goose Canvasback Common Eider Eurasian Green-winged Teal Glaucous Gull Greater White-fronted Goose Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Shrike Razorbill Redhead Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Wood Duck Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday January 28, 2010 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The BARNACLE GOOSE was noted this week in a field along Rte 513 about a mile north of Califon, Hunterdon County Jan 24. Sandy Hook reports this week included a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE off Kingman/Mills (south end of Horseshoe Cove) Jan 28. Up to 2 ICELAND GULLS have been present all week off SHBO and another first-winter bird was at the false hook Jan 24. An adult RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was at the hook Jan 28. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A WESTERN GREBE (probably a returning bird) was discovered off Seven President's Park in Long Branch Jan 28. Other North Shore sightings this week included an adult GLAUCOUS GULL at Point Pleasant Beach, first-winter ICELAND GULL at Manasquan Inlet, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at Wreck Pond, a female WOOD DUCK at Fletcher Lake in Bradley Beach, the continuing EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL near the fireman's memorial at the third/fourth pond of Lake Takanassee, and 6 COMMON EIDERS off Allenhurst, all Jan 23. A first-year GLAUCOUS GULL was noted at Manasquan Inlet Jan 26. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT visited a feeder in Spring Lake Jan 23-24. Three hundred BLACK SCOTERS and a RAZORBILL were off Clem Conover Blvd in Deal Jan 27. More information on birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx The SPOTTED TOWHEE continues at Palmyra Cove Nature Park in Burlington County through Jan 27. The NORTHERN SHRIKE continued at the DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst this week through Jan 24, seen along the Transco Trail near the west impoundment. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was reported at Etra Lake off Rte 571 just east of Hightstown Jan 23. At nearby Lake Assunpink a CACKLING GOOSE was noted the same day. A drake REDHEAD was among 250 CANVASBACKS on the Delaware River in Riverton, Burlington County off Howard St (DeLorme P. 46, K-14) Jan 24. Ten BALD EAGLES were observed from the Chestnut Neck Boat Yard adjacent to exit 48 off the Garden State Parkway Jan 24. A light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was viewed from Mott's Creek and a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen along Dock Road in West Creek the same day. Ten REDHEADS were counted at Merrill Creek Reservoir Jan 27. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics is running a mid-winter trip from Belmar Feb 28 for Razorbill, Dovekie, other alcids, and kittiwakes. For more information or to register, see www.paulagics.com For recent bird sightings in Cape May and Cumberland counties, visit www.birdcapemay.org/blog The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, Jan. 22, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:41:44 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1001.22 * January 22, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black-legged Kittiwake Cackling Goose Common Crane Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Wigeon Little Blue Heron Redhead Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Snowy Egret Tricolored Heron - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and southern Atlantic Counties , NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, COMMON CRANE, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, CACKLING GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, LITTLE BLUE HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, EASTERN PHOEBE, REDHEAD, SNOWY EGRET, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and SHORT-EARED OWL. For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org Two SANDHILL CRANES were found behind the First Assembly of God Church on the west side of Seashore Road/Broadway in Cape May on Friday, January 15, 2010. Meanwhile, the Cumberland County flock of cranes was seen at Husted Landing on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, along with a COMMON CRANE and hybrids. An adult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was seen flying out of Townsend's Inlet on Sunday, January 17, 2010. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in a field opposite Hidden Valley WMA on New England Road on Saturday January 16, 2010. 2 Male EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen on Lighthouse Pond on Saturday January 16, 2010. 2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at Two Mile Landing on Saturday, January 16, 2010, along with a TRICOLRED HERON and two SNOWY EGRETS. An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen at the Rea Farm on Tuesday January 19, 2010. A drake REDHEAD was still being seen on Lighthouse Pond as of Saturday January 16, 2010. A dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Glade Road in Cumberland County on Monday, January 18, 2010. A SHORT-EARED OWL continues to be seen at the end of Jakes Landing Road, last seen on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 22, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:38:38 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1001.22 * January 22, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Pacific Loon + Spotted Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Woodcock Black-headed Gull Cackling Goose Canvasback Common Eider Eurasian Green-winged Teal Fox Sparrow Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Goshawk Northern Shrike Razorbill Red-headed Woodpecker Ring-necked Pheasant Snow Bunting Tundra Swan Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Friday January 22 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, PACIFIC LOON, SPOTTED TOWHEE, EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. The BARNACLE GOOSE in Califon was seen Jan 18. Look for the bird with Canada Geese at the "pond" section of the Raritan River opposite the Methodist Church on River Rd. A CACKLING GOOSE was noted there as well. Also in Hunterdon County was an ICELAND GULL at Spruce Run Reservoir Jan 19. A PACIFIC LOON was observed off Seven President's Park in Long Branch Jan 16. Also there was a RAZORBILL. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was sighted at Seven President's Jan 18. The drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL continues at Lake Takanasee, most often viewed in the second or third ponds (near the fireman's memorial). Five COMMON EIDERS were off Clem Conover Blvd Jan 18. Further south along the North Shore, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and an adult ICELAND GULL were found at Sunset Lake in Asbury Park, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were on Sylvan Lake in Bradley Beach, and another 2 adults were at Shark River Estuary, all Jan 18. An ICELAND GULL was found at Manasquan Inlet Jan 16. More information on birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was photographed at Sandy Hook's Horseshoe Cove Jan 17. Also at the hook that day was a drake COMMON EIDER off C-lot and a first-year ICELAND GULL off SHBO. Three COMMON EIDERS were off the end of the fisherman's trail and 100 SNOW BUNTINGS were between C & D lots Jan 16. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The SPOTTED TOWHEE at Palmyra continued this week through Jan 17. It is most often seen in the area around the southwest corner of "the big pit" near the benches; this area has also been described as near the intersection of the Red-winged Blackbird and Saw-whet trails. The NORTHERN SHRIKE continues this week at the DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst through Jan 20. It is most often seen in the vicinity of Disposal Rd or near the AMVETS carillon. Also there were 225 CANVASBACKS, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, and 5 FOX SPARROWS. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Lenape Park in Cranford this week. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was detected at Assunpink WMA Jan 20; the bird was in the hedgerow on the right-hand side of Imlaystown Rd just before the boat launch area. An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was reported from Brigantine NWR near the gull pond tower Jan 16. Sixteen TUNDRA SWANS were noted at Brig Jan 17. Stafford Forge WMA hosted 32 TUNDRA SWANS Jan 17. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was noted along Stafford Ave in Manahawkin Jan 17. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics is running a mid-winter trip from Belmar Feb 28 for Razorbill, Dovekie, other alcids, and kittiwakes. For more information or to register, see www.paulagics.com For recent bird sightings in Cape May and Cumberland counties, visit www.birdcapemay.org/blog The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 14, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:19:48 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1001.14 * January 14, 2010 - Birds Mentioned American Tree Sparrow American Woodcock Cackling Goose Canvasback Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck Little Blue Heron Redhead Sandhill Crane - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon’s's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January 14, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, COMMON EIDER, LITTLE BLUE HERON, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, EURASIAN WIGEON, CACKLING GOOSE, TREE SPARROW, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and announcements about coming CMBO birding workshops. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org – Two SANDHILL CRANES were seen across the creek from Lucky Bones Restaurant in Cape May on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Another or the same has been seen at Villas WMA and in fields on Cape Island this week. 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were seen at the Avalon 8th Street Jetty on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 with 36 COMMON EIDERS. An unseasonal LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen on Ocean Drive, across from the Coast Guard Ponds, on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. 2 CANVASBACKS were seen in the first Coast Guard Pond along Ocean Drive on Thursday, January 14, 2010. Another was located in the center of Cape May Harbor, viewed from the Nature Center of Cape May, the same day. Several REDHEADS have been seen in Cape May this week, including a drake on Lighthouse Pond on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and a hen at Lily Lake on the same date. Male and female EURASIAN WIGEON were seen on Lighthouse Pond on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Check Lily Lake if they are not there. A CACKLING GOOSE has been noted at various Cape Island sites, last noted on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in a field on Seagrove Avenue in Cape May Point. A flock of AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS was seen along the West Side of the Maurice River Bridge in Cumberland County on Saturday, January 9, 2010, scarce in southern NJ. AMERICAN WOODCOCK have been common and easy to find around Cape May Point, including CMBO’s Northwood Center, this week. ANNOUCEMENTS: Coming CMBO Birding Workshops include a Cape May Winter Birding Sampler with Don Freiday January 16-17; Techniques of Field Observation with Michael O’Brien January 23; Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls with Don Freiday and Megan Crewe February 13-15; and How to Look at Gulls with Don Freiday and Mike Crewe February 27. More information can be found at http://www.birdcapemay.org/school.php . CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-861-0700. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 14, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:20:35 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1001.14 * January 14, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Spotted Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Pipit Common Eider Common Moorhen Glaucous Gull Green-winged Teal Harlequin Duck Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Goshawk Northern Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler Purple Sandpiper Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Savannah Sparrow Short-eared Owl - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday January 14, 2010 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, "EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REDHEAD, COMMON EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, COMMON MOORHEN, PURPLE SANDPIPER, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, SHORT-EARED OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, HORNED LARK, AMERICAN PIPIT, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, SPOTTED TOWHEE, "IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD and seasonal and local reports of interest. The New Jersey Meadowlands NORTHERN SHRIKE continues as of Jan. 11 and is usually viewed along the Disposal Road near the Amvets Carillon. Two COMMON MOORHENS were discovered in the Kearny Marsh Jan. 9 near the boat launch. Seven RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were tallied Jan. 12 at Glenhurst Meadows formally Warren Green Acres along the Passaic River. The Van Bushkirk Island Park in Oradell, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was last observed Jan. 9 as well as another at Campgaw Reservation in Mahwah. A second winter GLAUCOUS GULL was noted at Weequahic Park in Newark, Jan. 7. An Immature ICELAND GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were present at the Sussex County Landfill Jan. 11 and 13. Birders must sign in and out of the landfill at the second floor of the Sussex County administration building after entering from Route 94. Hatfield Swamp in Roseland/West Caldwell was home to 40 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS Jan. 12. Sandy Hook Jan. 12 provided a flyover flock of 15 HORNED LARKS along the Fisherman's Trail at the north end as well as three AMERICAN PIPITS at Horseshoe Cove and a COMMON EIDER. The "Eurasian" GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Lake Takanassee in West Long Branch continues as of Jan. 9. It can be found in one of the back ponds about a block east of Monmouth University. Barnegat Light SP produced about 20 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 150 to 200 COMMON EIDERS including over 30 drakes, 20 PURPLE SANDPIPERS and an immature GLAUCOUS GULL Jan. 9. An "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROW was also noted there Jan. 13. An adult GLAUCOUS GULL was discovered at Shark River inlet Jan. 9. An immature GOSHAWK was reported near the Gull Tower at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR Jan. 11 and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER visited at feeder in Margate Jan 7. The Palmyra Cove Park SPOTTED TOWHEE continues as of Jan. 10 as does the Califon BARNACLE GOOSE in front of the Methodist-Episcopal Church the same day. Oberly Road in Alpha was a hotspot Jan. 10 with a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 15 HORNED LARKS and a SHORT-EARED OWL. Spruce Run Reservoir Jan. 10 produced a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 9 HORNED LARKS. Four REDHEADS were tallied at Merrill Creek Reservoir Jan. 8 and 44 Rusty Blackbirds were observed at Trenton Marsh in Hamilton Jan. 11. A female goldeneye featuring an all yellow bill found along the D & R Canal in New Brunswick Jan. 9 generated quite a discussion including comments from David Sibley. No consensus was reached but the bird seems to be a possible hybrid Common/Barrows Goldeneye. