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19 Nov RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Nov Western Grebe, South Amboy and other updates [Laurie Larson ] 16 Nov test [Laurie Larson ] 12 Nov RBA, New Jersey, Nov. 12, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 11 Nov Painted Bunting update [Scott Barnes ] 10 Nov Painted Bunting at Huber Woods [Scott Barnes ] 5 Nov RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 30 Oct Ash-throated Fly continues at Thompson Park [Scott Barnes ] 29 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oxt. 29, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 27 Oct Le Contes Sparrow, update [Laurie Larson ] 26 Oct Le Conte's Sparrow, Overpeck Park (Leonia) 10/26 [Laurie Larson ] 26 Oct Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lincroft [Laurie Larson ] 22 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 22 Oct Sage Thrasher Update (no) [Scott Barnes ] 21 Oct Sage Thrasher still present 21 Oct [Scott Barnes ] 20 Oct Sage Thrasher update [Scott Barnes ] 20 Oct Sage Thrasher, Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 15 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 15, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 9 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 9, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 8 Oct Common Ground-Dove Photos [Bill Boyle ] 6 Oct Common Ground-Dove [Bill Boyle ] 5 Oct Western Tanager, Liberty State Park [Laurie Larson ] 1 Oct RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 1 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 24 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept 24 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 17, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 16 Sep Probable Cinnamon Teal in Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 16 Sep Wheatear, DeKorte State Park [Laurie Larson ] 15 Sep Fwd: Northern Wheatear confirmed at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst [Laurie Larson ] 14 Sep Extralimital: European Golden Plover - Delaware [Laurie Larson ] 10 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept 10 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Sep RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 3, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 31 Aug Loggerhead Shrike and Franklin's Gull ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 31 Aug Loggerhead Shrike, Cape May ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 27, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 27 Aug RBA: New Jersey, August 27, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 23 Aug Little Stints, Mannington [Laurie Larson ] 23 Aug Red-necked Stint, Brig [Laurie Larson ] 20 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 20, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 20 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 20 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 14 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 13, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 12 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 6 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 6, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 6 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 6, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 30 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 30, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 30 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 30 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 25 Jul Black-bellied Whistling-duck may not be real ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 25 Jul Black-bellied Whisting Duck [Bill Boyle ] 25 Jul Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in CapeMay [Bill Boyle ] 23 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 23, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 23 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 23, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 16 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 16, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 16 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 16, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 9 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 9, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 9 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 9, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 2 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 2 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 2 Jul Anhinga at Cape May Point [Bill Boyle ] 30 Jun White Ibis, Wildwood area ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Jun Anhinga at Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 25 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 25, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 25 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 25 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 18 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 18, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 18 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 18, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 11 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 11, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 10 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 10, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 4, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 4 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 4, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 1 Jun Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Warinanco Park [Bill Boyle ] 1 Jun Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Linden [Laurie Larson ] 28 May RBA: New Jersey, May 28, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 28 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 28, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 23 May Swainson's Warbler (heard), Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 22 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 21, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 21 May RBA: New Jersey, May 21, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 19 May White Ibis at Great Swamp NWR [Scott Barnes ] 17 May White-faced Ibis-Brigantine NWR [Scott Barnes ] Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:57:45 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.19 * November 19, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Painted Bunting + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Golden-Plover Black Scoter Black-headed Gull Cackling Goose Common Eider Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Harlequin Duck Horned Lark Indigo Bunting Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Gannet Northern Goshawk Northern Harrier Northern Pintail Orange-crowned Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Red-breasted Merganser Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-throated Loon Savannah Sparrow Snow Bunting