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26 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 26, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 19 Aug RBA: New Jersey, August 19, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 19 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 19, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 12 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 12 Aug BB Whistling-Duck update [Scott Barnes ] 11 Aug Black-bellied Whistling-Duck still at Wreck Pond [Scott Barnes ] 11 Aug Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Wreck Pond [Scott Barnes ] 5 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 5, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 30 Jul bbwd sighting ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 30 Jul Additional Black-bellied Whistling-ducks sighting ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 29 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 29, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 28 Jul Fwd: Another Scissor-tailed Flycatcher- Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 24 Jul Whistling ducks continue [Laurie Larson ] 23 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 23, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 22 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 22, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 19 Jul Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks, Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 17 Jul Fwd: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Campgaw [Laurie Larson ] 16 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 16, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 8 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 8 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 1 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 1, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 1 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 1, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 17, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 10 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 10, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 9 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 9, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 3, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 27 May RBA: New Jersey, May 27, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 24 May Fwd: Wilson's Plover at Sandy Hook: [Laurie Larson ] 21 May Fwd: Kites in Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 20 May RBA: New Jersey, May 20, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 20 May Scissor-tailed Flycatcher continues in Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 15 May Fwd: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at E.B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine) [Laurie Larson ] 15 May Fw: Bar-tailed Godwit [Laurie Larson ] 14 May Bar-tailed Godwit still present [Laurie Larson ] 13 May RBA: New Jersey, May 13, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 13 May Fwd: BAR-TAILED GODWIT Brig [Laurie Larson ] 7 May Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 6 May RBA: New Jersey, May 6, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 5 May Anhinga fly-over, Lawrenceville area [Laurie Larson ] 30 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 30, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 29 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 29, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 22 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 22, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 22 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 22, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 15 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 15, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 15 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 15, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 10 Apr Western Grebe, South Amboy [Scott Barnes ] 8 Apr FW: Brown-headed Nuthatch, Kites et al ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 8 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 8, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 8 Apr Fwd: Brown headed nuthatch cape may pt [Laurie Larson ] 6 Apr Swallow-tailed Kite, Sandy Hook [Scott Barnes ] 5 Apr Fwd: Swallow-tailed Kite -- Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 2 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 2, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 2 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 2, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 25 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 25, 2010 [Jean Bickal ] 25 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 25, 2010 [Laurie Larson ] 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 ] Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 26, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:45:54 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1008.26 * August 26, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Band-rumped Storm-Petrel + Loggerhead Shrike + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Golden-Plover Audubon's Shearwater Baird's Sandpiper Black Skimmer Black Tern Blackburnian Warbler Blue-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull Buff-breasted Sandpiper Canada Warbler Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Chestnut-sided Warbler Cory's Shearwater Forster's Tern Glossy Ibis Golden-winged Warbler Great Cormorant Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern Kentucky Warbler Laughing Gull Leach's Storm-Petrel Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Red Knot Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Royal Tern Snowy Egret Solitary Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Upland Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Willet Wilson's Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday August 26, 2010 with reports of BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, LEACH'S STORM-PETREL, AMERICAN AVOCET, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, KENTUCKY WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. A pelagic trip from Lewes, Delaware encountered BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL and LEACH'S STORM-PETREL in NJ waters, along with CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, and AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER Aug 20. Two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were noted at the DeLea Sod Farm south of Rte 40 Aug 22. Also in Salem County that day were 185 CATTLE EGRETS at Featherbed Lane. Reports from Brigantine NWR Aug 19-21 included 20 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, an immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 3-6 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 40 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, 5 GULL-BILLED TERNS, and 11 CASPIAN TERNS. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 30+ STILT SANDPIPERS, and a BLACK TERN were noted at Brig Aug 24. National Park in Gloucester County hosted TENNESSEE WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Aug 20 and 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS and WORM-EATING WARBLER Aug 26. An excellent count of 86 CASPIAN TERNS was tallied at Floodgates on the Delaware River Aug 21. A "possible" LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen briefly at Sandy Hook Aug 21. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was viewed at the tidal cut near the end of the Fisherman's Trail Aug 21 & 26. Two RED KNOTS, 18 "Western" WILLETS, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, 3 BLACK TERNS, and 70+ BLACK SKIMMERS were seen there this week as well. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen at the intersection of Raccoon ALley and the Road to Nowhere Aug 23. A good passerine flight Aug 26 tallied 17 species of warblers including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 3 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 3 CANADA WARBLERS, and a KENTUCKY WARBLER at the garden. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen along Raccoon Alley the same day. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was noted in the sod fields along Willow Brook Rd in Holmdel Aug 23. Also in Monmouth County, an UPLAND SANDPIPER was detected in sod fields along Herbert Rd near Assunpink WMA Aug 21. Five BLACK TERNS were found at Lake Assunpink Aug 25. An AMERICAN AVOCET was in the Kingsland impoundment at DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst Aug 21-25. Also noted there this week were WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 2 STILT SANDPIPERS. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was detected at Liberty State Park Aug 26. Spruce Run Reservoir sightings Aug 21-25 included LITTLE BLUE HERON, SNOWY EGRET, GLOSSY IBIS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 2 LAUGHING GULLS, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 CASPIAN TERNS, and FORSTER'S TERN. Most of the shorebirds are found on the mudflats at the mouth of Mulhockaway Creek. An immature GREAT CORMORANT was early and inland at the Hillsborough Twp retention pond/promenade Aug 22. Glenhurst Meadows (Warren Green Acres) in Somerset County had 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Aug 26. Birds noted at Sherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary in Bernardsville Aug 20-21 included RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WORM-EATING WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. South Amboy hosted ROYAL TERN and CASPIAN TERN Aug 22. 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. 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, August 19, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:21:36 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1008.19 * August 19, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Band-rumped Storm-Petrel + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Audubon's Shearwater Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Caspian Tern Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Eider Common Nighthawk Laughing Gull Leach's Storm-Petrel Marbled Godwit Merlin Olive-sided Flycatcher Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Phalarope Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Upland Sandpiper Warbling Vireo Western Sandpiper Whimbrel Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel Wilson's Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday August 19, 2010 with reports of BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, LEACH'S STORM-PETREL, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Four LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS, 3 BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS and AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER were found in NJ waters near the Wilmington Canyon Aug 15. Brigantine NWR had 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 3 MARBLED GODWITS, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, and BLACK TERN Aug 12. On Aug 14 Brig hosted thousands of shorebirds including 100+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 100 STILT SANDPIPERS, 75+ WHIMBRELS, and 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. A MARBLED GODWIT was noted there Aug 17 along with an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 2 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS at the experimental pool. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was noted at the Johnson Sod Farm Aug 17. Three BLACK TERNS were feeding off the Ocean Beach section of Lavallette Aug 17. Another 3-4 BLACK TERNS were found around Barnegat Inlet from Island Beach State Park Aug 18 and 3 COMMON EIDERS were there Aug 19. A WILSON'S STORM-PETREL was viewed from Shark River Inlet Aug 13. A shorebird roost on the beach there included 275+ SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 100 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. Sandy Hook Aug 16 had 2 BLACK TERNS at the end of the Fisherman's Trail, another 2 BLACK TERNS and a RED KNOT at Spermaceti Cove, WARBLING VIREO, and a WORM-EATING WARBLER near the rusty barn. Spruce Run Reservoir sightings this week included MERLIN, 1-2 LAUGHING GULLS, CASPIAN TERN, and a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug 17. Most of the birds are seen on the mudflats at the mouth of Mulhockaway Creek. Merrill Creek Reservoir birds noted this week were CASPIAN TERN, BLACK TERN, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and WILSON'S WARBLER. Reports from the Allendale Celery Farm this week included SORA, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 BLACK TERNS, 22+ COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, and CHESTNUT-SIDED 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: RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 19, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:20:18 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1008.19 * August 19, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Golden-winged Warbler King Eider Lawrence's Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Western Kingbird - 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, August 19, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of WESTERN KINGBIRD, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS, KING EIDER, AMERICAN AVOCETS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, LAWRENCE’S AND GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, and announcements about coming CMBO workshops. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow rarity sightings, seasonal arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - A WESTERN KINGBIRD was reported from the South Cape May Meadows, a.k.a. TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, flying west towards the state park, on Thursday, August 19 2010. 3 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue on Lighthouse Pond as of at least Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The whistling-ducks were not seen Thursday, August 19 as of 10:30 a.m., after Cape May received over 5 inches of rain the day prior, but may still be around. The immature KING EIDER was seen on Saturday, August 14th, 2010, at Sunset Beach. Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Bunker Pond on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010. Two LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULLS were seen on the beach in front of the Meadows on Monday, August 16th, 2010. A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER was near the dike at Higbee Beach WMA Thursday August 19, 2010, and a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was in the second field at Higbee Beach the same day. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Space remains on a few CMBO fall birding workshops, including WARBLERS, VIREOS AND FLYCATCHERS August 24-25 with Louise Zemaitis; BIRDS IN FLIGHT September 4-5 with Michael O’Brien; FALL MIGRATION SAMPLER September 10-12 with Louise Zemaitis; and BIRD AND TREE I.D. September 20-21 with Don Freiday. Learn more at http://www.birdcapemay.org/school.php or by calling 609.961.0700. ******CMBO FALL HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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, Aug. 12, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:32:15 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1008.12 * August 12, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Black Skimmer Black Tern Caspian Tern Gull-billed Tern Least Bittern Marbled Godwit Red Knot Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Stilt Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Willet - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday August 12, 2010 with reports of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, AMERICAN AVOCET, SANDWICH TERN, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was discovered on Wreck Pond Aug 11. The bird was on the sand bar/island at the east end of the lake and viewed from Brown and Second Avenues. On Aug 12 the bird was found west of the railroad tracks and viewed from Shore Drive. Brigantine NWR Aug 7-8 hosted 5 AMERICAN AVOCETS, MARBLED GODWIT, 8 STILT SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 3 CASPIAN TERNS, and 10+ GULL-BILLED TERNS. Three RED KNOTS and 2 SANDWICH TERNS were noted at Sedge Islands WMA (adjacent to Island Beach State Park) Aug 7. Floodgates in Gloucester County had 7 CASPIAN TERNS and 2 BLACK TERNS Aug 8. Sandy Hook's salt pond/false hook area hosted 7 WESTERN WILLETS, EASTERN WILLET, STILT SANDPIPER, 1-2 BLACK TERNS, ROYAL TERN, and 30+ BLACK SKIMMERS Aug 9-10. Spruce Run Reservoir had 2 CASPIAN TERNS near Mulhockoway Creek Aug 11. A LEAST BITTERN was noted at the shorebird pool at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst Aug 7. Two STILT SANDPIPERS were there Aug 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS: An overnight pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar Aug 21-22 in search of late-summer seabirds including Leach's and White-faced Storm-Petrels, Audubon's Shearwater, & Long-tailed Jaeger. For more information or to register go to www.paulagics.com or call 215-234-6805. 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: BB Whistling-Duck update From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:38:13 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck continued this morning (Aug 12) at Wreck Pond, Monmouth County.  Some birders were able to see a hind claw on one of the bird's legs, which may strengthen the case for this being a wild bird and not an escapee from a private collection or zoo.   Nick Taylor reports: "I found the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck on Wreck Pond west of the railroad tracks with mallards on a private beach.  Best view is from Shore Rd near the Purple Martin houses."   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck still at Wreck Pond From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:35:35 -0700 NJ Birds,   For anyone contemplating a trip to Wreck Pond later today, Thelma Loveland reports that the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is still on the sand bar island at Wreck Pond as of 3 pm.   Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a "Review List" species and details (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) is sought by 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: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Wreck Pond From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:00:45 -0700 NJ Birds,   Nancy Hayduk and Thelma Loveland report a Black-bellied Whistling Duck at Wreck Pond, Monmouth County.  The bird was photographed on the island off Brown and Second Avenues at 8:15 this morning (Aug 11).  More information will be posted if/when 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, Aug. 5, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:58:46 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1008.05 * August 5, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Baird's Sandpiper Black-headed Gull Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Gull-billed Tern King Eider King Rail Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper Red-headed Woodpecker Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Willet Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday August 5, 2010 with reports of LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, KING EIDER, KING RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, CERULEAN WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and seasonal and local reports of interest. Three juvenile GULL-BILLED TERNS discovered at Sandy Hook Aug. 1 are an indication of possible nesting of this species on the Hook for the first time. A pair of adult birds has been observed at the Hook in the last few weeks. The north end of Sandy Hook hosted an adult BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER as well as two WORM-EATING WARBLERS July 30 Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR was home to six WESTERN SANDPIPERS, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and 50+ LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS July 31 while a PECTORAL SANDPIPER was noted there Aug. 2. Ten GULL-BILLED TERNS and six CASPIAN TERNS were present at the refuge Aug. 2, along with a singing BLUE GROSBEAK. The three BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue at Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point SP as of Aug. 5, while the KING EIDER at the Concrete Ship at Cape May Point was last reported Aug. 3. Two AMERICAN AVOCETS arrived at Cape May Point SP Aug. 5. A MARBLED GODWIT was observed on a kayak strip at Island Beach SP July 31. Three YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were noted in Glimmerglass on the north shore of the Manasquan River Aug. 4. Four AMERICAN AVOCETS visited Quarry Point at Merrill Creek Reservoir along with a WILLET Aug. 4. An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was tallied at Glenhurst Meadows in Warren Aug. 1 indicating possible nesting at this location. A CERULEAN WARBLER was also noted there the same day. A COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL was observed a half mile south of the NJ Turnpike Bridge on the Delaware River Aug. 1. Franklin Parker Preserve near Chatsworth hosted a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 20 GULL-BILLED TERNS and 6 immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS Aug. 1, while three immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS visited Palmyra Cove Park Aug. 2. A BLUE GROSBEAK was discovered at Glassboro Woods Aug. 3. A kayak trip near Laurel Hill in Secaucus in the NJ Meadowlands July 31 produced a possible KING RAIL, six COMMON MOORHENS and a LEAST BITTERN. There will be free bird walks at Island Beach State Park. August 19th and September 2nd. Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey's Barnegat Bay Birder in Residence, Skyler Streich, will lead the approximately 3 mile walk. Meet at the Interpretive Center, 7 miles south of the park entrance at 7AM. For more information: barnegatbirder at gmail dot com or 609-984-0621. 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 dot 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: bbwd sighting From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:26:28 -0400 Hi all, I neglected to point out in the previous message that the Black-bellied Whistling-ducks were at Forsythe a.k.a. Brigantine NWR, at the location detailed in the previous email. Sorry about that. Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday, Director of Birding Programs, New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory (609) 861-0700 x16 don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.bircapemay.org/blog Making New Jersey a better place for people and wildlife since 1897 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Additional Black-bellied Whistling-ducks sighting From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:23:49 -0400 Hi all, Just received the following report from Pete Marchetti: "Monday, July 26th, spotted two Black-bellied Whistling-ducks at the far pond at the end of Gull Pond Road, grid e-2 on the map at about 10:00 a.m. After driving the reserve road I returned and they were gone." Best, Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday, Director of Birding Programs, New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory (609) 861-0700 x16 don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.bircapemay.org/blog How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 29, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:35:49 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1007.29 * July 29, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cliff Swallow Common Eider Dunlin Great Egret Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler King Eider Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Pectoral Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Red Knot Stilt Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, July 29, 2010 with reports of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK, KING EIDER, COMMON EIDER, PIED-BILLED GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, RED KNOT, WESTERN SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, BLACK TERN, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, CLIFF SWALLOW, HOODED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAKS and seasonal and local reports of interest. The three BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue in Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point SP as of July 28, while a first year male KING EIDER also continues at the Concrete Ship. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS were recorded at Higbee Beach July 23 and at Cape May Point SP July 28 and 29. Sandy Hook provided July 27 a pair of GULL-BILLED TERNS, a BLACK TERN, a quite early DUNLIN, three RED KNOTS, and CLIFF SWALLOWS roosting on a wire all at the north end. An adult BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were discovered at the salt pond at the north end of the Hook July 29. Eight COMMON EIDERS continue at Island Beach SP July 26. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR hosted July 23 a LEAST BITTERN, a few WESTERN SANDPIPERS, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, three STILT SANDPIPERS and young BLUE GROSBEAKS. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS totaled 30+ July 24 along with four GULL-BILLED TERNS and two CASPIAN TERNS. The Walker Avenue Wetlands in Wayne July 27 provided a pair of PIED-BILLED GREBES, three LITTLE BLUE HERONS and a few PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. A Singing HOODED WARBLER was present on Old Mine Road July 27, while the CLIFF SWALLOWS at the intersection of Lake Park Drive and Metlars Lane in Piscataway continue as of July 26. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON nest was discovered in a yard in New Brunswick this week. Spruce Run Reservoir July 24 had an unusually high count of 14 GREAT EGRETS and an immature LITTLE BLUE HERON. There will be Free Bird Walks at Island Beach State Park. August 5th and 19th, and September 2nd. Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey's Barnegat Bay Birder in Residence, Skyler Streich, will lead the approximately 3 mile walk. Meet at the Interpretive Center, 7 miles south of the park entrance at 7AM. For more information: barnegatbirder AT gmail.com or 609-984-0621. 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: Fwd: Another Scissor-tailed Flycatcher- Cape May From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:10:44 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: Samuel Galick > Date: July 28, 2010 8:34:32 AM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: Another Scissor-tailed Flycatcher- Cape May > > An adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is being seen at the second plover pond > of the state park right now. This would be the fourth record this year. > > Good birding, > > Sam > > -- > Sam Galick > Cape May, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Whistling ducks continue From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:06:45 -0400 The Black-bellied Whistling Ducks are still present this morning, at Lighthouse Pond, Bill Boyle reports. Nice of them to stay around for the weekend. Enjoy, and keep cool.... Laurie How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 23, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:58:47 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1007.23 * July 23, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Common Eider Common Loon Gull-billed Tern Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Pectoral Sandpiper Sandwich Tern Solitary Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Whimbrel Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, July 22, 2010 with reports of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK, COMMON EIDER, COMMON LOON, WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, AMERICAN AVOCET, WESTERN SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, SANDWICH TERN, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, BLUE GROSBEAK and seasonal and local reports of interest. Three BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS appeared at Bunker Pond at Cape May Point State Park July 18 and were seen there daily until July 20. There were no reports of the birds on July 21, but they reappeared in Lighthouse Pond visible from the blind July 22. A SANDWICH TERN was also present at Bunker Pond July 19-20. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen sitting on a wire at Campgaw Reservation in Mahwah July 17, with no further reports. An AMERICAN AVOCET flew over North Beach at Sandy Hook on July 17 and was never relocated. Over two hundred WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were observed from a fishing boat approximately three miles off Sandy Hook July 20. Seven COMMON EIDERS were tallied at Island Beach State Park on July 22. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR hosted both GULL-BILLED TERNS and CASPIAN TERNS July 16 and 22, while 31 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 31 WHIMBREL and 8 WESTERN SANDPIPER were tallied there July 22. The Sandy Hook Bird Observatory is running a field trip to Brigantine (Forsythe) NWR on Saturday, July 24 led by center director Pete Bacinski. The trip meets at 8:45 a.m. in the refuge parking lot. There is a $15 fee for members and $20 for non-members. For more information call SHBO at 732-872-2500 Two LITTLE BLUE HERON were at White's Pond in Waldwick July 20 and a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was present there July 21. The New Jersey Meadowlands July 20 hosted two BLUE GROSBEAKS, a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, and a WESTERN SANDPIPER. The Liberty Loop at the Wallkill River NWR was home to PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS July 20. A breeding plumaged COMMON LOON has been summering at Byram Cove, Lake Hopatcong. There will be Free Bird Walks at Island Beach State Park. August 5th and 19th, and September 2nd. Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey's Barnegat Bay Birder in Residence, Skyler Streich, will lead the approximately 3 mile walk. Meet at the Interpretive Center, 7 miles south of the park entrance at 7AM. For more information: barnegatbirder AT gmail.com or 609-984-0621. 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, July 22, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:20:09 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1007.22 * July 22, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + Possible White-facedxGlossy Ibis hybrid + (Details requested by NJBRC) Possible White-facedxGlossy Ibis hybrid Sandwich Tern - 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, July 22, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK, SANDWICH TERN, and WHITE-FACEDxGLOSSY IBIS hybrid. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow rarity sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - 3 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were located at Cape May Point State Park on Bunker Pond on Sunday, July 18, 2010, and were last seen Thursday, July 22, 2010 on Lighthouse Pond from the bird blind. A SANDWICH TERN was seen on Bunker Pond on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. An apparent WHITE-FACED IBIS x GLOSSY IBIS hybrid was seen on Bunker Pond on Tuesday, July 13th, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May, please consider becoming a member of Cape May Bird Observatory. ******CMBO SUMMER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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: Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks, Cape May From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:36:55 -0400 NJBIRDS---- Update, Monday, 8:48 AM: > > Still present this morning on Bunker Pond. > > Richard Crossley Original report, 10 PM Sunday: > Three Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks fed in the Bunker Pond this evening then > flew off to the meadows. It was seen by many with close observations of > claws on the feet, and unclipped full primaries. A photo of the birds can be > found on Flickr: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgalick/4806434661/ > > Earlier in the morning Bunker Pond held a Stilt Sandpiper in worn breeding > plumage. Otherwise, there was a migrant Black and White Warbler at the > dredge spoils of Higbees along with Yellow Warblers and a Louisiana > Waterthrush. A Northern Waterthrush paused in a sumac Friday morning. > > Good birding, > > Sam > > -- > Sam Galick > Cape May, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Campgaw From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:44:42 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jonathan Reader > Date: July 17, 2010 1:59:28 PM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Campgaw > > At about 9:45 a.m., this morning, I saw an adult scissor-tailed flycatcher, sitting on a telephone wire adjacent to the ski slope at Campgaw Reservation. The bird had some of the field marks described in Sibley's Guide to Birds-- the long black and white tail, and the almost white head. After observing it for five minutes, the flycatcher took flight, revealing flashes of the diagnostic pink underwing > coverts. It briefly landed in the top of a nearby tree and then departed up the ski slope. The way it lands in treetops, telephone poles or other perches is distinctive. I spent 40 minutes, traipsing up and down the slopes, trying to relocate the bird with no luck. The slopes at Campgaw are a great place for the flycatcher to forage. There were lots of dragonflies and grasshoppers today. Intially, I was surprised, but then, the bird's distinctive field marks erased all doubts. I should add that I have made half dozen trips to the Rio Grande Valley; so I have seen more than a few scissor-tailed flycatchers. I did not get a photo. How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 16, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:46:24 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1007.16 * July 16, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black Scoter Black Skimmer Black Tern Black-bellied Plover Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Gull-billed Tern Least Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Orchard Oriole Piping Plover Short-billed Dowitcher Tundra Swan Upland Sandpiper Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Whimbrel Willet Wilson's Storm-Petrel - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Friday July 16, 2010 with seasonal and local reports of interest. Brigantine NWR sightings Jul 10 included 227 GLOSSY IBIS, 40 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, UPLAND SANDPIPER, 150+ WILLETS, 110 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 5 WHIMBRELS, MARBLED GODWIT, 260 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 14 GULL-BILLED TERNS, 5 CASPIAN TERNS, 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS, AND 5 ORCHARD ORIOLES. On Jul 11 a WESTERN SANDPIPER and 260+ SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were noted. The TUNDRA SWAN continues at Whitesbog through Jul 13. Also there that day was a WILLET and 7 GULL-BILLED TERNS. Sandy Hook Jul 12 had BLACK SCOTER, 20 PIPING PLOVERS, WESTERN SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS, and 18 BLACK SKIMMERS at the tidal flats at the end of the fisherman's trail. Two WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were off the end of the trail Jul 15 and a BLACK TERN was seen there Jul 11. Nine VIRGINIA RAILS and a COMMON MOORHEN were detected at Hyper Humus Marsh in Sussex County Jul 11. 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: New Jersey, July 8 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:07:42 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1007.08 * July 8, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Blue-headed Vireo Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Cliff Swallow Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Least Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Red-eyed Vireo Semipalmated Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Veery Whimbrel Willet Wood Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon Number: (732) 872-2595 Phone reports: (732) 872-2500 E-mail reports: sightings (at) njaudubon.org Compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory Web: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday July 8, 2010 with seasonal and local reports of interest. Some breeding bird activity along Old Mine Road in the Delaware Water Gap NRA Jul 3 included ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 50+ RED-EYED VIREOS, 20+ VEERIES, 20 WOOD THRUSHES, CERULEAN WARBLER, and 16 HOODED WARBLERS. The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was still singing near the tall spruces and buildings near the entrance to the closed DePew site Jul 7. Two CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Johnson Park in New Brunswick Jul 6 and the nearby Rte 18 bridge has 10+ pairs of nesting CLIFF SWALLOWS. Brigantine NWR hosted 4 WHIMBRELS, 162 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPER, 75 WILLETS, 10+ GULL-BILLED TERNS, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS Jul 4. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was noted at Bull's Island State Park Jul 4. Glassboro Woods had 4 KENTUCKY WARBLERS and WORM-EATING WARBLER Jul 4. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds 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: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 1, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 19:05:38 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1007.01 * July 1, 2010 - Birds Mentioned American Avocet Black Tern Mississippi Kite Roseate Tern - 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, July 1, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK TERN, ROSEATE TERN, and AMERICAN AVOCET. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow rarity sightings, seasonal arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - A first year MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen on Cape Island on Friday, June 25, 2010. A first summer BLACK TERN was seen at the South Cape May Meadows on Friday, June 25, 2010. A ROSEATE TERN and an AMERICAN AVOCET were seen in the South Cape May Meadows on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******CMBO SUMMER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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, July 1, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:23:06 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * July 1, 2010 * NJNJ1007.01 - Birds mentioned Acadian Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Warbler Cattle Egret Cliff Swallow Common Goldeneye Grasshopper Sparrow Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Little Blue Heron Long-tailed Duck Louisiana Waterthroush Marbled Godwit Prairie Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Surf Scoter Tundra Swan White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-billed Cuckoo Yellow-breasted Chat 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 for Thursday July 1, 2010 with seasonal and local reports of interest. Two GULL-BILLED TERNS and the out-of-season TUNDRA SWAN were noted at Whitesbog Jun 28. A MARBLED GODWIT and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS highlighted birds found at Brigantine NWR Jun 28. Salem County sightings Jun 24 included numerous CATTLE EGRETS along Compromise Rd, 4 LITTLE BLUE HERONS at Mannington Marsh, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the DeLea Sod Farm, and several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS at Featherbed Lane. Birds found at the Michael Huber Preserve in Woodland Twp Jun 20 included 5+ YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, 2 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 4 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, 5 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, 30+ PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 4 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, and 4 HOODED WARBLERS. Seven WORM-EATING WARBLERS and 3 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES were noted at Campgaw Reservation Jun 27. CLIFF SWALLOWS are nesting under the Rte 27 bridge between Highland Park and New Brunswick. Sandy Hook birds noted Jun 27 included a SURF SCOTER off C-lot and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT singing just north of the mortar battery. Two out-of-season waterfowl were reported this week: a male COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen in the Delaware River off River Drive in Titusville Jun 28 and a LONG-TAILED DUCK was off G-lot at Sandy Hook Jun 17. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightingsnjaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 17, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:10:25 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1006.17 * June 17, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Alder Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Greater Shearwater Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler King Rail Least Bittern Louisiana Waterthrush Magnolia Warbler Manx Shearwater Mississippi Kite Northern Bobwhite Northern Gannet Northern Goshawk Red Knot Sandhill Crane White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat 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 for Thursday June 17, 2010 with reports of MANX SHEARWATER, KING RAIL, SANDHILL CRANE, KENTUCKY WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. At Great Swamp NWR a KING RAIL and LEAST BITTERN were noted at the Friends Blind Jun 14. Old Mine Rd in Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap this week continued to host a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in the spruce trees near the houses at the entrance to DePew, CERULEAN WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and HOODED WARBLERS. Wildcat Ridge hosted a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS Jun 11. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was calling at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in Jefferson Jun 15. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was singing along Black River Rd between Vliettown and Lamington Roads Jun 12. Sandy Hook on Jun 11 had 60+ NORTHERN GANNETS, 4 RED KNOTS and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS at the end of the fisherman's trail, single MAGNOLIA WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and KENTUCKY WARBLER in the Raccoon Alley/road to nowhere area, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT north of the mortar battery. A belated report was received of an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE over SHBO Jun 5. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Just offshore of Sandy Hook, a MANX SHEARWATER and GREATER SHEARWATER were noted in Ambrose Channel Jun 12. Four SANDHILL CRANES were noted at Amasas Landing in New Gretna June 12. Brigantine NWR sightings included LEAST BITTERN and 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES Jun 16. 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 the reconstruction of the Sea Bright-Highlands Bridge it is advisable to leave before 2 pm 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. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 10, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:31:00 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1006.10 * June 10, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black Scoter Black Tern Black-necked Stilt Lesser Black-backed Gull Mississippi Kite Northern Bobwhite Surf Scoter White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 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 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, June 10, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-NECKED STILTS, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK TERN, WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULLS, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, SURF and BLACK SCOTERS, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were observed at Cape May Point S.P. on Thursday, June 3, 2010, and were observed last on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the big Plover Pond between Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at the South Cape May Meadows on Saturday, June 5, 2010. 7 MISSISSIPPI KITES were observed at various locations around Cape Island on Thursday, June 3, 2010, with one last seen at the Villas WMA on Saturday, June 5th 2010. A BLACK TERN in non-breeding plumage was seen around the Meadows, last noted there on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. 3 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS were off Cape May Point at St. Peter’s on Thursday, June 10 2010. A LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULL was seen at the beach near the Meadows on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, and 2 were there the evening of Wednesday, June 9 2010. Several NORTHERN BOBWHITE sightings have come in during the past few weeks, including one calling at St. Peter’s, one in Goshen, and one at Norbury’s Landing in Del Haven. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******CMBO 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 ****** 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, June 9, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:45:54 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1006.09 * June 9, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher American Bittern Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Eider Glaucous Gull Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Hudsonian Godwit Louisiana Waterthrush Mississippi Kite Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Piping Plover Red Knot Sandwich Tern White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Yellow-breasted Chat 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 for Wednesday June 9, 2010 with reports of MISSISSIPPI KITE, seasonal and local reports of interest. Old Mine Road in Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap NRA had a good variety of breeding birds Jun 5 including several CERULEAN WARBLERS, WORM-EATING WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and HOODED WARBLERS. Also there were YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, and YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS. In Hunterdon County a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Tower Hill Preserve headed towards Spruce Run Jun 8. Sandy Hook reports this week included an immature male COMMON EIDER off north beach, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and MOURNING WARBLER along Raccoon Alley/Road to nowhere--all Jun 4. Shorebirds at the tidal cut at the end of the fisherman's trail Jun 6-7 included 12+ PIPING PLOVERS, 3 RED KNOTS, and 4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. A first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL continues this week, most recently seen at Plum Island Jun 9. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for details. At Assunpink WMA an AMERICAN BITTERN was noted near the airplane field at the east end of the lake Jun 4 and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were near the air navigation structure off East Branch Rd Jun 5. A BLUE GROSBEAK was singing near the famed Mulberry tree Jun 5. A SANDWICH TERN was found at Holgate Jun 3. Brigantine NWR had 16 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 5 CASPIAN TERNS, and 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS Jun 7. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was reported from the east pool Jun 5. 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 before 2 pm 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. = End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 3, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:13:37 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1006.03 * June 3, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher American Redstart Barn Owl Barred Owl Black Scoter Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Brown Pelican Cerulean Warbler Common Nighthawk Common Raven Cory's Shearwater Glaucous Gull Hooded Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Parasitic Jaeger Peregrine Falcon Prothonotary Warbler Purple Finch Red Knot Red-eyed Vireo Roseate Tern Sandhill Crane Sooty Shearwater Whip-poor-will Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-throated Vireo 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 for Thursday June 3, 2010 with reports of Sandhill Crane, seasonal and local report of interest. A SANDHILL CRANE was found at Hyper Humus Marsh in Sussex County at pond #8 on May 30. No reports since. Also in Sussex County this week were PEREGRINE and WHIP-POOR-WILL at Culver's Gap. Old Mine Rd in Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap this week hosted 17 species of warblers including a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER in the spruce trees near the houses at the entrance to DePew, 10 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 50 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 4 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 6 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and 44 HOODED WARBLERS. Other passerines noted there were COMMON RAVEN, 30+ RED-EYED VIREOS, 15 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, 8 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS at Calno Swamp, and PURPLE FINCH. Sandy Hook sightings this week included BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER May 30; a first-year GLAUCOUS GULL and BLACK SCOTER were off C-lot, BARRED OWL and ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS were noted along Raccoon Alley, 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were near the hawkwatch, and a RED KNOT was at the tidal cut at the end of the fisherman's trail, all May 31. Nine SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 2 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, ROSEATE TERN, and PARASITIC JAEGER were noted off Sea Bright May 30. A BROWN PELICAN was noted at Shark River Inlet May 29. Chimney Rock had a WORM-EATING WARBLER at the end of Miller Lane and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH along Middle Branch May 29. In Burlington County 2 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 2 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER were noted along Old Church Rd near Lower Bank May 29. Two COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were over the NJ Meadowlands Jun 1 and a BARN OWL was hunting along Valley Brook Ave that evening. 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: New Jersey, May 27, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:02 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1005.27 * May 27, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + Wilson's Plover + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher Bay-breasted Warbler Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Common Eider Common Moorhen Common Nighthawk Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Mississippi Kite Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Purple Finch Red Knot Tennessee Warbler Virginia Rail Whimbrel Whip-poor-will White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-breasted Chat 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 for Thursday May 27, 2010 with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, WILSON'S PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, MISSISSIPPI KITE, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was noted at Brigantine NWR May 22. Other birds noted at Brig May 23 included VIRGINIA RAIL, 76 WHIMBRELS, 25 RED KNOTS, 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 CASPIAN TERNS, 24 GULL-BILLED TERNS, 2 CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOWS, WHIP-POOR-WILL, and 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS. A COMMON MOORHEN was detected at the experimental pool May 21. A female-type WILSON'S PLOVER was discovered at Sandy Hook May 24; the bird was seen at the tidal cut east of the terminus of the fisherman's trail. Other hook birds this week included a drake BLUE-WINGED TEAL at the salt pond; LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL; 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS May 22; 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES May 21; TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and MOURNING WARBLERS May 23-26; a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT near Battery Mills; and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Two MISSISSIPPI KITES were soaring over First Avenue in Raritan May 24. High Point State Park hosted good numbers of YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS along Ridge Rd, and PURPLE FINCH May 25. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen along Clove Rd in Montague Twp May 23 and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS were at the north end of Clove Rd just south of Rte 23 on May 26. Reports from the Delaware Water Gap NRA this week included ALDER FLYCATCHER at the pond on Ennis Rd, 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER on Van Aucken Rd, a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Blewett Tract along the Flatbrook and another YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER opposite the closed entrance to DePew along Old Mine Rd, and a KENTUCKY WARBLER on Mettler Rd about 200 yards from the turn off Old Mine Rd, all May 23. Ten CERULEAN WARBLERS and 20 HOODED WARBLERS were tallied along Old Mine Rd between Water Gate and Rte 80 May 21. A MOURNING WARBLER was detected at Schmidt's Woods in Secaucus May 22. Allendale Celery Farm hosted 3 ALDER FLYCATCHERS and WILSON'S WARBLER May 22. PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS continue this week along the Passaic River in the Great Swamp. Three males were seen in Lord Stirling Park near vernal pond # 7 May 20. A KENTUCKY WARBLER and a "gray-cheeked type" thrush were noted at Middlesex County College May 21. The birds were seen from the parking lot adjacent to both Mill Rd and Thomas Edison Park in the wooded swamp. An immature male COMMON EIDER was found at Island Beach State Park May 21. Great Bay Blvd in Tuckerton had 88 RED KNOTS May 23. A BLACK-NECKED STILT was found in one of the salt pannes there May 21. Along Carranza Rd in Wharton State Forest, several displaying COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and WHIP-POOR-WILLS, along with a CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW, were found after dark on May 26. Drive past the Carranza Memorial to where the pavement ends and park there. Five COMMON MOORHENS were noted at Mannington Marsh May 23. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org. Reports of Review List Species go to the NJ Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ or reports AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Wilson's Plover at Sandy Hook: From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 13:53:40 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > Dear Jerseybirders: > > Scott Barnes and Linda Mack just discovered a Wilson's Plover at the end of the Fishermen's Trail at the north end of Sandy Hook. When you reach the trail's end look to your right for the water-cut. The bird is present there among other shorebirds. > > Good birding, > > Pete Bacinski > Atlantic Highlands, NJ This bird was located about 1:15 today and is still present. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Kites in Cape May From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:41:39 -0400 NJBIRDS, Forwarding from Jerseybirds. I've seen no report in several days of the Bar-tailed Godwit which spent last weekend at Brigantine. Laurie Begin forwarded message: > From: Bill Boyle > Date: May 21, 2010 11:42:14 AM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Kites in Cape May > > Both Swallow-tailed and Mississippi Kites are presently being seen over the Beanery in Cape May. > > > > Bill Boyle > Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 20, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 17:01:49 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1005.20 * May 20, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher American Bittern Bar-tailed Godwit Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Canada Warbler Cape May Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Clay-colored Sparrow Common Raven Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Little Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Ruff Sooty Shearwater Tennessee Warbler Tundra Swan Whip-poor-will White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 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 May 20, 2010 with reports of BAR-TAILED GODWIT, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, RUFF, LITTLE GULL, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. The BAR-TAILED GODWIT continued at Brigantine NWR through May 18. The bird was most often seen in the east pool roughly half way between the turtle cove tower and the east dike. Also at Brig May 15 was a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER -- no reports since. Other birds noted in the refuge included AMERICAN BITTERN, a COMMON RAVEN near Leed's Point, 17 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and a WILSON'S PHALAROPE. Both CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW and WHIP-POOR-WILL were heard at Leed's Point May 16. The Sussex County RUFF was relocated May 15 at the beaver pond on Unionville Rd in Wantage Twp. Sandy Hook had excellent migration days on May 14-15. Highlights included 8 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, ALDER FLYCATCHER, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, 3 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 26 species of warblers including TENNESSEE WARBLER, 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 4 MOURNING WARBLERS, and dozens of WILSON'S WARBLERS and CANADA WARBLERS. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found along Raccoon Alley May 14. AMERICAN BITTERN and LEAST BITTERN were heard at north pond this week. Over 154 species of birds were found at the hook on the World Series of Birding. A SOOTY SHEARWATER was found off C-lot May 19 and a BLACK TERN was off the false hook May 18. Highlights at the hook May 20 included 6 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 4 MOURNING WARBLERS, 4+ LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS near the garden. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Garret Mountain reports this week included an excellent fallout May 14 with 20+ BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 4 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, and MOURNING WARBLER. Watchung Reservation had 25 species of warbler including KENTUCKY WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT May 15; also there were 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Palmyra Cove had excellent migration May 14-15 with reports of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 3 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, and MOURNING WARBLER. Also in Burlington County was a late TUNDRA SWAN and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at Whitesbog May 15. Seventeen species of warblers were noted at the Pemberton Loop (Dot & Brooks Evert Trail & Magnolia Swamp) May 17 and included 2 KENTUCKY WARBLERS at Dot & Brooks Evert trail, 7 HOODED WARBLERS, 4 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. A LITTLE GULL was found at South Amboy May 14-15. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues at Lord Stirling Park through May 15. The bird can often be heard signing a few hundred yards north of the fisherman's lot on White Bridge Rd. A BLACK TERN was noted at Spruce Run Reservoir May 14. Flat Rock Brook Nature Center in Englewood hosted 2 MOURNING WARBLERS, HOODED WARBLER, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW May 16. Walker Ave Wetlands in Wayne had MOURNING WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER May 14. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was viewed at the power line cut along Old Mine Rd in the Delaware Water Gap NRA at mile marker 11 this week. 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: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher continues in Cape May From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:27:48 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: Christopher Vogel > Date: May 20, 2010 12:12:56 PM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Cooperative Scissor-tailed FLcatcher continues in Cape May > > > The Scissor Tailed Flycatcher has relocated just down the dune from where it was hanging out the last two days, and is currently in the Cape May Point State Park working the fences and mullein stalks around the Plover Ponds there. > > The bird is not at all shy, and seems to favor the area around the second, closed off plover pond, or the pat between the two. I thought it worth mentioning as there seem to be many people disapointedly scouring the meadows for it. The birds is barely visible from the dune overpass on the west path of the meadows, but only through a scope, and several hundred yards away. > > Cheers > CJV > Cape May, NJ > > How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at E.B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine) From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT ME.COM> Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 13:31:30 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: "Howard B. Eskin" > Date: May 15, 2010 12:28:26 PM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at E.B. Forsythe > NWR (Brigantine) > > Richard and Vicky Smith of Buckingham, PA found a Scissor-tailed > Flycatcher working the > field across from Jen's Trail at Brigantine at 12:02PM. > > > Howard B. Eskin > Harleysville,PA How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fw: Bar-tailed Godwit From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 10:43:46 -0400 The Godwit is still present today, Saturday 5/15. Begin forwarded message: > Hi > > Bird is being seen now in east pool past the tower and closer to the end of the south dike > > Jim Schlick > Butler NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Bar-tailed Godwit still present From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 07:53:21 -0400 NJBIRDS, Bob Dodelson reports from Brigantine this morning, Friday 5/14, that the Bar-tailed Godwit is still present. Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 13, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 15:05:00 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1005.13 * May 13, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Barn Owl Bar-tailed Godwit Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Brant Brewster's Warbler Cape May Warbler Cattle Egret Clay-colored Sparrow Common Eider Common Raven Common Tern Gray-cheeked Thrush Great Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Hooded Warbler Iceland Gull Kentucky Warbler King Rail Lawrence's Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Little Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Mississippi Kite Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Orchard Oriole Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Finch Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Ruff Sandhill Crane Sora Stilt Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 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 May 13, 2010 with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, BAR-TAILED GODWIT, RUFF, MISSISSIPPI KITE, KING RAIL, SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON'S PHALAROPES, seasonal and local reports of interest. A breeding plumaged BAR-TAILED GODWIT was discovered at Brigantine NWR May 13. The bird was found in the east pool along the south dike about half way between the Turtle Cove tower and the end of the south dike. An adult WHITE-FACED IBIS found 8 May increased to 2 birds there May 13, both seen near the Gull Pond Tower; also present there May 8 & 11 was a KING RAIL in the same area. Other birds noted at Brig were 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and a WESTERN SANDPIPER. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was found over Ash Brook Reservation in Union County May 9. Another MISSISSIPPI KITE was noted over the Garden State Park in Atlantic County May 8. Two to three SANDHILL CRANES were found in a field at the intersection of Gordon Rd and Rte 130 in Robbinsville/Washington Twp, Mercer County May 10-12. A RUFF was discovered in a marsh northwest of the intersection of Rte 650 and Hickory Rd May 12-13 in Wantage Twp. The bird associates with yellowlegs in the marsh, which is on private property but visible from Hickory Rd. Sussex County had a waterbird fallout May 12-13 that included 36-40 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and 6 COMMON TERNS on Culvers Lake, 31 COMMON TERNS and 36 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Swartswood Lake; 12 BRANT, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and 4 BLACK TERNS at the Liberty Loop impoundment at Wallkill River NWR. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, a singing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and a MOURNING WARBLER were all found along Clove Rd in Wantage May 13. Garret Mountain reports May 8-10 included 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and many SWAINSON'S THRUSHES. Twenty-four species of warblers were noted at Garret this week including TENNESSEE WARBLER, 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and WILSON'S WARBLER. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found across from the dump by the picnic tables May 11. An ICELAND GULL was noted at Rutkowski Park in Jersey City May 8. Also in Hudson County at Kearny Marsh this week were 2 SORAS, VIRGINIA RAIL, and BARN OWL. Birds found around the DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst included a rare spring CLAY-COLORED SPARROW May 11. The bird was viewed just before the boardwalk on the Saw Mill Creek trail. A STILT SANDPIPER was noted at DeKorte May 12. Other birds this week in the meadowlands were 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, COMMON RAVEN, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. The Walpack area of Delaware Water Gap NRA had 18 species of warbler including CAPE MAY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW May 9. A BREWSTER'S WARBLER was found along Old Mine Rd at the power line cut at mile marker 11 May 8. Spruce Run Reservoir had a very late GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE May 11-12. Three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 172 BRANT, and 5 COMMON TERNS were part of a waterbird grounding noted there May 12. At Round Valley Reservoir a GREAT CORMORANT continues through May 12. The LAWRENCE'S WARBLER continues this week at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester; look for the bird in the field on the left along the entrance road. Sandy Hook sightings this week included 4 CATTLE EGRETS at Spermaceti Cove, 14 species of warblers, and PURPLE FINCH, all May 8. A first-cycle LITTLE GULL was found at Spermaceti Cove May 12 and 3 BLACK TERNS were in Horseshoe Cove the same day. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A STILT SANDPIPER was unusual at the large ephemeral pond at Dorbrook Park in Colt's Neck May 10. A COMMON EIDER and 10 RED KNOTS were found at the end of Great Bay Blvd in Tuckerton May 11. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was noted at Palmyra May 12. Glassboro Woods hosted KENTUCKY WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH this week. A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was reported along Featherbed Lane in Salem County May 12. 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: Fwd: BAR-TAILED GODWIT Brig From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 12:35:17 -0400 Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Fritz > Date: May 13, 2010 12:30:03 PM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] BAR-TAILED GODWIT Brig > > > This morning at 10am I had a breeding plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit at Brig! It was on the South dike 1/2 way between the Peregrine Cross Dike and the far end. It was feeding inside the impoundment all alone. It was flushed by a low flying military jet (as were all the shorebirds) and headed South along with some Whimbrels. It may come back to the same area since it seemed content there before the jet. I got some reasonable photos and was able to see the white rump and wedge of white up the back when it flew. > > Also there was a Western Sandpiper in mostly breeding plumage (rare in Spring), 5 White-rumped Sandpipers, and two White-faced Ibis along with the "usual stuff". > > Mike Fritz > Seaville, NJ > Laurie How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Cape May From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 21:37:10 -0400 NJBIRDS--- See the CMBO blog http://cmboviewfromthecape.blogspot.com/ for details of today's Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, at Hidden Valley in Cape May. Also in the Cape May area in recent days have been Clay-colored Sparrow, Mississippi and Swallow-tailed Kites, Painted Bunting, and Long-billed Curlew. White-faced Ibis and Curlew Sandpiper have been present at Heislerville. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 6, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:38:56 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1005.06 * May 6, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Anhinga + Spotted Towhee + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American White Pelican Barred Owl Bay-breasted Warbler Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Blue-headed Vireo Blue-winged Teal Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Chuck-will's-widow Clay-colored Sparrow Cliff Swallow Common Raven Dickcissel Eastern Kingbird Gull-billed Tern Hermit Thrush Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Little Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Merlin Nashville Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler Red-headed Woodpecker Salt-marsh Sparrow Sandhill Crane Solitary Sandpiper Sora Summer Tanager Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Warbling Vireo Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Warbler Winter Wren Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo 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 for Thursday May 6, 2010 with reports of SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, ANHINGA, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, SANDHILL CRANE, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, LITTLE GULL, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, DICKCISSEL, seasonal and local reports of interest. An ANHINGA was reported over Brearly Woods in Lawrence Twp May 5. A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE passed the Sandy Hook Migration Watch May 2. Twenty-four species of warblers were recorded at the hook this weekend, including BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and WILSON’S WARBLER. Other birds seen May 1-2 at Sandy Hook included AMERICAN BITTERN & LEAST BITTERN at North Pond, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 2 CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOWS near Gunnison lot, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, CLIFF SWALLOW, and SALTMARSH SPARROW. A WINTER WREN was late in the locust grove May 5 and a BLUE GROSBEAK was noted the same day. The BARRED OWL continues to vocalize along Raccoon Alley early/late in the day. An excellent flight occurred Apr 30 that included 79 MERLINS, SORA, CASPIAN TERN, 37 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 64 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, 2 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, 14 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 1570 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The female SPOTTED TOWHEE lingered at Palmyra Cove through Apr 30. Migrants at Palmyra Cove May 1-2 included RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 16 species of warbler. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted there May 5. Other Burlington County reports were of a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER at Taylor’s Refuge and a SUMMER TANAGER in Wharton State Forest near Waterford May 5. A second-cycle and 2 adult LITTLE GULLS were among the Bonaparte’s Gull flock at South Amboy May 5. More information on birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx Garret Mountain Reservation reports this week included 5 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 100+ HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES, 50+ BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, at least 24 species of warblers including TENNESSEE WARBLER and 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. Two WILSON’S PHALAROPES were found at the Allendale Celery Farm May 6. A SANDHILL CRANE highlighted birds found at Great Swamp NWR May 1. Also there was a singing AMERICAN BITTERN near the heronry overlook and a KENTUCKY WARBLER behind the outdoor education center May 5. At adjacent Lord Stirling Park a male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was detected at the East Observation Tower May 5. Baldpate Mountain hosted 15 species of warbler May 2 including 3 HOODED WARBLERS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and a singing KENTUCKY WARBLER. The Kentucky Warbler was located near the steps one half mile up the dirt path from the Fiddler’s Creek parking lot. A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER, returning for its fourth year at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester, was noted May 1-2. The bird sings from the field on the right side of the entrance road before the parking lot/building. An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen in flight to the west of Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus May 1. COMMON RAVENS are breeding again at the park, with 4 young currently in the nest. At nearby Liberty State Park a 14 species of warblers were noted Apr 30 including TENNESSEE WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER. A singing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was a surprise at a private farm in Holland Twp. May 3. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted along Old Mine Rd between the Calno School and the entrance to DePew Recreation site May 2. Many common migrants and returning breeders were noted in the Worthington/Stokes/Delaware Water Gap NRA this week. Island Beach State Park hosted a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, WARBLING VIREO, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER May 3. Birds found at Brigantine NWR May 2-3 included 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 40+ WHIMBRELS, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, CASPIAN TERN, 19 GULL-BILLED TERNS, and CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW. Salem County reports this week were of a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the DeLea Sod Farm pond, LEAST BITTERN and CASPIAN TERN near Sunset Rd at Mannington Marsh Apr 29. A migrant KENTUCKY WARBLER was observed at the National Park dredge spoils in Gloucester County Apr 30. Also there this week were SOLITARY SANDPIPER, NASHVILLE WARBLER & BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org. Reports of Review List Species go to the NJ Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ or reports AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Anhinga fly-over, Lawrenceville area From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 14:40:05 -0400 Brad Merritt reports today: > ... there was a flyover Anhinga at Brearly Woods (Lawrence Twsp, Mercer County) this morning at 11:50 AM. The bird approached from the west over the open field by the Brearly House, relatively low at 100 plus feet over the tree line heading east. Appeared to be a male, all dark. Checked back at the marsh to make sure it did not land there, but no luck. Also had a Louisiana Waterthrush by the small bridge and a Yellow-breasted Chat at the end of the marsh trail where it intersects with the canal. Chat is on other side of canal by water. Brearly Woods (Brearly House Historic site) is reached from Princeton Pike, just north of the I-95/295 interchange. The trail goes north from the historic house and accesses woods and marshes along Stony Brook and the D&R Canal. http://lhtrail.org/trail-guide/trail-sections/brearley-house-connector/ Nearby in Princeton, the Rogers Wildlife Refuge (adjacent to Princeton Institute Woods) has tightened security due to recent vandalism. For full information see http://rogersrefuge.org/ and click through to the news page. Laurie Larson Princeton, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 30, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:20:13 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1004.30 * April 30, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + Yellow Rail + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover American Redstart Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Eastern Kingbird Hooded Warbler Indigo Bunting Nashville Warbler Northern Waterthrush Orchard Oriole Red Knot Red-eyed Vireo Red-headed Woodpecker Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sandhill Crane Scarlet Tanager Spotted Sandpiper Summer Tanager Whimbrel Wilson's Phalarope Wood Thrush Yellow Warbler - 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 Friday, April 30, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of YELLOW-RAIL, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, WHITE-FACED IBIS, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SANDHILL CRANE plus apparent arrivals of WOOD THRUSH, INDIGO BUNTING, EASTERN KINGBIRD, HOODED WARBLER, RED KNOT, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, ORCHARD ORIOLE, SCARLET TANAGER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, RED-EYED VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, SUMMER TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, BLUE GROSBEAK, BOBOLINK, AMERICAN REDSTART. A number of other arrivals occurred with a flight today, Friday April 30, and are not compiled here, but will be for next week’s hotline. -For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - A YELLOW RAIL was reported from Turkey Point on Friday, April 23, 2010, and has not been reported since. A female WILSON’S PHALAROPE was found at a flooded field just east of the town of Villas, on Tuesday April 27, 2010, and has not been reported since. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was located in the back impoundment of Heislerville WMA on Sunday, April 25, 2010, as was an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER. The plover has not been found since, but the ibis has not only been refound but multiplied to up to 3 birds, though seeing any is hit or miss depending on tide and where the bird (s) are feeding. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying over the Beanery on Friday, April 30 2010. Apparent Spring 2010 arrivals through Thursday April 29 2010 follow: A WOOD THRUSH was heard on 4/22 at Belleplain S.F, and a breeding plumage RED KNOT was found at Nummy Island on the same date.; INDIGO BUNTING, HOODED WARBLER, and WHIMBREL were noted at Higbee Beach on 4/23, while an EASTERN KINGBIRD was found at Villas WMA on the same date; a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at Cape May Point S.P. on 4/24; an ORCHARD ORIOLE was found along New England road on 4/25, and a SCARLET TANAGER was seen in Ocean City on the same date; SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RED-EYED VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK THROATED-GREEN WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, SUMMER TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, BLUE GROSBEAK and BOBOLINK were all found in the vicinity of Higbee Beach on 4/26, while a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found at Villas WMA on the same date; AMERICAN REDSTARTS returned to Peaslee’s WMA on 4/28. ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May, please consider becoming a member of Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 21, 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; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; 2009 Cape May Migration Count results; and much more! Current members will receive the Peregrine Observer automatically, but please invite your friends to join! ******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: New Jersey, April 29, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:30:26 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1004.29 * April 29, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black Brant + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Pipit Baltimore Oriole Black-and-white Warbler Black-headed Gull Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blue-headed Vireo Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Cliff Swallow Common Loon Common Tern Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Merlin Monk Parakeet Nashville Warbler Northern Goshawk Northern Waterthrush Orchard Oriole Prothonotary Warbler Red-necked Grebe Red-throated Loon Ruby-crowned Kinglet Sora Tricolored Heron Veery Virginia Rail Whimbrel Wilson's Snipe Worm-eating Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 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 Apr 29 with reports of BLACK BRANT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, MONK PARAKEET, seasonal and local reports of interest. A BLACK BRANT was found at Seven President's Park in Long Branch Apr 25. Also there was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. More information about this site can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx A BLACK-HEADED GULL was found with 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS at Merrill Creek Reservoir Apr 27 and viewed from Quarry Point. Sandy Hook reports this week included 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at the salt pond and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at the end of the fisherman's trail, both Apr 25. A CASPIAN TERN and six CLIFF SWALLOWS were found at the north end Apr 27. Thirty-two MERLINS were tallied at the Migration Watch Apr 28. An exceptional hawk flight occurred Apr 29, with over 1200 raptors tallied, including 2 juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and 41+ MERLINS. Five CATTLE EGRETS passed the Migration Watch Apr 29. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Migrants and arrivals at Garret Mountain this week included hundreds of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 15 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 9 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and BALTIMORE ORIOLE Apr 26. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and HOODED WARBLER were noted Apr 23. Ten species of warblers were noted Apr 29 including BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. Brigantine NWR sightings this week included a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Apr 25, 2 TRICOLORED HERONS, 8 WHIMBRELS, 4 CASPIAN TERNS, and GULL-BILLED TERN Apr 26. An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen soaring over Great Bay Blvd in Tuckerton April 27. Burlington County reports Apr 26 included PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 2 HOODED WARBLERS, and WORM-EATING WARBLER at Dot & Evert Brooks Memorial Trail in Pemberton. A VEERY and WORM-EATING WARBLER highlighted birds at Glassboro Woods Apr 28. Hyper Humus Marsh in Sussex County Apr 24 hosted several VIRGINIA RAILS, SORA, WILSON'S SNIPE, and YELLOW WARBLER. Two RED-NECKED GREBES were found at Swartswood Lake Apr 28. Hunterdon County reports this week included a loon fallout Apr 26 at Spruce Run Reservoir, with 108 COMMON LOONS and a RED-THROATED LOON tallied. Also at Spruce Run were 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS. A COMMON TERN was found at Round Valley Reservoir Apr 25; also there were 2 GREAT CORMORANTS. One hundred and two AMERICAN PIPITS were found in a field 4 miles west of Pittstown on Pittstown Rd Apr 25. Two ORCHARD ORIOLES were noted at Robert J. Stahl Natural Area in Bedminster Apr 29. Four MONK PARAKEETS were seen in Carteret Apr 27. Two pairs were found: one at the old nest along Washington between Cook & High Streets and another pair has a nest in the back left corner of Alfredo's Pizzeria at 55 Washington. Public parking is available behind the pizzeria. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org. Reports of Review List Species go to the NJ Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ or reports 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, April 22, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:43:53 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1004.22 * April 22, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Blue-headed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Common Tern King Rail Prothonotary Warbler Ruby-throated Hummingbird Whimbrel Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo - 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, April 22, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of apparent spring arrivals, including RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER 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 rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this week’s hotline is that it contains no really rare or unseasonable birds! Apparent spring arrivals follow. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was at Belleplain State Forest on Thursday, April 15. On Friday, April 16, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was located in Goshen; PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was found at Beaver Dam WMA; and YELLOW-THROATED and BLUE-HEADED VIREO were seen at Higbee Beach. A WHIMBREL was at Nummy Island Sunday, April 18. A COMMON TERN was at St. Peter’s jetty on Monday, April 19, 2010. A KING RAIL was at Tuckahoe Tuesday, April 20. A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was in Del Haven on Tuesday, April 20. ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May, please consider becoming a member of Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 21, 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; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; 2009 Cape May Migration Count results; and much more! Current members will receive the Peregrine Observer automatically, but please invite your friends to join! ******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: New Jersey, April 22, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:50:51 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1004.22 * April 22, 2010 - Birds Mentioned American Bittern Blue-headed Vireo Broad-winged Hawk Cliff Swallow Common Raven Glaucous Gull Glossy Ibis Green Heron Hermit Thrush Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Goshawk Northern Waterthrush Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Red-headed Woodpecker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Savannah Sparrow Sora Surf Scoter Virginia Rail Whip-poor-will White-throated Sparrow Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 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 for Thursday April 22, 2010 with reports of Western Grebe, Northern Goshawk, seasonal and local reports of interest. The Western Grebe appeared again off South Amboy Apr 18. For more information about birding this site see http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx Sandy Hook reports this week included a juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK Apr 21, 98 GLOSSY IBIS and 2 COMMON RAVENS Apr 20, GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 ICELAND GULLS at the false hook Apr 18; at least one AMERICAN BITTERN continues this week at North Pond. VIRGINIA RAIL and SORA were detected at Plum Island Apr 21. A singing WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard along Atlantic Dr Apr 21. A good passerine flight Apr 21 included 18 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 90 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 50 HERMIT THRUSHES, 8 species of warbler including 2 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 100 PALM WARBLERS, 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH; 100+ SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and 1,000 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS. A GREEN HERON arrived at the hook Apr 22 and a CLIFF SWALLOW passed SHBO the same day. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Garret Mountain sightings this week included 100+ BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, several YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, WINTER WREN, 5 PINE WARBLERS, 12+ PALM WARBLERS, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. The YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen again at the Blewett tract of Flatbrook-Roy WMA; the bird is often found at the back of the large spruce grove near the river. Also there was a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. One to two YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS have been singing Apr 15-20 on Old Mine Rd across the entrance from the Depew site near the boarded-up house. Other birds noted in the Delaware Water Gap NRA included a RUFFED GROUSE on Millbrook Rd south of Millbrook Village. Also in Sussex County were 2 SURF SCOTERS on Culver's Lake Apr 20. Elephant Swamp in Gloucester County hosted 4 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES and BLUE-HEADED VIREO Apr 17. An ICELAND GULL and 10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at Spruce Run Reservoir Apr 17. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted again this week in Van Buskirk Park in Oradell Apr 17. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org. Reports of Review List Species go to the NJ Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ or reports 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, April 15, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:31:01 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1004.15 * April 15, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Spotted Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern Black-and-white Warbler Black-crowned Night-Heron Blue-headed Vireo Blue-winged Teal Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Chimney Swift Common Eider Common Raven Common Yellowthroat Eurasian Green-winged Teal Glaucous Gull Glossy Ibis Harlequin Duck Hooded Warbler Iceland Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Parula Palm Warbler Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Rusty Blackbird Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Tricolored Heron White-eyed Vireo Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 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 for Thursday April 15 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, SANDHILL CRANE, seasonal and local reports of interest. The WESTERN GREBE was viewed again from South Amboy Apr 10. For more information about birding this site see http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx The female SPOTTED TOWHEE continues at Palmyra Cove near the big pit through Apr 10. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen again near the Rte 45 causeway at Mannington Marsh Apr 10. Garret Mountain Reservation sightings this week included SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 8 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, WINTER WREN, 8+ BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, a HOODED WARBLER Apr 10, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. Sandy Hook reports this week included an early BROWN PELICAN, TRICOLORED HERON, and GLAUCOUS GULL Apr 8, a CATTLE EGRET and SHORT-EARED OWL Apr 9, an ICELAND GULL off SHBO Apr 10, and 2 COMMON RAVENS. Three AMERICAN BITTERNS were at north pond Apr 11. Other migrants noted at the hook this week included CHIMNEY SWIFT, WHITE-EYED VIREO, NORTHERN PARULA, 35 PALM WARBLERS, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues at Campgaw Reservation in Mahwah through Apr 10. The bird has been viewed from the dirt parking lot to the right of the maintenance shed. A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was found at Harrier Meadow in the NJ Meadowlands Apr 11. Celery Farm reports this week included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Great Swamp NWR birds this week included a GLOSSY IBIS and 9 BLUE-WINGED TEAL. A possible EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was also seen this week at the friends blind. A TRICOLORED HERON and 2 CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Brigantine NWR Apr 12. Fourteen HARLEQUIN DUCKS and a subadult male COMMON EIDER were at Barnegat Inlet Apr 12. Two COMMON RAVENS were noted at the Dismal Swamp along the Metuchen/Edison border Apr 14. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER of the white-lored race has returned to the large spruce grove adjacent to the Flatbrook at the Blewett Tract of Flatbrook-Roy WMA Apr 11-12. At nearby High Point State Park numerous YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and a PURPLE FINCH were noted Apr 11. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Reports of review list species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) is requested by the NJ Bird Records Committee and should be sent to reports AT njbrc.org or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 15, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:26:46 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1004.15 * April 15, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Brown-headed Nuthatch + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Skimmer Black-and-white Warbler Black-headed Gull Blue Grosbeak Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Broad-winged Hawk Cattle Egret Chimney Swift Glaucous Gull Green Heron Northern Parula Ovenbird Palm Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Prairie Warbler Solitary Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Willet - 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, April 15 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, SWALLOW-TAILED KITES, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, and CATTLE EGRET plus apparent Cape May County arrivals since the last hotline (April 1) of WILLET, CHIMNEY SWIFT, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BLACK SKIMMER, GREEN HERON, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WHITE-EYED VIREO, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, OVENBIRD, PRAIRIE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, AND BLUE GROSBEAK; 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 rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - The BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH was last seen on Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the Junction of Cape and Lincoln Avenue in Cape May Point. www.twitter.com/CMBObirds will Tweet about this bird immediately if it is relocated. Two SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were seen over Cape May Point on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by birders searching for the Brown-headed Nuthatch. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at the end of Miami Avenue in the Villas on Sunday, April 11, 2010. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen over Route 47 north of Goshen, flying inland, on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Three CATTLE EGRETS have been seen in a puddle on the Willow Creek Vineyard (private property) near the intersection of Steven’s Street and Bayshore Road in Cape May, last reported on Sunday April 11, 2010. Apparent Cape May County spring arrivals (since the last hotline 2 weeks ago on April 1) follow: A WILLET was at Reed’s Beach April 2, 2010. 4 PALM WARBLERS were at Higbee Beach April 2. CHIMNEY SWIFT arrived at the beanery April 2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher arrived at Belleplain April 3. 2 BLACK SKIMMERS were at Cape May City April 5. GREEN HERON was at Ocean City April 6. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER arrived at Belleplain April 6. WHITE-EYED VIREO arrived at Higbee April 7. PECTORAL SANDPIPER arrived near Eldora and at the Cape May Meadows April 7. A SOLITARY SANPIPER was seen along Stevens Street in West Cape May on Friday, April 9, 2010; A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen heading North over the West Cape May Impoundments on Saturday, April 10, 2010. An OVENBIRD was found at the triangle in Belleplain S.P. on Sunday, April 11, 2010, while a PRAIRIE WARBLER was heard there on Saturday, April 10, 2010. A NORTHERN PARULA was at Jake’s Landing April 11, 2010. A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge (aka Meadows) on Monday, April 13, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May, please consider becoming a member of Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 21, 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; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; 2009 Cape May Migration Count results; and much more! Current members will receive the Peregrine Observer automatically, but please invite your friends to join! ******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: Western Grebe, South Amboy From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:56:23 -0700 NJ Birds, Tom Boyle observed a Western Grebe off the creek mouth at South Amboy this morning (4/10).  This is probably the bird that has wintered again in western Raritan Bay and seen intermittently from both the NJ & NY sides of the bay.  Detailed information about birding the NJ side can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingAlongRaritanBay.aspx   Future reports are appreciated, as the Raritan Bay/Sandy Hook/North Shore area have hosted one to two Western Grebes in the last few years.  Exact times and locations can help determine the movements of these individuals and exactly how many are involved.   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon shbo AT njaudubon.org   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: FW: Brown-headed Nuthatch, Kites et al From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:09:34 -0400 Hi all, Slight update on the Brown-headed Nuthatch: it was last seen, as far as I know, in thick pines on the dune at the junction of Cape and Lincoln in Cape May Point, where it was relocated by Brian Moscatello and gave sparse but decent views through about 12:30, perhaps later. I posted a photo of the nuthatch at http://cmboviewfromthecape.blogspot.com/ Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday, Director of Birding Programs, New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory (609) 861-0700 x16 don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.bircapemay.org/blog -----Original Message----- From: New Jersey Birding [mailto:JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Crossley Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:39 AM To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU Subject: [JerseyBirds] Brown-headed Nuthatch, Kites et al The Nuthatch is presently on Pearl Avenue but mobile and has been missing for a while - much like the last one. 2 superb Swallow-tailed Kites flew over the point and were last seen out over the water - not sure whether they went to Delaware. Also Yellow-throated Warbler, Horned Lark, and other migrants. Just goes to show what's about when people are out and looking. Richard Crossley How to report NJ bird sightings: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, April 8, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:53:35 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1004.08 * April 8, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Brown-headed Nuthatch + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern Barred Owl Black-and-white Warbler Blue-headed Vireo Blue-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull Brown Thrasher Common Raven Eastern Kingbird Forster's Tern Glaucous Gull Glossy Ibis Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Mississippi Kite Ovenbird Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Purple Finch Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Rusty Blackbird Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Sora Spotted Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Trumpeter Swan Vesper Sparrow Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 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 for Thursday April 8, 2010 with reports of SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, SANDHILL CRANE, seasonal and local reports of interest. A BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, the second record for NJ, was found in Cape May at the Saint Peter's Church Apr 8; check birdcapemay.org for more details. A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE appeared briefly at Sandy Hook over K-lot Apr 5. Another SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was photographed at the Migration Watch Apr 6. Other Sandy Hook sightings Apr 3-6 included up to 6 AMERICAN BITTERNS at North Pond, a SORA along Nine Gun Battery adjacent to K-lot, the STILT SANDPIPER at the pond at K-lot, a second-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at the False Hook, SHORT-EARED OWL near the end of the fisherman's trail and another near the locust grove, BARRED OWL along Raccoon Alley, an all-time Sandy Hook high count of 4 COMMON RAVENS Apr 5, VESPER SPARROW at K-lot, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and 2 PURPLE FINCHES at Raccoon Alley. An early EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen near north pond Apr 5 and an early OVENBIRD was along Raccoon Alley Apr 2-3. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The Sandy Hook Migration Watch operates 9-5, weather permitting, 7 days a week: visitors are always welcome. Another SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was reported without details over the Garden State Parkway at exit 69 Apr 7. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was reported from Merrill Creek Reservoir Apr 8. A SANDHILL CRANE was viewed along Compromise Rd in Salem County Apr 3. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was a surprise at Tatum Park in Middletown, Monmouth County, Apr 6. Garret Mountain sightings this week included a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH Apr 1-2; also there this week were SPOTTED SANDPIPER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 3 WINTER WRENS, 4 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, PALM WARBLERS, PINE WARBLERS, and 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. An early BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was observed at Echo Hill Park in Hunterdon County Apr 4. Palmyra Cove migrants this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, GLOSSY IBIS, BONAPARTE'S GULL, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, FORSTER'S TERN, BROWN THRASHER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. Oberly Rd at Alpha had 76 LESSER BLACK-BACKED Gulls Apr 2. Two GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen at Deal Apr 6. Reports from the Great Swamp NWR this week included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BARRED OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, PALM WARBLER, and PRAIRIE WARBLER. An AMERICAN BITTERN was found at the pond at Negri-Nepote Grasslands in Franklin Twp Apr 7. Two TRUMPETER SWANS of "unknown provenance" have been residing on the pond along Lloyd Rd in Bernardsville this week. A SHORT-EARED OWL was found in the Danzenbaker pool at Brigantine NWR Apr 3. 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: Fwd: Brown headed nuthatch cape may pt From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:43:41 -0400 Forwarding this, just in. Follow twitter.com/CMBObirds for details as they are available. Begin forwarded message: > From: David La Puma > Date: April 8, 2010 9:25:38 AM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Brown headed nuthatch cape may pt > Reply-To: David La Puma > > Michael OBrien just reported a brown-headed nuthatch from the Coral Ave dune crossing. Cape may pt. > > David > Sent from my iPhone Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite, Sandy Hook From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:54:32 -0700 NJ Birds,   Sandy Hook Migration Watch counter John van Dort watched a Swallow-tailed Kite pass by the north end of the hook today at 2:25 pm.  John also had a good falcon flight, Glaucous Gull, Common Raven, and Cliff Swallow.  Six American Bitterns were found in North Pond shortly after sunrise.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Swallow-tailed Kite -- Sandy Hook From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 14:33:28 -0400 From Jerseybirds: Begin forwarded message: > Hey Folks, > > Harvey Tomlinson called at 2:10 PM and asked me to post from the > Hook... > > 1 Swallow-tailed Kite flying low just east of K-lot.It turned and began to > fight the strong south winds and headed south. > > I see on the Delaware site a Swallow-tailed Kite was seen late yesterday > afternoon at a coastal Hawk Watch. Maybe the same flying field mark! > > Mike H.(for Harvey T.) > Martinsville NJ > Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 2, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 13:49:44 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1004.02 * April 2, 2010 - Birds Mentioned Black-headed Gull Black-necked Stilt Eurasian Wigeon King Eider Least Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Red-necked Grebe Semipalmated Plover Whimbrel Whip-poor-will Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-throated Warbler - 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 Friday, April 2nd, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, KING EIDER, EURASIAN WIGEON, RED-NECKED GREBE, LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULL plus apparent arrivals of YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LEAST SANDPIPER, WHIMBREL, WHIP-POOR-WILL, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, 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 rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds - A BLACK-NECKED STILT was found in the West Cape May impoundments, just east of Route 626 bridge and south of the canal bridge, on Saturday, March 27, 2010. It apparently was last reported Wednesday, March 31, 2010, and was NOT found there Friday, April 2, but could still be in the area. Both adult BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue on the Lower Delaware Bay, with one being seen at the Concrete ship on Wednesday, March 31 2010, and another at Miami Avenue on Sunday, March 28, 2010. One bird may still display a partial hood, while the other has a nearly complete 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. The sub-adult KING EIDER was refound at Poverty Beach on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. One drake EURASIAN WIGEON continues on Lighthouse Pond, last reported on Thursday, April 1, 2010. A RED-NECKED GREBE continues in Great Channel between Stone Harbor and Nummy Island, last reported Thursday, April 1 2010. An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from the Cape May - Lewes Ferry on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Apparent Spring arrivals follow. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at 44th Ave in Avalon Sunday, March 28 2010. Two SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen near the Coast Guard Base (private property) on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. LEAST SANDPIPERS were at the South Cape May Meadows Friday, March 26, 2010. WHIP-POOR-WILL was at Turkey Point Friday, April 2 2010. A WHIMBREL was on Nummy Island Thursday, April 1 2010.A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was heard at the Bridge on Sunset Road in Belleplain State Forest on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was on New Bridge Road in Belleplain April 1, 2010. ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May, please consider becoming a member of Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 21, 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; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; 2009 Cape May Migration Count results; and much more! Current members will receive the Peregrine Observer automatically, but please invite your friends to join! ******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: New Jersey, April 2, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:38:47 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1004.02 * April 2, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Black Brant + Spotted Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Scoter Black-headed Gull Brown Creeper Eurasian Wigeon Glossy Ibis Great Cormorant Horned Grebe Iceland Gull Long-tailed Duck Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Warbler Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Purple Finch Purple Martin Red-shouldered Hawk Red-winged Blackbird Stilt Sandpiper Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 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 Friday April 2, 2010 with reports of BLACK BRANT, SPOTTED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest. A Black Brant was found at Lake Como Mar 28. The female SPOTTED TOWHEE continues at "the big pit" area of Palmyra Cove through Mar 31. Foul weather at Round Valley Reservoir Mar 26 produced 21 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 2 GREAT CORMORANTS, and 43 HORNED GREBES. At Spruce Run Reservoir the same day an exceptional count of 55 HORNED GREBES was tallied along with 4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS. Two BLACK SCOTERS were observed at Round Valley Reservoir Mar 27 and an ICELAND GULL was noted at Spruce Run the same day. An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was found among a flock of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS along Sunset Rd at Mannington Marsh Mar 27. A male EURASIAN WIGEON was detected in the wetland on the north side of Sunset Rd at Mannington Marsh Mar 28. Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS were reported among a large gull flock on the lawn at Fort Mott State Park Apr 1. Sandy Hook reports this week included a first-cycle ICELAND GULL off SHBO Mar 28-31. Another first-cycle ICELAND GULL is frequenting the false hook area. A STILT SANDPIPER was found Mar 31-Apr 1 at the large puddle at the foot of K-lot. A flock of 300+ SCOTERS of all three species was noted off B-lot along with 7 PIPING PLOVERS Mar 31. Other migrants noted at the hook this week included 32 GLOSSY IBIS, 4 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PURPLE MARTIN, and PURPLE FINCH. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The Sandy Hook Migration Watch operates daily from 9-5, weather permitting; visitors are welcome. Garret Mountain migrants Apr 1 included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 4 BROWN CREEPERS, PINE WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. At Merrill Creek Reservoir 3 PRAIRIE WARBLERS were noted Mar 31. 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 25, 2010 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:16:21 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM1003.25 * March 25, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Eared Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Barn Swallow Black-headed Gull Cliff Swallow Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Rough-winged Swallow Red-necked Grebe Royal Tern Snowy Egret - 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 25, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULLS, RED-NECKED GREBE, EURASIAN WIGEON, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, COMMON EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK plus apparent arrivals of SNOWY EGRET, ROYAL TERN, CLIFF SWALLOW, ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, and BARN SWALLOW; 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 3 BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue on the lower Delaware Bay. There is one 1st cycle; an adult which as of March 25 has a nearly full hood; and another adult with a partial 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. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen in the Great Channel, the body of water flowing under the Stone Harbor free bridge near Nummy Island, most recently on Wednesday, March 24, 2010. The EARED GREBE reported last week has not been reported again. One drake EURASIAN WIGEON continues on Lighthouse Pond as of Wednesday, March 24, 2010. A 2nd cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Stone Harbor Point on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, and an adult was seen on the beach in front of the Cape May Meadows on Monday, March 22, 2010. 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 2 adult males and one immature male, were noted at the 8th Street Jetty in Avalon on Wednesday, March 24, 2010. A female COMMON EIDER was there Thursday, March 25. Apparent spring arrivals follow. A SNOWY EGRET was seen adjacent to the Cape May Bird Observatory Center in Goshen on Friday, March 19, 2010. An early ROYAL TERN was located on Stone Harbor Point on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. CLIFF SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW AND ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW all arrived on Cape Island at the Beanery on Wednesday, March 24 2010. 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 Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 21, 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; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; 2009 Cape May Migration Count results; and much more! Current members will receive the Peregrine Observer automatically, but please invite your friends to join! ******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: New Jersey, March 25, 2010 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:41:36 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ1003.25 * March 25, 2010 - Birds Mentioned + Spotted Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) Barred Owl Brown Creeper Common Eider Common Raven Dickcissel Eastern Meadowlark Golden-crowned Kinglet Greater Yellowlegs Harlequin Duck Hermit Thrush Iceland Gull Monk Parakeet Orange-crowned Warbler Osprey Pied-billed Grebe Pileated Woodpecker Pine Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rusty Blackbird Tree Swallow White-crowned Sparrow Wilson's Snipe Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-headed Blackbird Yellow-rumped 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, March 24, 2010 with reports of COMMON EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, WILSON'S SNIPE, ICELAND GULL, MONK PARAKEET, BARRED OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, COMMON RAVEN, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, SPOTTED TOWHEE, DICKCISSEL, RUSTY BLACKBIRD and seasonal and local reports of interest. Two immature ICELAND GULLS were present at the end of the Fisherman's Trail at Sandy Hook Mar. 19, while an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER visited North Pond and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD the Scout Camp the same day. A BARRED OWL also sounded-off at the Hook Mar. 19. PILEATED WOODPECKER is quite uncommon in Monmouth County, but one was present at Huber Woods County Park Mar. 24. Another ICELAND GULL was noted at South Amboy Mar. 24, while five MONK PARAKEETS were still present in Carteret along Washington Avenue between Cooke Avenue and High Street also Mar. 24. COMMON EIDERS and HARLEQUIN ducks continue at Barnegat Light SP. An adult YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was discovered at Taylor's Refuge in Cinnaminson near River Road in the farm/garden plot area Mar. 24. The SPOTTED TOWHEE continues at Palmyra Cove Park as of Mar. 19 and a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER visited a yard in Mt. Laurel Mar. 20. RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were noted at the Allendale Celery Farm Mar. 24 and in Branchburg Mar. 21. The COMMON RAVENS have returned to their nesting site in Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus as of Mar. 21. A pair of DICKCISSELS appeared at a private feeder in Clifton Mar. 22. RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS are the bird of the week with birds seen at Campgaw Reservation in Mahwah Mar.19, Van Bushkirk Island Park in Oradell, Mar.19, Woodbridge off Omar Avenue Mar. 24, four at the Canoebrook Reservoir in Roseland Mar. 20 and another at Lenape Park in Cranford along the West Dike Trail near the center kiosk. Birds appearing this week include: PIED-BILLED GREBE, OSPREY, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, TREE SWALLOW, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPER, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK. 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: 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. 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