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds to the hotline, please call 732-872-2500 or email 'sightings AT njaudubon.org' This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 7, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:43:35 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1001.07 * January 7, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black-headed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Cackling Goose Common Eider Common Merganser Eurasian Wigeon Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Razorbill Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Sora Tundra Swan - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January 7, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, RAZORBILL, CACKLING GOOSE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, SORA, EURASIAN WIGEON, SANDHILL CRANE, TUNDRA SWAN, SHORT-EARED OWL, COMMON EIDER, and a report on the Cape May Christmas Bird Count held January 1, 2010. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Two adult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were seen off the Third Dune Crossover on Friday January 1st 2010, and others were seen at the Second Avenue Jetty, Cape May City on Saturday January 2, 2010. A RAZORBILL was reported at the Avalon 8th Street Jetty on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010. A CACKLING GOOSE has been seen around Cape Island, last seen in the filed between Sea Grove Avenue and Sunset Boulevard on Wednesday January 6th 2010. A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at Cold Spring Inlet on Friday January 1st 2010. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER has been noted throughout the Cape May Point State Park, last being seen at the start of the Red Trail on Tuesday January 5, 201 A SORA was found in Green Creek along the Bayshore on Friday, January 1st, 2010. Six EURASIAN WIGEONS continue on Lighthouse Pond as of Friday, January 1st, 2010. There are 3 Males and 3 Females A SANDHILL CRANE has been staying at the Villas WMA, last seen on Thursday January 7th, 2010. A flyby NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen along Route 47 in Dennisville on Thursday January 7th 2010 Six TUNDRA SWANS can be found at Bunker Pond as of Tuesday, January 5, 2010, while six more were observed at the Maple Avenue impoundments in Cumberland County on Sunday, January 3, 2010. A female COMMON MERGANSER has been present on the second plover pond at Cape May Point State Park, a good bird for south of the canal. 11 COMMON EIDERS including 2 adult males were at Stone Harbor Point Thursday, January 7 2010. Louise Zemaitis reports on the Cape May Christmas Bird Count, held January 1, 2010 The total number of species recorded was 150 plus 2 recognizable forms and 5 more during the count week. Unusual species seen include: 2 Cackling Geese 7 Eurasian Wigeon - a record number for the count (all on Cape Island) 4 Blue -winged Teal 1 Harlequin Duck 1 Sora - not recorded on the count since 1979 2 Sandhill Cranes - one in Cape May and one at Villas WMA 1 Black-headed Gull 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - survived in West Cape May until the bitter cold of Jan. 2 Record numbers of marsh dwelling sparrows were seen due to the high tide during the full moon. Birders who worked the marsh edges in the morning (though bleary-eyed from New Year's Eve) found: 14 Nelson's Sparrows 63 Saltmarsh Sparrows plus 7 sharp-tailed sparrow sp. 20 Seaside Sparrows Other record high numbers include: Gadwall (353), Wild Turkey (24), Common Loon (157), Merlin (9), "Western" Willet (10), American Woodcock (80), Tufted Titmouse (302), American Robin (17,184), and White-crowned Sparrow (13). Additional count week species seen were Wood Duck, Redhead, Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), Pine Warbler (1), and Marbled Godwit (4). The cumulative total for the Cape May CBC stands at 264. Due to a blizzard on the original count date of December 20, the count was rescheduled for January 1 (the latest date in count history). The count day was just above freezing with light WNW winds. Half-hardy species and migrants were few. We did, however, have a nice day between cold fronts and see a fine sampling of post winter solstice species. The 2009 count was the 89th for Cape May. The next Cape May CBC will be held on 19 December 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. 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Good Luck and Good Birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 7, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 20:49:47 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1001.07 * January 7, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Pacific Loon + Painted Bunting + Spotted Towhee + Thayer's Gull + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Pipit Black-headed Gull Cackling Goose Common Eider Common Raven Eurasian Wigeon Glaucous Gull Golden Eagle Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal Harlequin Duck Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Shrike Purple Sandpiper Razorbill Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Sora Tundra Swan - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, January 7, 2010 with reports of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARNACLE GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, "EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REDHEAD, COMMON EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, (possible) PACIFIC LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SORA, SANDHILL CRANE, PURPLE SANDPIPER, (POSSIBLE) THAYER'S GULL, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, RAZORBILL, SHORT-EARED OWL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, COMMON RAVEN, AMERICAN PIPIT, SPOTTED TOWHEE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SNOW BUNTING, PAINTED BUNTING and seasonal and local reports of interest. The Long Branch CBC Jan. 2 featured two RAZORBILLS, one off Deal Lake on the Asbury Park border and the other at Allenhurst as well as an "Eurasian" GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Lake Takanassee in one of the back ponds. Also reported on the count were individual possible PACIFIC LOONS, one at Shark River Inlet in Belmar and the other on Wreck Pond in Spring Lake. The count tallied 106 species. Another RAZORBILL was observed from Roosevelt Avenue in Deal Jan. 1 An immature ICELAND GULL was present at Sandy Hook Jan. 5 and 6 near the Sandy Hook Bird Observatory while 20 HORNED LARKS visited the fenced in lawn of the Coast Guard base there Jan. 1. Also observed at Sandy Hook were a COMMON EIDER in Horseshoe Cove Jan. 6, 18 SNOW BUNTINGS in C-Lot Jan. 6, and four AMERICAN PIPITS Jan. 1 along Horseshoe Cove and three Jan. 6 on the beach south of Guardian Park. The Lakehurst CBC Dec. 30 tallied 98 species including a RED-NECKED GREBE, a COMMON EIDER, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an immature GLAUCOUS GULL all at Manasquan Inlet. The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was still present at Manasquan Inlet Jan. 3. Barnegat Light SP Jan. 2 hosted 15-20 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 50 COMMON EIDER and 20 PURPLE SANDPIPERS. Stafford Avenue in Manahawkin on the Barnegat CBC Jan. 3 provided a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. The count also tallied a possible (2nd Year) THAYER'S GULL on the beach at Harvey Cedars along with two immature ICELAND GULLS as well as an adult ICELAND GULL at Barnegat Inlet. The ocean along Sea Isle City Jan. 5 was home to 44 COMMON EIDERS and a HARLEQUIN DUCK at 47th Street. A female PAINTED BUNTING briefly visited a feeder in Margate Jan. 6 and 7. The Cape May CBC totaled 151 species Jan. 2 including CACKLING GEESE, six EURASIAN WIGEON, SORA, SANDHILL CRANE and BLACK-HEADED GULL. The BARNACLE GOOSE continues as of Jan. 5 in Califon in the pond in front of the Methodist Church. Oberly Road in Alpha Dec. 31-Jan. 1 featured 80 to 100 HORNED LARKS, two LAPLAND LONGSPURS, twenty SNOW BUNTINGS and an AMERICAN PIPIT. Two HORNED LARKS were also present at Spruce Run Reservoir Jan. 2 and an ICELAND GULL was discovered at Donaldson Park in Highland Park, Jan. 1. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was observed in the River-watch area off Omar Avenue in Avenel Dec. 30. The SPOTTED TOWHEE continues as of Jan. 7 at the Palmyra Cove Park, but be sure to look for it early in the morning. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was observed in Hopewell Jan. 1 and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was noted near the parking lot of Rosedale Park in Mercer County Jan. 4. Two SANDHILL CRANES were observed flying over Factory Road in Winslow Township Jan. 6 and while another was seen along Bear Tavern Road across from the entrance to Mercer County Airport Jan. 2. The Delaware River along National Park was home to a REDHEAD Jan. 4 while 86 TUNDRA SWANS were also tallied in the river along Floodgates the same day. A flock of 200+ AMERICAN PIPITS were actively feeding in a field west of the Sunset Drive/Rt. 540 intersection in Mannington Jan. 2 The NORTHERN SHRIKE in the NJ Meadowlands in Lyndhurst has expanded its territory being seen along Schuyler Avenue in Lyndhurst Jan. 4 and along the Saw Mill Creek trail Jan. 6. An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was observed flying across Westbrook Road in Ringwood Jan. 5, while another was present at Van Bushkirk Island Park in Oradell. Jan. 2 and 3. The Wallkill River NWR Jan. 6 was home to a SHORT-EARED OWL, three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 200+ HORNED LARKS and 20 SNOW BUNTINGS. A GOLDEN EAGLE was discovered Jan. 4 along the Old Mine Road near the Van Campen's Inn in the Delaware Gap NRA. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report at njbrc.net. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 30, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:45:44 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0912.30 * December 30, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Black Brant + Mountain Bluebird + Spotted Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Pipit Bald Eagle Barn Owl Barred Owl Brown Thrasher Cackling Goose Common Eider Common Merganser Common Raven Dovekie Eastern Phoebe Eastern Towhee Eurasian Wigeon Fox Sparrow Great Cormorant Greater Yellowlegs Harlequin Duck Horned Grebe Iceland Gull Laughing Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Marsh Wren Northern Goshawk Northern Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Peregrine Falcon Purple Sandpiper Razorbill Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Savannah Sparrow Virginia Rail White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Winter Wren Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Wednesday December 30, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BLACK BRANT, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, SPOTTED TOWHEE, DOVEKIE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was sighted in a field near the intersection of Maple Lane and Rte 513 Dec 27; also in Hunterdon County was a very late Osprey Dec 27. At Spruce Run Reservoir a late Blue-winged Teal and Canvasback were noted Dec 27. The BLACK BRANT, a continuing bird from previous winters, was noted at South Amboy's waterfront park Dec 25. A male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was discovered on the Princeton CBC Dec 27. The bird was found on North Post Rd in Mercer County Park and viewed in a hedgerow bordering the golf course; no further reports. The SPOTTED TOWHEE continued through Dec 27 at Palmyra. The NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen as recently as Dec 30 at DeKorte Environmental Center in the NJ Meadowlands. The bird was viewed on Disposal Rd (often from near the AMVETS Carillon). Also there this week was a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk. The NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen again along Old Mine Rd directly behind the Calno School Dec 23--this is about 3-4 miles south of Milbrook Village (DeLorme P. 22, D-14). A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found in Lord Stirling Park Dec 23; at nearby Great Swamp NWR a NORTHERN SHRIKE was briefly noted at the heronry overlook along Pleasant Plains Rd Dec 23. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted Dec 24-27 at Campgaw Reservation in Bergen County. A GREAT CORMORANT was noted on Round Valley Reservoir Dec 24. Barnegat Light/Inlet hosted an incredible total of 367 COMMON EIDERS, 20 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 40 PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and 2 "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROWS Dec 24. A EURASIAN WIGEON was noted at Brigantine NWR Dec 24. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was found northwest of Sharptown along Sharptown-Auburn Rd in Salem County Dec 27. Christmas Bird Count results: Northwest Hunterdon CBC Dec 20 had 86 species including a juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON, BROWN THRASHER, MARSH WREN, and PALM WARBLER. Highlights from the Moorestown CBC Dec 26 included RED-NECKED GREBE at Pennsauken (Fish House Cove); 2 HORNED GREBES and 2 VIRGINIA RAILS at Taylor's Refuge, 20 Great Cormorants at Riverton, and at Palmyra the previously reported SPOTTED TOWHEE, 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 7 WINTER WRENS, 6 EASTERN TOWHEES, 15 FOX SPARROWS, 215 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. Sandy Hook CBC Dec 27 had 101 species including count-week REDHEAD, 8 COMMON EIDERS, BALD EAGLE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, ICELAND GULL, LAUGHING GULL, DOVEKIE, RAZORBILL, 15 AMERICAN PIPITS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The Boonton CBC Dec 27 had at least 96 species including a juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK at Troy Meadows near Beverwyck Rd, BARN OWL, BARRED OWL, LONG-EARED OWL, 13 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS in the Troy Meadows-Hatfield Swamp area, EASTERN PHOEBE, 4 COMMON RAVENS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Princeton CBC Dec 27 had 85 species including a CACKLING GOOSE at the hospital construction site on Rte 1; 350 COMMON MERGANSERS, 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on Carnegie Lake, count-week COMMON RAVEN, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS in the Sourland Mts, and the previously mentioned MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Mountain Bluebird, Mercer County Park From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:26:01 -0500 NJBIRDS, Today on the Princeton CBC a Mountain Bluebird was found in Mercer County Park by Brad Merritt. The bird, an adult male, was on Post Road north of the lake, in a hedgerow bordering the golf course. It was observed for fifteen minutes before flying across the adjacent soccer fields; it may still be in the area tomorrow. If re-found please try to secure photos and details for the NJBRC. To reach the location, from US Route One southbound from Princeton, exit on Quakerbridge Rd. south and go past Quakerbridge Mall to Village Road. Turn left on Village, go past the golf course entrance (several miles) and turn right on Post Road. Look for the bird where soccer fields are on the left and the golf course is on the right. Post Road dead-ends at Lake Mercer, which had 150 Common Mergansers and a Lesser Black-backed Gull today. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 23, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:11:29 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0912.23 * December 23, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Black Brant + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Pipit Barn Owl Brant Brown Thrasher Cackling Goose Canvasback Common Eider Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Grasshopper Sparrow Great Cormorant Horned Grebe Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Merlin Northern Shrike Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Sandhill Crane Snow Bunting Snow Goose Tundra Swan White-crowned Sparrow - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Wednesday December 23, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, SANDHILL CRANE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest. The BARNACLE GOOSE, present as a winter resident in Califon, was most recently seen at the "pond" section of the Raritan River opposite the Methodist Church on River Rd Dec 22; best times are often early and late in the day. The WESTERN GREBE, also a returning bird, was noted off South Amboy's Waterfront Park Dec 18. The BLACK BRANT was present in the pale-bellied BRANT flock there Dec 19. More info for birding this site at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx The SPOTTED TOWHEE continued at Palmyra Cove through Dec 23. It is most often seen in the area around the southwest corner of "the big pit" near the benches; this area has also been described as near the intersection of the Red-winged Blackbird and Saw-whet trails. The trio of SANDHILL CRANES was seen as recently as Dec 18 in Franklin Twp. Look for the birds in the fields near the intersection of Weston Canal and Randolph Roads. The NORTHERN SHRIKE continued this week at DeKorte Environmental Center through Dec 23 along Disposal Road. Please keep in mind that viewing is from the road only and watch out for trucks. It has been viewed repeatedly near the retention pond from the AMVETS carillon in DeKorte. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was found along Old Mine Rd about 150 yards south of the Calno School Dec 18--this is about 3-4 miles south of Milbrook Village (DeLorme P. 22, D-14). Round Valley Reservoir Dec 18 hosted 3 GREAT CORMORANTS, 5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, and a MERLIN. Sandy Hook hosted 6 COMMON EIDERS and first-year ICELAND GULL Dec 19 just north of Horseshoe Cove. A flock of AMERICAN PIPITS was feeding at Horseshoe Cove Dec 23. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The Sussex CBC had 82 species including HORNED GREBE and 2 REDHEADS on Culver's Lake, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 2 ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on Lake Mohawk, and 120 SNOW BUNTINGS. The Walnut Valley CBC found 87 species including 4 CACKLING GEESE, GOLDEN EAGLE, NORTHERN SHRIKE (on Old Mine Rd), BROWN THRASHER, and 40 FOX SPARROWS. Also in Warren County were 1,500 SNOW GEESE and 3 TUNDRA SWANS at Merrill Creek Reservoir Dec 22. The NJ portion of the Lower Hudson CBC Dec 20 had AMERICAN BITTERN, ICELAND GULL, and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW in Liberty State Park; as well as 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, BARN OWL, 2 LONG-EARED OWLS, 129 SNOW BUNTINGS, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and 14 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continued this week at Lenape Park in Cranford. To look for the bird park in the lot off Kenilworth Blvd and walk on the dike towards Westfield (away from Kenilworth); stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dike and look in the trees to the right. Waterfowl in the Delaware River off National Park Dec 22 included 157 CANVASBACKS and 2 REDHEADS. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, December 17, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:20:38 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0912.17 * December 17, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American White Pelican Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Great Egret Greater White-fronted Goose Iceland Gull Long-tailed Duck Northern Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Rough-legged Hawk Ruddy Duck Sandhill Crane Snow Bunting Snowy Owl White-winged Scoter Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday December 17, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, SNOWY OWL, SANDHILL CRANE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was seen Dec 15 in a corn stubble field near the intersection of Rte 512 and Young Dr, about one and a half miles east of downtown Califon. It also frequents the "pond" section of the Raritan River in Califon opposite the Methodist Church, most often early or late in the day, most recently Dec 16. The WESTERN GREBE at South Amboy was seen as recently as Dec 12; look for the bird in the bay off the waterfront park. More info for birding this site at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx The SPOTTED TOWHEE at Palmyra continued this week through Dec 15. It is most often seen in the area around the southwest corner of "the big pit" near the benches; this area has also been described as near the intersection of the Red-winged Blackbird and Saw-whet trails. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was discovered in the NJ Meadowlands at DeKorte Environmental Center along Disposal Road Dec 11-17. Please keep in mind that viewing is from the road only and watch out for trucks. On Dec 15 it was viewed on the wire over the retention pond from the AMVETS carillon in DeKorte. Also in the meadowlands were 800 RUDDY DUCKS and all three merganser species in Merhoff Pond and a dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK Dec 12 & 14 near the entrance to DeKorte. A SNOWY OWL was sighted at Liberty State Park Dec 12, viewed to the south of the boat ramp after entering the park. This is likely the same individual that summered in the area this year. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was viewed from the Heronry overlook at Great Swamp NWR Dec 13. Also there this week were GREAT EGRET, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, and a GOLDEN EAGLE at the Pleasant Plains Bridge Dec 12. Three SANDHILL CRANES flew over Weston Canal Rd between Randolph & School House Roads in Franklin Twp, Somerset County Dec 15. They were seen around 3 pm on Dec 16 in a field along the west side of Randolph Rd just north of Pierce St. Sandy Hook sightings Dec 12-13 included 15 COMMON EIDERS, 300+ LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 14 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, a first-year ICELAND GULL off C-lot, a 2nd or 3rd year ICELAND GULL of the fee plaza, 2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER near north pond, 4 FOX SPARROWS, and 45 SNOW BUNTINGS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Seven AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, EURASIAN WIGEON, and REDHEAD were noted at Brigantine NWR Dec 10. The EURASIAN WIGEON remained through Dec 12. Culver's Lake had a LONG-TAILED DUCK, RED-THROATED LOON, and 2 ICELAND GULLS Dec 12. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was reported on the back pond at Rosedale Lake Park in Mercer County Dec 12. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue this week at Lenape Park in Cranford. To look for the birds park in the lot off Kenilworth Blvd and walk on the dike towards Westfield (away from Kenilworth); stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dike and look in the trees to the right. For recent bird sightings in Cape May and Cumberland counties, visit www.birdcapemay.org/blog Good luck to all Christmas Bird Counts and participants this weekend! The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 10, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:52:17 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0912.10 * December 10, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Ash-throated Flycatcher + Ivory Gull + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Bald Eagle Canvasback Golden Eagle Horned Grebe Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Goshawk Northern Waterthrush Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Snow Bunting Snow Goose - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday December 10, 2009 with reports of IVORY GULL, WESTERN GREBE, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, SPOTTED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest. The juvenile IVORY GULL continues through Dec 9 at Cape May: see www.birdcapemay.org for daily reports. The WESTERN GREBE continues off South Amboy's Waterfront Park through Dec 7; more information about birding here can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen at Sandy Hook Dec 9. The bird was viewed in the field west of Atlantic Dr just north of Gunnison Lot (this area is known as Granger Field). Although the bird was looked for afterwards by the initial observer, it was not relocated, but may still be in the area. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The SPOTTED TOWHEE was still present at Palmyra through Dec 9. It is most often seen in the area around the southwest corner of "the big pit" near the benches; this area has also been described as near the intersection of the Red-winged Blackbird and Saw-whet trails. A late NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was discovered at Manahawkin WMA Dec 6. Reports from the DeKorte Center at the NJ Meadowlands Dec 6 included CANVASBACK, 2 BALD EAGLES, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. Spruce Run Reservoir sightings Dec 9 included 1000 SNOW GEESE, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 4 HORNED GREBES, and 17 SNOW BUNTINGS. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Great Swamp NWR Dec 6. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue this week at Lenape Park in Cranford. To look for the birds park in the lot off Kenilworth Blvd and walk on the dike towards Westfield (away from Kenilworth); stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dike and look in the trees to the right. A juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK was observed in Monroe Twp Dec 3. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ivory Gull Update From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:14:03 -0500 Hi all, After a tense first hour of daylight, the Ivory Gull appeared at the Breezee Lee Marina at 8:00 a.m. today. Don Freiday, Cape May, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Spotted Towhee Update From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:23:50 -0800 NJ Birds,   For those considering a trip for the Spotted Towhee at Palmyra, the bird was called in by Joe Carragher today (4 Dec).  The Spotted Towhee continues to be seen along the trail between the big and little pits or near the Southwest corner of the big pit.  It is often in loose association with a couple of Eastern Towhees.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ivory Gull, other Cape May updates, Twitter help From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:28:38 -0500 Hi all, The Ivory Gull continues at Breezee Lee Marina along Ocean Drive in Cape May through this morning, day 8 for the bird found last Friday by Jim Dowdell. The bird is remarkably tame, and feeds on fish carcasses left near the fish cleaning dock - and often dragged out of the water for the bird by birders. I re-posted the map to the Ivory Gull on www.bircapemay.org/blog for those coming this weekend. After many questions and requests, I also posted a document explaining how to use Twitter. Generally speaking, each day as soon as someone reports the gull (or other rare bird) I tweet it. Even if you don't get text messages, if you have computer access you can check www.twitter.com/cmbobirds for the latest (in 140 characters or less). Laurie Larson also maintains a statewide twitter, www.twitter.com/njbirds . The Swainson's Hawk is still here, reported last by Michael O'Brien soaring with vultures over the meadows and Beanery a little before 10:00 a.m. this morning. Michael also had the Harlequin Ducks at Poverty Beach this morning, reached at the north end of Beach Avenue. The Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird visited the feeder at the corner of Coral and Cambridge in Cape May Point this morning, first thing in the morning may be best for this bird. The owners are birder friendly, just park and bird sensibly and don't block the road. Vince Elia found an Orange-crowned Warbler this morning east of the east path at the South Cape May Meadows, a.k.a. the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. Doug Gochfeld and others report there are at least 5 Eurasian Wigeon in various plumages on Lighthouse Pond. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Dec. 3, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:30:23 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0912.03 * December 3, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Cave Swallow + Ivory Gull + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Pipit American White Pelican Baltimore Oriole Black-legged Kittiwake Blue-headed Vireo Bonaparte's Gull Cackling Goose Common Eider Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Harlequin Duck Little Gull Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Orange-crowned Warbler Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Savannah Sparrow Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday December 3, 2009 with reports of IVORY GULL, SPOTTED TOWHEE, WESTERN GREBE, SNOWY OWL, LITTLE GULL, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, CAVE SWALLOW, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. A juvenile IVORY GULL was discovered in Cape May Harbor Nov 27 and was seen as recently as Dec 3. For recent bird sightings in Cape May and Cumberland counties, visit www.birdcapemay.org/blog A female/immature SPOTTED TOWHEE was found at Palmyra Cove Nature Park in Burlington County Nov 26-Dec 2. Head south on the red gravel trail that leaves the south end of the parking lot and parallels the Delaware River. The trail eventually curves east (left) and ends at the big pit. Turn right and walk a short distance (ca. 25') and turn left, following the trail around the south side of the big pit. On your right is a small dugout area that has Phragmites and Black Willows growing in it. This is known as the little pit and where the Spotted Towhee was seen, often in association with a couple of Eastern Towhees. This location has also been described at the intersection of the red-winged blackbird and saw-whet trails. Also at Palmyra this week were 4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and 10+ FOX SPARROWS. The WESTERN GREBE was seen again at South Amboy's Waterfront Park Dec 1. Also there near the creek mouth was a late NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. More information about birding here can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx A female SNOWY OWL was sighted at Liberty State Park Nov 29; the bird was seen on the sand bar near the jetty south of the first parking lot on the right after entering the park. Sandy Hook sightings this week included up to 13 COMMON EIDERS off the end of the fisherman's trail, an adult Little Gull off the fee plaza Nov 29, 3 CAVE SWALLOWS flying past north beach Nov 26, AMERICAN PIPIT, BLUE-HEADED VIREO at North Beach lot Nov 29, 3 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS at North Pond Nov 26 and singles near L-lot Nov 29 and at South Pond Nov 30; 55 SNOW BUNTINGS, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and 3 PURPLE FINCHES. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A first-winter LITTLE GULL was detected among 500+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS off Roosevelt Ave in Deal Nov 28; also there was a female COMMON EIDER. A flock of 11 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS was viewed over Asbury Park south of Deal Lake Nov 29 and headed north. More information about birding this site at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx Barnegat Light State Park/Inlet Nov 28 continued to host 150+ COMMON EIDERS and 25 HARLEQUIN DUCKS. Also there were 8 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, 5 IPSWICH SPARROWS, and SNOW BUNTING. Just north of the inlet at Island Beach State Park over 1,000 RED-THROATED LOONS were counted Nov 29. Manahawkin WMA (Stafford Ave) hosted a late WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER the same day. Mott's Creek Rd just north of Brig had 2 dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a SHORT-EARED OWL Nov 29. Brigantine NWR this week hosted AMERICAN BITTERN, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and WESTERN SANDPIPERS. Great Swamp NWR had an excellent count of 124 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS Dec 2. Glenhurst Meadows had an impressive 12 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS Dec 2. Sunrise Mt. Hawk Watch tallied 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and 6 GOLDEN EAGLES Nov 29. Four GOLDEN EAGLES were recorded at Raccoon Ridge Nov 28. Fourteen CACKLING GEESE were found at Assiscong Marsh near Flemington Nov 29. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue this week at Lenape Park in Cranford. To look for the birds park in the lot off Kenilworth Blvd and walk on the dike towards Westfield (away from Kenilworth); stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dike and look in the trees to the right. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Space is still available on the pelagic trip from Belmar Dec 6 in search of Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Dovekie, and other seabirds. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website at www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds to the hotline, please call 732-872-2500 or email 'sightings AT njaudubon.org' ... *Birders are encouraged to submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 'report AT njbrc.net' or hard copy to 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Gull continues From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:16:23 -0500 Hi all, The Ivory Gull continues at the Breezee Lee Marina, Ocean Drive, Cape May through this morning, Thursday December 3 at 8:00 a.m. The Selasphorus hummingbird also continues at the corner of Coral and Cambridge in Cape May Point. We haven't heard about the Swainson's Hawk yet this morning. A birder from Philadelphia left their scope at the Breezee Lee yesterday, if anyone found it please contact me so it can be returned. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: daily Ivory Gull update From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:50:11 -0500 The Ivory Gull appeared at the Breezee Lee Marina today at 6:50 a.m., flying in from the east, and was there through this afternoon. Best, Don Don Freiday, Cape May, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: gull and hawk From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:23:45 -0500 Hi All, The Ivory Gull continues through sunset yesterday (Tuesday) at the Breezee Lee Marina, where it fed on fish carcasses and gave point blank views. The Swainson's Hawk also continues in Cape May, usually at the Beanery, seen from near the junction of Bayshore Road and Stevens Street, or sometimes at the TNC Cape Island Preserve, reached at the east end of Wilson Ave. off Broadway. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ivory Gull continues From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:07:23 -0500 Hi All, The Ivory Gull continues at the Breezy Lee Marina/Yacht Basin this morning. Vince Elia informs me that the report of yesterday's White Pelicans was passed along by Hal Wierenga and Lynn Davidson, who saw the birds heading northeast over the harbor. A number of other (lucky) birders were there, including Steve Mattan and Pat Sutton. We'll try to update on the Ivory Gull to njbirds, jerseybirds, www.birdcapemay.org/blog and www.Twitter.com/CMBObirds at least once a day as long as it stays. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: updates - Ivory Gull, Swainson's Hawk, Selasphorus hummingbird, etc. From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:13:41 -0500 Hi all, The Cape May Ivory Gull continued all day today at the Breezee Lee Marina on Ocean Drive. I'll post any "last seen" info when/if available. The Swainson's Hawk was found this morning near the junction of Bayshore Road and Stevens Street. Vince Elia later reported it soaring near the West Cape May canal bridge shortly after noon. An immature male Selasphorus hummingbird frequented a feeder at the corner of Coral and Cambridge Avenues in Cape May Point. There are apparently two different hummingbirds there (plus a third, a Ruby-throated, at a home on Steven's Street.) From Lighthouse Avenue heading towards Cape May Point State Park, turn right on Coral and follow it to Cambridge. The house is on the right before Cambridge. Photos of one of these birds will be up on www.birdcapemay.org/blog either later tonight or tomorrow. A Western Kingbird was seen from the hawk watch and the same or another was located at The Nature Conservancy's (TNC)'s Cape Island Creek Preserve. Reach the preserve by going east to the end of Wilson Avenue from Broadway in West Cape May. Cross the railroad tracks, enter the fields, and go left. The preserve ends at a private farm, please pay attention to the TNC boundary postings. Apparently 11 White Pelicans flew north over the Breezee Lee Marina today, I'm not sure who that report comes from. A Yellow-headed Blackbird female or first winter male flew over the Cape May Point State Park Hawkwatch this morning and likely the same bird was seen minutes later flying over the Beanery headed towards Higbee Beach. An American Avocet was found at and/or continues at TNC's Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge a.k.a. the South Cape May Meadows. Look from the east path at "Gull Island," the island opposite the bend in the path. Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point State Park now hosts 3-4 Eurasian Wigeon of immature male/female persuasion, plus 2 Redheads. View it from the bird blind on the red trail in the morning and from Lighthouse Avenue in the afternoon for best light. Best, Don Freiday, Cape May, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Spotted Towhee Palmyra From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:53:04 -0800 NJ Birds,   Dave Larsen called to report that he saw the female Spotted Towhee a few minutes ago (11/28) that was first reported by Matt Jewell yesterday.  If accepted by the NJ Bird Records Committee, this would be the sixth state record in 57 years.   The bird was seen in the same place as yesterday: near the intersection of the Red-winged Blackbird Trail and the Saw-whet Trail.   Photos and written descriptions are appreciated if you go; please send to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO      How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ivory Gull and Swainson's Hawk From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:48:55 -0500 Hi all, A number of folks have emailed me for directions/maps to the gull and Swainson's Hawk. I just posted a map for the gull at www.birdcapemay.org/blog There is also a Cape May birding map downloadable at the web site, or you can scroll through the archives a few days to find a Swainson's Hawk map. Linda Matula reports she had the Swainson's at the TNC Cape Island Preserve east of Broadway today, but the best place has been the Beanery a.k.a. Rea Farm, especially the back/winery field or scanning from Stevens Street near its junction with Bayshore Road. Good Luck, all! Don Freiday, Cape May, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Swainson's Hawk still here as of yesterday From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:06:52 -0500 I forgot to mention the "old news" Swainson's Hawk, which was seen through yesterday, I haven't heard about it today. This is day 22 for the bird. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: ivory gull update From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:59:44 -0500 Hi all, The Ivory Gull continues now (10:45 a.m. fide Tom Reed) at the Breezy Lee Marina on Ocean Drive just north of Cape May. It has been flying around giving great point blank views. From the end of the Garden State Parkway, turn east (left if southbound) before the bridge into Cape May at the light onto Ocean Drive. The Breezy Lee is one of several marinas on the right hand side, I think the third one. There is a huge sign for it. Turn right into the marina, and (if the bird keeps up its current routine) stay left and drive through the boats as far as you can go towards the water. The bird seems to be homed into the Breezy Lee this morning, seldom leaving the area. Mike Fritz spoke with the owner of the marina and he is okay with birders. Just please drive slowly and park sensibly. We are fortunate that today is very windy and not many people are going fishing. If the wind lays down it will be especially important for birders to park out of the way. Also, everyone should stay off the fish cleaning dock in front of the gas filling dock. I'll try to Tweet updates www.Twitter.com/CMBObirds as soon as I get them, for the next couple days at least, and will post updates to jerseybirds, njbirds, and www.bircapemay.org/blog when I have computer access. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Ivory Gull - still present. From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:39:43 -0500 Thanks to Richard for the update. Begin forwarded message: > From: Richard Crossley > Date: November 28, 2009 7:25:59 AM EST > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Ivory Gull - still present. > > > The Ivory Gull is still present this morning (Saturday) in Cape May Harbor. It was mobile all day yesterday but in view much of the time, sometimes point blank.The most convenient spot is from the Lobster House (turn left just after you cross the bridge coming into Cape May). > > Sorry for the brief posts yesterday morning. They were relayed messages posted from the house while I was in a mad panic trying to see the bird. Hopefully they were received early enough for some of you to get to see this mind-blowing bird. Also 4 Eurasian Wigeon and a few Cave Swallows at Cape May Point. > > Congratulations to Jimmy Dowdell for spotting this at great distance (the Coast Guard Base) and getting the news out. > > Richard Crossley > West Cape May How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ivory Gull, Cape May From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:22:21 -0800 NJ Birds,   Just received word from Bob Fogg that an immature Ivory Gull was seen this morning (11/27) by Jim Dowdell in Cape May Harbor.  The bird was flying around the harbor and is currently being looked for by local birders.   More details as they become available.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/centers/shbo How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 25, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:41:34 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.25 * November 25, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Black Brant + Cave Swallow + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Tree Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Black Scoter Black-headed Gull Brant Common Eider Fox Sparrow Harlequin Duck Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting White-winged Scoter - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Wednesday November 25, 2009 with reports of BLACK BRANT, WESTERN GREBE, CAVE SWALLOW, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The WESTERN GREBE continued this week off South Amboy's waterfront park through Nov 22, most often viewed near the moored barges in the bay. A BLACK BRANT, presumably a returning bird, was found among the "pale-bellied" Brant on the athletic fields there the same day. For more information about birding this site see http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx Three CAVE SWALLOWS flew past Sandy Hook's North Beach Nov 20. Up to 18 COMMON EIDERS were seen at the Hook this week, including a flock of 10 off the False Hook. Other Sandy Hook sightings included 8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off B-lot, 1-2 juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWKS Nov 21 at K-lot and Plum Island; 2 first-winter ICELAND GULLS off North Beach/False Hook Nov 22, 200 HORNED LARKS near the False Hook Nov 25, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER along the Fisherman's Trail Nov 25, BALTIMORE ORIOLE at the Scout camp Nov 21, and 50 SNOW BUNTINGS at North Beach Nov 25. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A first-year ICELAND GULL was found at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch Nov 23. Two CAVE SWALLOWS were fly-bys at Island Beach State Park Nov 20; also there that day were 14 COMMON EIDERS and 18 SNOW BUNTINGS. Large numbers of COMMON EIDERS continue at Barnegat Light State Park this week along with HARLEQUIN DUCKS. Rare "on the ground" inland were 2 BRANT at Rosedale Park in Mercer County Nov 23. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were detected at the Negri-Nepote Grasslands in Franklin Twp Nov 22. The birds were found at the edge of the woods near the center of the preserve. More info on this site can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionConservation/FranklinTownshipSomersetCounty.aspx Birds noted at Troy Meadows Nov 21 included 30+ RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 6 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, and FOX SPARROW. A belated report was received of 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS off Troy Meadow Rd in Parsippany Nov 18. Merrill Creek Reservoir's BLACK-HEADED GULL put in another appearance Nov 21. An ICELAND GULL was there Nov 23. Spruce Run Reservoir had 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and SNOW BUNTING Nov 22. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continued this week at Lenape Park in Cranford. Culver's Lake hosted 2 BLACK SCOTERS and 4 RED-THROATED LOONS Nov 24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar Dec 6 in search of Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Dovekie, and other seabirds. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website at www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:57:45 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.19 * November 19, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Painted Bunting + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Golden-Plover Black Scoter Black-headed Gull Cackling Goose Common Eider Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Harlequin Duck Horned Lark Indigo Bunting Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Gannet Northern Goshawk Northern Harrier Northern Pintail Orange-crowned Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Red-breasted Merganser Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-throated Loon Savannah Sparrow Snow Bunting Tundra Swan Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday November 19, 2009 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, PAINTED BUNTING, BLACK-HEADED GULL, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. A WESTERN GREBE was present at South Amboy Waterfront Park Nov 15-17. This is the fifth year this species has been found in western Raritan Bay. For more information on birding this park see http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx The "green" PAINTED BUNTING continued at Huber Woods Environmental Center through Nov 15; the bird was seen near the bird feeders. Sandy Hook reports Nov 15-17 included up to 12 COMMON EIDERS near the False Hook, 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off C-lot, 400 NORTHERN GANNETS, AMERICAN BITTERN at North Pond, 11 WINTER WRENS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS near North Pond and another Orange-crowned Warbler at J-lot, a late INDIGO BUNTING Nov 17, and FOX SPARROW. Twenty HORNED LARKS, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were noted south of North Beach pavilion Nov 15. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Barnegat Light State Park/Inlet hosted 200+ COMMON EIDERS, all 3 Scoter species, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and 8 species of shorebirds including PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and IPSWICH SPARROW Nov 16. At nearby Manahawkin WMA an AMERICAN BITTERN was noted the same day. Brigantine NWR Nov 15 had thousands of NORTHERN PINTAILS, 20 TUNDRA SWANS, AMERICAN BITTERN, 37 NORTHERN HARRIERS, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 12 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 12 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and 20 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was viewed over DeMott Lane in Somerset Nov 15; another NORTHERN GOSHAWK was found in Hutcheson Forest this week. Merrill Creek Reservoir's sporadic BLACK-HEADED GULL appeared again on Nov 15. Also at Merrill Creek this week were CACKLING GOOSE, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, RED-THROATED LOON, 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, and single GOLDEN EAGLES were recorded at Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch Nov 15 & 17. Spruce Run Reservoir hosted 4 BLACK SCOTERS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and 7 SNOW BUNTINGS Nov 15-16. Glenhurst Meadows had 8 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS along the Passaic River Nov 18. Garret Mountain reports Nov 16 included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and FOX SPARROW. A RED-NECKED GREBE was present on Culver's Lake in Sussex County Nov 16-18. Four BLACK SCOTERS were noted there Nov 17-18. For recent bird sightings in Cape May and Cumberland counties, visit www.birdcapemay.org/blog ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar Dec 6 in search of Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Dovekie, and other seabirds. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website at www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Grebe, South Amboy and other updates From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:36:49 -0500 NJBIRDS, For at least the fifth year running, a Western Grebe is being seen from South Amboy at Waterfront Park, present yesterday and today. Large flocks of Eiders (Common and a few King) are present at Barnegat Inlet (about 200) and at Cape May (180+) with smaller numbers at Sandy Hook. A Black-headed Gull has been seen sporadically at Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren Co., which also has Cackling Goose & Red-necked Grebe. I haven't seen reports today concerning the Swainson's Hawk that lingered at Cape May over the weekend. Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: test From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:50:35 -0500 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA, New Jersey, Nov. 12, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:22:07 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.12 * November 12, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Pacific Loon + Painted Bunting + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Tree Sparrow Bald Eagle Baltimore Oriole Black-headed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bonaparte's Gull Brant Cackling Goose Cedar Waxwing Common Eider Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Harlequin Duck Horned Grebe Horned Lark Iceland Gull King Eider Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Monk Parakeet Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Pine Warbler Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane White-winged Scoter - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday November 12, 2009 with reports of PACIFIC LOON, PAINTED BUNTING, KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. A female PAINTED BUNTING was found near the feeders at Huber Woods Environmental Center/Park in Locust, Monmouth County Nov 10-11. Look for the bird in the weedy patch near the bird feeders on the back side of the environmental center. A PACIFIC LOON was reported again at Merrill Creek Reservoir Nov 11, seen from the tower outlet. The BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen again at the reservoir Nov 9 and the Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch recorded a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and GOLDEN EAGLE this week. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and RED-NECKED GREBE were seen Nov 8 on Merrill Creek. Sandy Hook sighting Nov 7-8 included 1-2 female KING EIDERS at the end of the fisherman's trail and 17 COMMON EIDERS, 8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off C-lot, 2 HORNED GREBES at Horseshoe Cove, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at the north end, 80+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS, a BALTIMORE ORIOLE at Spermaceti Cove, 2 NELSON'S SPARROWS at Horseshoe Cove, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR with a small flock of HORNED LARKS at North Beach Pavilion. The King and Common Eiders remained through Nov 10. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Barnegat Light State Park Nov 9 hosted 210 COMMON EIDERS, 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, all three scoters, and a RED-NECKED GREBE on the old 8th St jetty just south of the inlet; a first-winter ICELAND GULL was noted in the inlet, and 2 first-winter BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 5 PARASITIC JAEGERS were migrants offshore. On Nov 10 four female KING EIDERS were noted in the 200+ COMMON EIDER flock there. Three SANDHILL CRANES were found in a puddle near the school along Leed's Ave in Pleasantville, Atlantic County Nov 10. Round Valley Reservoir Nov 6 hosted 2 CACKLING GEESE, 2 HORNED GREBES, GREAT CORMORANT, 53 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 424 CEDAR WAXWINGS, PINE WARBLER, and PALM WARBLER. Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch reports this week included 4 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 188 RED-TAILED HAWKS, and 5 GOLDEN EAGLES Nov 6. In Sussex County, Hyper Humus hosted a CACKLING GOOSE and BRANT on pond #1 Nov 7; Sunrise Mountain Hawk Watch recorded 9 BALD EAGLES, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, and 2 GOLDEN EAGLES Nov 6. Another GOLDEN EAGLE passed Sunrise Mtn Nov 8. Glenhurst Meadows in Warren had RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, a late NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 6 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS Nov 7. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue this week in Lenape Park in Cranford. To look for the birds park in the lot off Kenilworth Blvd and walk on the dike towards Westfield (away from Kenilworth); stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dike and look in the trees to the right. Six CACKLING GEESE were still at Warinanco Park in Linden Nov 6. An estimated 24 MONK PARAKEETS were found at Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia Nov 8. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at the heronry overlook along Pleasant Plains Rd in Great Swamp NWR Nov 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar Dec 6 in search of Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Dovekie, and other seabirds. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website at www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Painted Bunting update From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:15 -0800 NJ Birds,   The "green" Painted Bunting continues this morning (11/11) at Huber Woods Park in Locust (Middletown), Monmouth County.  Look for the bird in the small weedy brush patch with foxtail grass near the feeders.   Huber Woods Park is open from 8 am to 5 pm.  The best views of the bird are likely to be had from the bird feeder viewing room in the environmental center, which is open from 10 am to 4 pm.  If arriving earlier, park in the lot and walk around the buildings on the left hand side, where you can view the feeder area without disturbing the birds.  Note also that there are contractors working on the building (not today but back tomorrow).   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Painted Bunting at Huber Woods From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:34 -0800 NJ Birds,   I just received a call from Sam Skinner, who photographed a female Painted Bunting at Huber Woods Park in Locust, Monmouth County this afternoon (11/9).  The bird was seen in shrubs/brush near the bird feeders behind the Environmental Center.   Updates if/when they become available.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:49:35 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.05 * November 5, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Ash-throated Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover Barred Owl Black-headed Gull Blackpoll Warbler Cackling Goose Canada Goose Clay-colored Sparrow Common Eider Common Moorhen Eastern Meadowlark Eurasian Wigeon Forster's Tern Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Harlequin Duck Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lark Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Red-throated Loon Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Sandhill Crane Short-billed Dowitcher Snow Bunting Spotted Sandpiper Surf Scoter Tundra Swan Western Sandpiper White-winged Scoter - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday November 5, 2009 with reports of ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, SANDHILL CRANE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, seasonal and local reports of interest. Last week's ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Thompson Park in Lincroft was last seen Oct 30. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was noted there Nov 1. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a hen HARLEQUIN DUCK, 2 COMMON EIDERS, and 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off C-lot Nov 4-5, a flock of 6 COMMON EIDERS off the false hook Nov 4; a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVER at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail Oct 31-Nov 1; an immature COMMON MOORHEN in north pond Oct 31-Nov 2; an early first-winter ICELAND GULL at the false hook Nov 1; the resident BARRED OWL hooting along raccoon alley Nov 1, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at Randolph St Nov 2; LARK SPARROW at K-lot Nov 1; LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS near the false hook Oct 31; and 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS over K-lot Nov 4. A PARASITIC JAEGER was off Belmar Nov 1. Also there was a LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULL. Island Beach State Park hosted 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS and a probable POMARINE JAEGER harassing FORSTER'S TERNS Nov 1. Barnegat Light State Park hosted an impressive flock of 120 COMMON EIDERS, including some adult males; 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and GREAT CORMORANT Nov 3. Brigantine NWR birds this week included TUNDRA SWAN, juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 10 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 juvenile SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at the Leeds Eco Trail, and 11 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. A TUNDRA SWAN was noted on McCormack Lake at Plainsboro Preserve Nov 3-4. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen in Lenape Park in Cranford Nov 3. An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at the wetland restoration site off Omar Ave in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Nov 3. Six CACKLING GEESE were noted at Warinanco Park in Rahway Nov 4. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found at Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia Nov 1-4, seen near the playground and stables. An ORANGE- CROWNED WARBLER was near the stables there Nov 1. A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Liberty State Park in the marsh near the visitor's center Nov 1-2. Also in Hudson County was an adult light-morph PARASITIC JAEGER over Newark Bay Nov 3. Spruce Run Reservoir hosted a good assortment of waterfowl this week including WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS Nov 1-2. RED-THROATED LOON and a very late SPOTTED SANDPIPER were there Nov 4. Also in Hunterdon County at Round Valley Reservoir Nov 4 were 2 CACKLING GEESE, 13 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 3 RED- THROATED LOONS, GREAT CORMORANT, and a late BLACKPOLL WARBLER. Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch at Merrill Creek Reservoir tallied 5 migrant SANDHILL CRANES Oct 30. Very rare away from the coast, a BLACK- HEADED GULL was photographed at Merrill Creek Reservoir Nov 4. Seventeen LONG-TAILED DUCKS were on the reservoir Nov 4. A GOLDEN EAGLE was at the hawkwatch Nov 3. Also in Warren County at Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch this week were 2 GOLDEN EAGLES, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 94 RED-TAILED HAWKS, and SNOW BUNTING Nov 1. Kittatinny Valley State Park hosted 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a CACKLING GOOSE among the CANADA GOOSE flock at White's Pond, accessed off the Sussex Branch Trail Nov 2. The CACKLING GOOSE was still there Nov 3. Two GOLDEN EAGLES passed the Sunrise Mountain Hawk Watch Nov 1. Another GOLDEN EAGLE was noted there Nov 2 along with a RUFFED GROUSE. Five SURF SCOTERS were noted at Penbryn Pond in Berlin Nov 2. Palmyra Cove Nature Park had an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER Oct 31. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ash-throated Fly continues at Thompson Park From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:25:04 -0700 NJ Birds,   For birders going out this weekend the following information may be of interest.  Thanks to Trina Anderson and Fred Weber for updates on the ATFL at Thompson Park in Lincroft, Monmouth County.   From Fred today (10/30):   "This morning (10/30) I saw the Ash-throated Flycatcher at Thompson Park. It was past Marlu Lake on the back side of the trail that loops around through the brushy habitat." ***************************************************************************** South winds, cloudy skies, and warm temperatures overnight may bode well for Cave Swallows tomorrow at coastal locations; reports on jerseybirds are always welcome.   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/centers/shbo   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oxt. 29, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:29:45 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.29 * October 29, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Ash-throated Flycatcher + Barnacle Goose + Cave Swallow + Le Conte's Sparrow + Pacific Loon + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Tree Sparrow Black Scoter Black-throated Green Warbler Brant Canada Goose Caspian Tern Common Eider Common Moorhen Dickcissel Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Laughing Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Nelson's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Red Crossbill Red-headed Woodpecker Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl Spotted Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow Western Sandpiper White-crowned Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday October 29, 2009 with reports of PACIFIC LOON, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, ASH- THROATED FLYCATCHER, CAVE SWALLOW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, RED CROSSBILL, seasonal and local reports of interest. A PACIFIC LOON was reported on Merrill Creek Reservoir Oct 23, viewed near Quarry Point and the tower I/O tower. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was found at Thompson Park in Lincroft, Monmouth County Oct 26. The bird was in the wooded area behind the parking lot and to the right of Marlu Lake. A CAVE SWALLOW was found at Sandy Hook Oct 24 feeding over the salt pond. A subadult male COMMON EIDER was noted at the end of fisherman's trail the same day. A SHORT-EARED OWL was detected near the salt pond Oct 25. A VESPER SPARROW was at K-lot and a late BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at the garden Oct 26. A juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK was viewed Oct 23 & 25. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A LE CONTE'S SPARROW was found at Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia Oct 26-28. From the intersection of Fort Lee Rd and Grand Ave in Leonia, go south on Grand until you come to Roosevelt Ave on your right. Take Roosevelt to its end at Overpeck Park ballfields parking lot. There is a gated gravel service road on the northeast corner of this lot, take it approximately 100 yards until it "T's" with another path, with a post with blue and white trail markers. Bear left and continue over a garbage filled canal (20 yards) and you will see a field on your left, up a small rise and through a few trees: this is where the bird is. Other sparrows at Overpeck Creek Oct 25 included NELSON'S SPARROW and 2 VESPER SPARROWS. Additional directions can be found on jerseybirds. Also in Bergen County were 3 BLACK SCOTERS found on Oradell Reservoir Oct 25. Brigantine NWR reports this week included the ROSEATE SPOONBILL through Oct 25 in the east pool; AMERICAN BITTERN, AMERICAN AVOCET, a lingering COMMON MOORHEN through Oct 25, 20+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS, WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPER, 50 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 6 CASPIAN TERNS. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was among a CANADA GOOSE flock near the intersection of Sliker and Rte 513 Oct 27. Other Hunterdon County reports this week were a late LAUGHING GULL at Spruce Run Reservoir, a BRANT and 2 immature GREAT CORMORANTS at Round Valley, and a DICKCISSEL at Cold Brook Preserve this week. A female RED CROSSBILL was studied at Hatfield Swamp in West Caldwell Oct 23. The bird was feeding in the weeds with a flock of sparrows directly under the powerlines between the Cranes Mill access Rd (off Passaic Ave) and the first stream crossing to its south. Birds noted at the National Park Dredge Spoils in Gloucester County included a late SPOTTED SANDPIPER, VESPER SPARROW, and 6 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS Oct 27. Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch tallied a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 3 GOLDEN EAGLES Oct 25. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were found at the wetland restoration site off Omar Ave in Woodbridge this week. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at Lenape Park in Cranford Oct 29. Kittatinny Valley State Park had ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, FOX SPARROW, 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW Oct 29. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Le Contes Sparrow, update From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:16:08 -0400 Update on the Le Conte's Sparrow, still present: Begin forwarded message: > Better (and drier) directions to the Le Conte's which is still > there as of 11:00 am today: > From the intersection of Fort Lee Rd and Grand Ave in Leonia(?), go > south on Grand until you come to Roosevelt Ave on your right. Take > Roosevelt to its end at Overpeck Park ballfields parking lot. There > is a gated gravel service rd on the NE corner of this lot, take it > approx 100 yds until it "T's" with another path, with a post with > blue and white trail markers. Bear left and continue over a garbage > filled canal (20 yds) and you will see a field on your left, up a > small rise and through a few trees; this is where the bird is. Go up > a small path to the field, and search in the stands of Tearthumb and > in the area described yesterday. > > Thanks, > Andy Laurie How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow, Overpeck Park (Leonia) 10/26 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:07:56 -0400 NJBIRDS, Andy Egan and Jennifer Crusco found a Le Conte's Sparrow this morning (Monday) at Overpeck Park in Leonia, NJ. It was seen by others at least until 1 PM today. Directions: "NE corner of farthest field.(follow service rd along tracks until blue and white blazes mark a right hand turn. Follow this path around to the right in a "J" until you see a field in front of you that is up a slight rise. The field you want will be down a left hand path from this spot approximately 75yds. If you look behind and left of you, you will see it" Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lincroft From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:09:29 -0400 NJBIRDS, Stuart and Wendy Malmid just phoned. They were observing an Ash- throated Flycatcher at Thompson Park in Lincroft (Monmouth Co.). It was observed at about 11:45 for 5 - 7 minutes before it was chased off by a Mockingbird; the flycatcher is probably still in the area. From Rt. 520 use the main entrance of Thompson Park (the old birding access across from Christian Brothers is now closed). Follow signs through the park to the parking area by MarLou Lake. The bird was in a wooded area behind the parking lot and to the right of the lake. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:34:09 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.22 * October 22, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Purple Gallinule + Roseate Spoonbill + Sage Thrasher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Pipit American Woodcock Black-throated Blue Warbler Brant Clay-colored Sparrow Dickcissel Eurasian Wigeon Golden Eagle Gray-cheeked Thrush Harlequin Duck Hudsonian Godwit Lincoln's Sparrow Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Piping Plover Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Sedge Wren Summer Tanager Tricolored Heron Vesper Sparrow Western Kingbird Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Winter Wren Yellow Warbler - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday October 22, 2009 with reports of SAGE THRASHER, PURPLE GALLINULE, BARNACLE GOOSE, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, possible WESTERN KINGBIRD, seasonal and local reports of interest. A SAGE THRASHER was discovered at Sandy Hook Oct 20-21. The bird was found at Plum Island (access from B-Lot) in the thickets southwest of the northern cove. Other birds at the hook this week were AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the end of the fisherman's trail, AMERICAN PIPIT, a female SUMMER TANAGER north of the officer's club, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and PURPLE FINCH, all Oct 20. Up to 4 VESPER SPARROWS were around K and J Lots through the week along with 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. A NELSON'S SPARROW was found at K-lot Oct 19 and a DICKCISSEL was there Oct 21. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was off SHBO Oct 21. Sightings at the hook Oct 22 included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a late PIPING PLOVER, and WESTERN SANDPIPER at the end of the fisherman's trail, a PARASITIC JAEGER harassing gulls off C-lot, a flyover "yellow-bellied" Kingbird (likely WESTERN KINGBIRD) and NELSON'S SPARROWS at Plum Island. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A BARNACLE GOOSE (probably a returning bird) was detected in Califon Oct 20. Look for the bird at the "pond" section of the South Branch of the Raritan River opposite the Methodist Church in downtown Califon. Best times are early and late in the day. Also in Hunterdon County at Spruce Run Reservoir were 7 BRANT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and VESPER SPARROW Oct 16. A RED-THROATED LOON was noted there Oct 17. An adult PURPLE GALLINULE was well-described at the Gull Pond on Oct. 21 at Brigantine (Forsythe) NWR. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued through Oct 22 usually at the north dike dogleg or at the northeast corner. Also there were AMERICAN BITTERN, TRICOLORED HERON, and 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS Oct 18. A drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was noted at Barnegat Inlet Oct 20. Palmyra Cove Oct 18 had a good number of migrants including RED- SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 3 WINTER WRENS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS. A SEDGE WREN was discovered at The Tourne near Boonton Oct 17. Kittatinny Valley State Park hosted 2-3 VESPER SPARROWS at the south end of Twin Lakes Oct 16-17; also there Oct 18 were GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Also in Sussex County was a GOLDEN EAGLE over Sunrise Mountain Oct 20. A RUFFED GROUSE and NORTHERN GOSHAWK were noted at Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch Oct 19. Migrants noted at the Rutgers-Newark campus Oct 19 included AMERICAN WOODCOCK, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. A drake EURASIAN WIGEON and 2 NELSON'S SPARROWS were found at the Bayonne Golf Club Oct 21. Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia had ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 VESPER SPARROWS, and NELSON'S SPARROW Oct 21. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was there Oct 19. Glenhurst Meadows in Warren hosted ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and VESPER SPARROW Oct 20. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found Oct 22 in Lenape Park in Cranford. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a late YELLOW WARBLER were found at Allendale Celery Farm this week. Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was noted at Big Brook Park in Marlboro Oct 21. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher Update (no) From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:13:09 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Sage Thrasher at Sandy Hook has NOT been seen today (22 Oct) as of noon.  Several parties were searching this morning on site without success.  If the bird reappears I will post to the list.   In other news a "yellow-bellied" kingbird was a flyover at Plum Island around 8:15 am; the bird was last seen headed north, but has not been relocated.  The recent appearance of a Tropical/Couch's Kingbird in Delaware should pique birders' interest in studying all presumed Western Kingbirds carefully when possible.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher still present 21 Oct From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:42:58 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Sage Thrasher discovered yesterday at Sandy Hook is still present this morning (21 Oct).  The remains in the same area as before, at Plum Island along the southwest corner of the northern cove.  The bird often favors a sandy patch in the poision ivy thicket when not feeding on insects in the phragmites wrack-line.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher update From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:19:05 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Sage Thrasher continues through at least 4:30 pm this afternoon (20 Oct) at Plum Island.  Park at Lot B, take the crosswalk across the main road to Plum Island and look for the bird at the edge of the extensive poison ivy/beach plum thicket on your left.  This is at the southwest corner of the northern cove or pool at Plum Island.  At times the bird came out into plain view as it fed on insects in the phragmites-dominated wrack-line.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.shbo.njaudubon.org     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher, Sandy Hook From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:14 -0400 Scott's post hasn't reached the list yet, so I'm re-posting it since this may be a time-critical report. Apologies for the duplicates you may receive. Laurie > > From: Scott Barnes > Subject: Sage Thrasher, Sandy Hook > To: "NJ BIRDS" > Cc: "Jerseybirds" > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 11:55 AM > > NJ Birds, > > A Sage Thrasher is currently being viewed at Sandy Hook (20 Oct). > The bird is at Plum Island (accessed via B-lot) and is feeding in > Poison Ivy thickets at the southwest corner of the northern cove. > In other words, take the crosswalk across the road to Plum Island > and head straight (west) until you hit the edge of the large scrub > thicket. The bird is being seen here. > > Thanks very much to the Trailside Birding group for finding this > rarity and letting us know so quickly! > > Good Birding, > > Scott Barnes > Senior Naturalist > Sandy Hook Bird Observatory > New Jersey Audubon How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 15, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:27:40 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.15 * October 15, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Pipit Black Vulture Blue Grosbeak Blue-headed Vireo Buff-breasted Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow Common Moorhen Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Eastern Phoebe Golden Eagle Gray-cheeked Thrush Lincoln's Sparrow Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sparrow Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Red-headed Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird Sandhill Crane Saltmarsh Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Vesper Sparrow Western Kingbird White-crowned Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper White-throated Sparrow Winter Wren Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-billed Cuckoo Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday October 15, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GOLDEN EAGLE, SANDHILL CRANE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued this week at Brigantine NWR through Oct 12, most often viewed in the east pool. Other notables at Brig this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT- HERONS, COMMON MOORHEN, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 5 MARBLED GODWITS, 10+ WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 40 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 2 very late BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS Oct 10 & 12. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was found in the RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD flock along the south dike Oct 10. Salem County reports this week were of 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW at the end of Money Island Rd and 15 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and 2 COMMON MOORHENS at Mannington Marsh Oct 12. The National Park Dredge Spoils in Gloucester County had 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS Oct 11. Palmyra Cove Oct 10 hosted 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, and 15 species of warbler including TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Sandy Hook had several good days of migration this week. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and DICKCISSEL were found Oct 10. A heavy flight Oct 11 brought 10 YELLOW- BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 100 EASTERN PHOEBES, a WESTERN KINGBIRD near the rusty barn, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 10 species of warbler including a late WORM-EATING WARBLER and 50+ PALM WARBLERS, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the scout camp, VESPER SPARROW at Plum Island, 3+ LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 5,000+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 25 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and a BLUE GROSBEAK at Gunnison Lot. Twelve WINTER WRENS were tallied Oct 12 along with 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and a DICKCISSEL at K-lot. Three VESPER SPARROWS and yet another DICKCISSEL were noted around K- lot Oct 14 and 14 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were counted that day. Up to 5 NELSON'S SPARROWS were seen several days this week in the salt marshes at Plum Island. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. At Dorbrook Park in Colt's Neck AMERICAN BITTERN, VESPER SPARROW, and 2 NELSON'S SPARROWS were detected Oct 11. Glenhurst Meadows Oct 11 hosted 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 6 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Two VESPER SPARROWS were noted near the entrance Oct 12. Birds found at Cold Brook Preserve in Oldwick Oct 11 included a SANDHILL CRANE soaring overhead with BLACK VULTURES, also CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Sixty AMERICAN PIPITS were tallied there Oct 14. Liberty State Park had 2 VESPER SPARROWS, SALTMARSH SPARROW, and 11 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS Oct 11. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was observed at Allendale Celery Farm Oct 12. Single VESPER SPARROWS were noted at DeKorte Environment Center Oct 10, Kittatinny Valley State Park Oct 14, and at Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus Oct 15. Three VESPER SPARROWS were found at the old Mount Arlington Landfill in Sussex County Oct 14. A GOLDEN EAGLE was noted over Raccoon Ridge Oct 11. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 9, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 23:13:23 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.09 * October 9, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + Townsend's Solitaire + Western Tanager + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Pipit Baird's Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Brown Pelican Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Clay-colored Sparrow Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Golden Eagle Gray-cheeked Thrush Great Cormorant Lark Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Marbled Godwit Mourning Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Purple Finch Red Knot Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Vesper Sparrow Western Kingbird White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Friday October 9, 2009 with reports of TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, WESTERN TANAGER, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. A WESTERN TANAGER was discovered at Liberty State Park Oct 5-6 near the interpretive center-- no further reports. Other birds noted in the park this week included 5 AMERICAN PIPITS, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and a variety of sparrows including a LARK SPARROW Oct 5 at the meadow behind the interpretive center, and 6 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was a "five-minute wonder" at Scott's Mountain Hawkwatch on Merrill Creek Reservoir Oct 5. Other notables there this week were 2 RED-THROATED LOONS Oct 3, NORTHERN GOSHAWK Oct 1, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Oct 4. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues through Oct 5 at Brigantine NWR; look for the bird in the east pool. Other brig sightings this week included 20+ RED KNOTS, 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and 12 CASPIAN TERNS Oct 2; 4 STILT SANDPIPERS and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD Oct 3, and MARBLED GODWIT and WILSON'S PHALAROPE Oct 4. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a WESTERN KINGBIRD along the bike path south of the scout camp Oct 4; a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER over K-lot Oct 2, a LARK SPARROW near SHBO Oct 5 and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the scout camp Oct 6. A good passerine flight Oct 5-6 at the hook included GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 16 species of warblers including CAPE MAY WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER near the rusty barn, 4 NELSON'S SPARROWS at Plum Island, and a flyover PURPLE FINCH. Other sightings at the hook this week were SORA at Plum Island Oct 3, 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS off B-lot Oct 8, and a flyover DICKCISSEL at K-lot Oct 8. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Eighteen BROWN PELICANS were noted off Spring Lake Oct 4. Birds recorded at the Island Beach State Park banding station this week included ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and CLAY- COLORED SPARROW; up to 18 BROWN PELICANS were noted around Barnegat Inlet this week. "Several" RUFFED GROUSE were heard drumming along the Wading River near Evans Bridge Oct 6. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was detected near the Headquarters of Six Mile Run Park Sep 30. Glenhurst Meadows in Warren hosted an excellent count of 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, 3 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and 11 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS Oct 6. Hunterdon County reports this week were of a GREAT CORMORANT at Round Valley Reservoir and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS at Cold Brook Preserve, both Oct 6. A LARK SPARROW graced Great Piece Meadows in Fairfield Twp Oct 3-4; the bird was approximately 200 yards off the gate at the Hollywood Ave entrance. A VESPER SPARROW was noted at Rifle Camp Park Oct 5. Celery Farm sightings this week were highlighted by TENNESSEE WARBLER, 4 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Sussex County reports were of a GOLDEN EAGLE at the Sunrise Mountain Hawkwatch Oct 7 and sightings at Kittatinny Valley State Park included an early REDHEAD, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, all Oct 8. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Common Ground-Dove Photos From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:08:34 -0400 The Common Ground-Dove discovered at Nummy Island on Tuesday, October 6, by two unknown birders and seen by Bob Abrams, and Joan Boudreau, and Derek Moore has not been found again. I have posted two photos by Derek on the New Jersey Bird Records Committee web site at www.njbrc.net. Scroll down to "What's New" for the entry on the ground-dove. Don Freiday has also posted one of these photos at www.birdcapemay.org under Recent Sightings. Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Common Ground-Dove From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:49:12 -0400 Michael O'Brien reports that Bob Abrams found and photographed a Common Ground-Dove at Nummy Island about 3:45 this afternoon. This is a Review Species in New Jersey and there is only one accepted record for the state. Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Tanager, Liberty State Park From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:16:31 -0400 NJBIRDS, A Western Tanager was found this morning at Liberty State Park by Simon Lane about 8 AM. As you enter LSP pass the boat ramp lot on the Right and then pass the Daily News building on the Left. Behind this is a phragmites area and a brushy treeline edging a large field, opposite the first main parking lot on the R. The bird was about 100ft along this treeline on the edge of the field. The bird is described as "pale yellow with dark grey back and dark wings, with strong yellow upper and white lower wing bars." No camera was available, so there is an opportunity for documentation pictures. Also present there today, a Lark Sparrow at the top end of the meadow behind the Interpretive Center building, as well as: six Lincoln's Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Sapsuckers, Grey-cheeked and Swainson's Thrushes, Black-throated Green, Nashville, Palm and Yellow- rumped warblers, kinglets and Blue-headed Vireos. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 1 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:51:52 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.01 * October 1, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Golden-Plover American Pipit Baird's Sandpiper Bay-breasted Warbler Blue Grosbeak Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Common Raven Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Golden Eagle Grasshopper Sparrow Horned Lark Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Mourning Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Red Knot Semipalmated Plover Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday October 1, 2009 with reports of LEAST BITTERN, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GOLDEN EAGLE, SORA, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, RED KNOT, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, COMMON RAVEN, HORNED LARK, WINTER WREN, AMERICAN PIPIT, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, and seasonal and local reports of interest. Sandy Hook was home to 17 species of warblers Sept. 25 including three TENNESSEE WARBLERS and two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, plus two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, a CASPIAN TERN, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and an AMERICAN PIPIT. Sept. 26 at the Hook featured a HORNED LARK, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and a BLUE GROSBEAK. Two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were discovered in the Boy Scout Camp area at Sandy Hook along with a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Sept. 28. a birding map of Sandy Hook is available free to the public, just stop by Sandy Hook Bird Observatory. An AMERICAN AVOCET was discovered at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Sept. 29, while a MOURNING WARBLER, DICKCISSEL and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW were observed at Stone Road in Union Beach Sept. 27. Three YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were tallied at Island Beach SP Sept. 26. The following birds were observed at the DeKorte Environment Center in the NJ Meadowlands between Sept. 25 and 30: a LEAST BITTERN, 4 SORAS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 14 STILT SANDPIPERS, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a WILSON’S PHALAROPE, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and a CASPIAN TERN. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR with other highlights Sept. 26 including 20 RED KNOTS, five WESTERN SANDPIPERS, twenty WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, six PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. Interesting was a report of a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER at the Refuge Sept. 26 that featured dyed orange markings provided as part of a study taking place in Quebec, Canada. National Park featured nine warbler species Sept. 26 including a TENNESSEE WARBLER, while a DICKCISSEL was present there Sept. 29. Sunrise Mountain in Stokes Forest produced a GOLDEN EAGLE and an AMERICAN PIPIT Sept. 25 and 21 COMMON RAVENS Sept. 26. The Allendale Celery Farm Sept. 25 featured TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY- BREASTED WARBLER and CONNECTICUT WARBLER, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a WINTER WREN, and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW, while Flat Brook Preserve in Englewood hosted four WINTER WRENS and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW also Sept. 25. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and three LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were noted on a private farm in Holland Township Sept. 26, while a TENNESSEE WARBLER, three CAPE MAY WARBLERS and a MOURNING WARBLER were all reported from a backyard in High Bridge Sept. 27 A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was observed at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge Sept. 25 and 26 with individuals also noted in Newton Sept. 25, the Watchung Reservation Sept. 26 and along Pleasant Plains Road in the Great Swamp NWR Sept. 21-26. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept 24 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:33:15 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.24 * September 24, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Pipit Baird's Sandpiper Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Broad-winged Hawk Brown Pelican Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Greater White-fronted Goose Hudsonian Godwit Lark Sparrow Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Mourning Warbler Northern Bobwhite Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Red-winged Blackbird Stilt Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron Vesper Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 24, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Brigantine NWR; seen as recently as Sep 21 in the southwest corner of the east pool. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was discovered in the roving RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD flock on the dikes Sep 22. Shorebirds recorded at Brig Sep 20-21 included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, up to 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, MARBLED GODWIT, 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, and 20 STILT SANDPIPERS. Other birds noted at Brigantine this week were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, AMERICAN BITTERN, TRICOLORED HERON, 45 CASPIAN TERNS, and BLACK TERN. Sandy Hook had good passerine flights Sep 19-20 including YELLOW- BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 2+ PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 22 species of warblers featuring TENNESSEE WARBLER, 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 3 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and MOURNING WARBLER -- the latter two found near the rusty barn. A VESPER SPARROW was near the flag pole in the scout camp Sep 20. Two LARK SPARROWS lingered at nine-gun battery by K-lot and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were noted there Sep 19. A BLUE GROSBEAK was a K-lot Sep 19 and 2 DICKCISSELS were fly-overs Sep 20. The tidal flats near the false hook produced 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS Sep 19. A BLACK TERN was a fly-by there Sep 20 and a CASPIAN TERN was noted Sep 24. Four AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were present near the false hook Sep 22. An AMERICAN BITTERN was found at the salt pond Sep 22. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A LARK SPARROW was present at Island Beach State Park Sep 19-20 at the nature center feeders. An excellent count of 123 BROWN PELICANS was tallied around Barnegat Inlet and the Sedge Islands Sep 20. Sightings from the DeKorte Environment Center this week included 2-3 Soras daily, up to 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, LEAST BITTERN, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE Sep 20-23, and several CASPIAN TERNS. Intriguing was a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE photographed in the Hackensack River from Andreas Park in Teaneck Sep 21. Allendale Celery Farm birds this week included BLUE-WINGED TEAL and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Sep 22. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was detected there Sep 23. A flock of 15-20 AMERICAN PIPITS were tallied along Pleasant Plains Rd in the Great Swamp NWR Sep 20-22. Twenty LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were counted at Spruce Run Reservoir Sep 18. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was found in Kittatinny Valley State Park Sep 22; the bird was seen north of the parking lot off Rte 206 along the Sussex Branch Trail. Raccoon Ridge Hawkwatch tallied 1,218 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS Sep 18. Gloucester County reports this week were of 4 CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, VESPER SPARROW, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS at the National Park Dredge Spoils Sep 21. On Sep 22 a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were noted there. At Floodgates, 20 CASPIAN TERNS and 2 BLACK TERNS were found Sep 20. A flock of 9 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were reported at Robert G. Martin Lake in Hamilton Veterans Park Sep 19. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 17, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:52:46 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.17 * September 17, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Northern Wheatear + Roseate Spoonbill + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover Bald Eagle Bay-breasted Warbler Bicknell's Thrush Black Tern Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Broad-winged Hawk Buff-breasted Sandpiper Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Common Moorhen Common Nighthawk Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Hudsonian Godwit Lincoln's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Nashville Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Osprey Philadelphia Vireo Red-necked Phalarope Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sedge Wren Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron Vesper Sparrow Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-throated Warbler - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 17, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, SCISSOR- TAILED FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN WHEATEAR, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. A NORTHERN WHEATEAR was discovered at the DeKorte Environment Center Sep 14 and still present Sep 17; the bird was seen along the Transco Trail near its intersection with the Marsh Discovery Trail. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was noted in the Kingsland Impoundment Sep 16-17. Other birds seen at DeKorte Sep 12 included 3 SORAS along the Marsh Discovery Trail, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, RED- NECKED PHALAROPE, and 5 CASPIAN TERNS. Additional birds noted in the NJ Meadowlands complex over the weekend included 3+ YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, COMMON MOORHEN, and a SEDGE WREN at Harrier Meadow. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was detected at the north end of Sandy Hook near north pond Sep 15. Also at the hook that day was a CONNECTICUT WARBLER near the old tennis courts southeast of K-lot, 3 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, 5 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS. Nineteen species of warbler including TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER were noted Sep 14 along with PHILADELPHIA VIREO along the road to nowhere, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH at the garden, and 2 flyover DICKCISSELS. A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVER and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were found at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail Sep 13. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was near the rusty barn Sep 13. NASHVILLE WARBLER and CAPE MAY WARBLER were found near the road to nowhere Sep 12. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues through Sep 17 at Brigantine NWR. Look for the bird in the east pool. Other species recorded at Brig Sep 12-13 included 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVERS, 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS (Sat only), MARBLED GODWIT, 500 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 120 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 30 STILT SANDPIPERS, 2 BUFF- BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 100 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 1-3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and 10 BLACK TERNS. Thirteen TRICOLORED HERONS were tallied there Sep 11. Island Beach State Park hosted an early VESPER SPARROW Sep 16. A BICKNELL'S THRUSH and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH were banded there Sep 14. Migrants at Supawna Meadows NWR Sep 10 included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were noted along Cranbury Half Acre Rd off Rte 130 Sep 12. Willow Brook Rd in Holmdel hosted a WILSON'S PHALAROPE Sep 11. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were found there Sep 12. Montclair Hawk Watch tallied 1,730 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS Sep 14; 18 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were recorded there Sep 13. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO highlighted migrants at the Allendale Celery Farm Sep 17. A CAPE MAY WARBLER was there Sep 15. Two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES "touched down" at Spruce Run Reservoir near the boat launch Sep 11. Sightings from the Scott's Mountain Hawkwatch included 29 RUBY- THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Sep 13, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER Sep 14. An impressive 3,970 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS passed the watch Sep 16. Also in Warren County were 1,716 BROAD- WINGED HAWKS at Raccoon Ridge Sep 16. Sussex County reports were of single OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS at Steam Mill in Stokes State Forest Sep 11 and at the old Camp Olympia site on Flatbrook Rd off Rte 206. Two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were noted at Camp Olympia site Sep 15. Raptors tallied at nearby Sunrise Mountain Sep 15 included 676 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 10 OSPREYS, and 5 BALD EAGLES. On Sep 16 Sunrise Mountain logged 2160 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER. A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was noted there as well. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Probable Cinnamon Teal in Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:52:55 -0400 A probable young male Cinnamon Teal was discovered in the South Cape May Meadows (Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge) this afternoon by Chris Vogel. Photographs have been taken and are being studied for confirmation of the identification. The bird was located near the south end of the main (west) path from the parking lot to the dunes and was feeding with other ducks on the left side of the path. Cinnamon Teal is an extremely rare bird in New Jersey and there are just three documented records, from 1974, 1976, and 2001. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Wheatear, DeKorte State Park From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:53:26 -0400 NJBirds, The Northern Wheatear is still present at DeKorte State Park, Lyndhurst, this morning as of at least 8:30 AM. For details & updates, check posts on the Jerseybirds mailing list. https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=JerseyBi http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBD.html Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Northern Wheatear confirmed at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:29:08 -0400 NJBirds, Northern Wheatear is often a one-day wonder in NJ, but occasionally not. If you're feeling lucky, here's a chance to try. Laurie Larson Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wright > Date: September 15, 2009 10:08:58 PM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Northern Wheatear confirmed at DeKorte Park > in Lyndhurst > > A Meadowlands Commission colleague and I got a photo of the > Northern Wheatear at DeKorte Park on late Tuesday afternoon (after a > tip from NJAS' Pete Bacinski). > > The post with pic and more info is here: > > http://meadowblog.typepad.com/mblog/2009/09/northern-wheatear-confirmed.html > > We are meeting at 8 a.m. in the visitor's lot at DeKorte to see if > we can find the Wheatear. > > Good birding... > > Jim How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Extralimital: European Golden Plover - Delaware From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:16:34 -0400 From the DVOC, this alert: > > A bird identified as an European Golden Plover was seen today at > Wick's Potato Farm along Route 9 in Delaware. > > Further information and updates are at > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/DEBD.html > > Bert Filemyr Note: The de-birds archives are also available at https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=de-birds Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept 10 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:25:04 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.10 * September 10, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Bobolink Buff-breasted Sandpiper Caspian Tern Common Moorhen Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Sora Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 10, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues this week at Brigantine NWR through Sep 9; most often seen in the east pool. Twenty-eight species of shorebirds were tallied at Brig this week including 1-2 adult AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 3-5 HUDSONIAN GODWITS (mostly found along the east dike), MARBLED GODWIT, 20+ WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 6 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS near the dog-leg Sep 6, 75 LONG- BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES Sep 4. Other birds at Brig this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, COMMON MOORHEN from the bridge at the end of the wildlife drive Sep 9, 35+ CASPIAN TERNS, 4-6 BLACK TERNS, and 40+ BOBOLINKS with a DICKCISSEL Sep 5. The Johnson Sod Farm area Sep 7 hosted 3-5 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS along Grier's Lane and 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at Garrison Lane. Two BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were found at DeLea Sod Farm along Rte 40 the same day. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVER and CASPIAN TERN at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS in the Raccoon alley/ Scout camp area, and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER at the garden, all Sep 6. A TRICOLORED HERON and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO were found at the hook Sep 5. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was found near the end of the fisherman's trail Sep 4 and a TENNESSEE WARBLER was along Raccoon Alley that day. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was noted at the sod fields along Willow Brook Rd in Holmdel Sep 6. Another BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was discovered in the western end of Monmouth County at sod fields near the intersection of Gordon Rd and Rte 539 in Upper Freehold Twp Sep 7. Three CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Sep 9. Yet another BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found near Dutch Neck, Mercer Co. at the Village Rd East Sod Farm Sep 9. NJ Meadowlands sightings this week included a SORA and CASPIAN TERN at Mill Creek Point Sep 5. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please email sightings AT njaudubon.org or call 732-872-2500. Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 3, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:08:27 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.03 * September 3, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + Swainson's Hawk + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Golden-Plover Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Black-bellied Plover Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Warbler Bobolink Buff-breasted Sandpiper Canada Warbler Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Gull-billed Tern Hudsonian Godwit Lark Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Marbled Godwit Northern Bobwhite Olive-sided Flycatcher Red Knot Red-necked Phalarope Snowy Owl Sora Tricolored Heron Upland Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Willet Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 3, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, SWALLOW- TAILED KITE, SNOWY OWL, AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, LARK SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Last week's SWALLOW-TAILED KITE at Wallkill River NWR continued this week through Sep 1; no reports since. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was detected at the Liberty Loop impoundments along with good numbers of common shorebirds Aug 29. Also there were 200-350 BOBOLINKS. A SNOWY OWL was photographed at Caven Point in Bayonne Aug 30 and may represent the first summer record for the species in the state. A possible SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen along Pleasant Plains Rd in Great Swamp NWR Aug 31-- no reports since. The long-staying ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued at Brigantine NWR this week, seen as recently as Sep 1; look for the bird in the Danzebaker (east) Pool, often in association with large flocks of egrets and ibis. Twenty-five species of shorebirds noted at Brig Aug 29-31 included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 4+ AMERICAN AVOCETS, 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, MARBLED GODWIT, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 40+ WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. Many shorebirds have been frequenting the north dike around the dog- leg area. Also there this week were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, TRICOLORED HERON, SORA, 20 CASPIAN TERNS, 6+ BLACK TERNS, a late GULL-BILLED TERN Aug 31, and BLUE GROSBEAK. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were noted at the Johnson Sod Farm Aug 31. At the DeLea Sod Farm off Rte 40 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were noted the same day. Sandy Hook sightings this week were highlighted by a LARK SPARROW along the fisherman's trail Aug 30. Possibly the same bird was relocated near the rusty barn Aug 31. Other birds noted at the hook were up to 11 RED KNOTS and "Western" WILLET at the tidal cut east of the end of the Fisherman's trail, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and CANADA WARBLER. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Along the north shore, 2 third-year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at Allenhurst and an alternate-plumaged adult was found in Asbury Park; an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was found with 80+ BLACK- BELLIED PLOVERS at the Sea Girt National Guard fields--all Aug 29. A BLACK TERN was noted off Belmar Aug 30. Cross Farm Park/Willow Brook Rd sod fields in Holmdel hosted an UPLAND SANDPIPER Aug 29 and 1-3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS Aug 28-30. Two BUFF- BREASTED SANDPIPERS were there Sep 1 (DeLorme P. 44, E-9). Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were noted in sod fields along Santa Fe Way in Cranbury Twp Sep 1-2. Two UPLAND SANDPIPERS were found at the Mercer Sod Farm in Columbus Sep 2. NJ Meadowlands birds this week included a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at the DeKorte Environment Center Aug 30. At Wildcat Ridge Hawkwatch 28 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were tallied Aug 30. Merrill Creek Reservoir hosted a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and OLIVE- SIDED FLYCATCHER Aug 31. Garret Mountain and Flat Rock Brook Preserve both had 11 species of warbler Aug 30-31 including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the toll attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor Center, Horseshoe Cove, Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, K-lot, and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 am and after 5 pm. If you arrive before 7 am an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. Note that with summer beach traffic and the reconstruction of the Sea Bright- Highlands Bridge it is advisable to arrive and leave early in order to avoid delays. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Loggerhead Shrike and Franklin's Gull From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:31:20 -0400 Hi all, The Loggerhead Shrike at Cape May Point State Park was present through at least 5:20 p.m. today, seen from the hawk watch platform looking east northeast at some fairly distant dead snags. My understanding is that Barb Basset found this bird and Michael O'Brien confirmed the identification. A picture of the shrike by Karl Lukens is at www.birdcapemay.org . Bob Fogg found a Franklin's Gull tonight, also at the state park, seen from the second dune crossover. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html