Tundra Swan Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday November 19, 2009 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, PAINTED BUNTING, BLACK-HEADED GULL, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. A WESTERN GREBE was present at South Amboy Waterfront Park Nov 15-17. This is the fifth year this species has been found in western Raritan Bay. For more information on birding this park see http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/SouthAmboy.aspx The "green" PAINTED BUNTING continued at Huber Woods Environmental Center through Nov 15; the bird was seen near the bird feeders. Sandy Hook reports Nov 15-17 included up to 12 COMMON EIDERS near the False Hook, 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off C-lot, 400 NORTHERN GANNETS, AMERICAN BITTERN at North Pond, 11 WINTER WRENS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS near North Pond and another Orange-crowned Warbler at J-lot, a late INDIGO BUNTING Nov 17, and FOX SPARROW. Twenty HORNED LARKS, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were noted south of North Beach pavilion Nov 15. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Barnegat Light State Park/Inlet hosted 200+ COMMON EIDERS, all 3 Scoter species, 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and 8 species of shorebirds including PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and IPSWICH SPARROW Nov 16. At nearby Manahawkin WMA an AMERICAN BITTERN was noted the same day. Brigantine NWR Nov 15 had thousands of NORTHERN PINTAILS, 20 TUNDRA SWANS, AMERICAN BITTERN, 37 NORTHERN HARRIERS, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 12 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 12 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and 20 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was viewed over DeMott Lane in Somerset Nov 15; another NORTHERN GOSHAWK was found in Hutcheson Forest this week. Merrill Creek Reservoir's sporadic BLACK-HEADED GULL appeared again on Nov 15. Also at Merrill Creek this week were CACKLING GOOSE, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, RED-THROATED LOON, 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, and single GOLDEN EAGLES were recorded at Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch Nov 15 & 17. Spruce Run Reservoir hosted 4 BLACK SCOTERS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and 7 SNOW BUNTINGS Nov 15-16. Glenhurst Meadows had 8 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS along the Passaic River Nov 18. Garret Mountain reports Nov 16 included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and FOX SPARROW. A RED-NECKED GREBE was present on Culver's Lake in Sussex County Nov 16-18. Four BLACK SCOTERS were noted there Nov 17-18. For recent bird sightings in Cape May and Cumberland counties, visit www.birdcapemay.org/blog ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar Dec 6 in search of Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Dovekie, and other seabirds. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website at www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Grebe, South Amboy and other updates From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:36:49 -0500 NJBIRDS, For at least the fifth year running, a Western Grebe is being seen from South Amboy at Waterfront Park, present yesterday and today. Large flocks of Eiders (Common and a few King) are present at Barnegat Inlet (about 200) and at Cape May (180+) with smaller numbers at Sandy Hook. A Black-headed Gull has been seen sporadically at Merrill Creek Reservoir in Warren Co., which also has Cackling Goose & Red-necked Grebe. I haven't seen reports today concerning the Swainson's Hawk that lingered at Cape May over the weekend. Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: test From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:50:35 -0500 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA, New Jersey, Nov. 12, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:22:07 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.12 * November 12, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Pacific Loon + Painted Bunting + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Tree Sparrow Bald Eagle Baltimore Oriole Black-headed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bonaparte's Gull Brant Cackling Goose Cedar Waxwing Common Eider Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Harlequin Duck Horned Grebe Horned Lark Iceland Gull King Eider Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Monk Parakeet Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Pine Warbler Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane White-winged Scoter - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday November 12, 2009 with reports of PACIFIC LOON, PAINTED BUNTING, KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. A female PAINTED BUNTING was found near the feeders at Huber Woods Environmental Center/Park in Locust, Monmouth County Nov 10-11. Look for the bird in the weedy patch near the bird feeders on the back side of the environmental center. A PACIFIC LOON was reported again at Merrill Creek Reservoir Nov 11, seen from the tower outlet. The BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen again at the reservoir Nov 9 and the Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch recorded a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and GOLDEN EAGLE this week. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and RED-NECKED GREBE were seen Nov 8 on Merrill Creek. Sandy Hook sighting Nov 7-8 included 1-2 female KING EIDERS at the end of the fisherman's trail and 17 COMMON EIDERS, 8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off C-lot, 2 HORNED GREBES at Horseshoe Cove, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at the north end, 80+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS, a BALTIMORE ORIOLE at Spermaceti Cove, 2 NELSON'S SPARROWS at Horseshoe Cove, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR with a small flock of HORNED LARKS at North Beach Pavilion. The King and Common Eiders remained through Nov 10. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Barnegat Light State Park Nov 9 hosted 210 COMMON EIDERS, 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, all three scoters, and a RED-NECKED GREBE on the old 8th St jetty just south of the inlet; a first-winter ICELAND GULL was noted in the inlet, and 2 first-winter BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 5 PARASITIC JAEGERS were migrants offshore. On Nov 10 four female KING EIDERS were noted in the 200+ COMMON EIDER flock there. Three SANDHILL CRANES were found in a puddle near the school along Leed's Ave in Pleasantville, Atlantic County Nov 10. Round Valley Reservoir Nov 6 hosted 2 CACKLING GEESE, 2 HORNED GREBES, GREAT CORMORANT, 53 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 424 CEDAR WAXWINGS, PINE WARBLER, and PALM WARBLER. Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch reports this week included 4 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, 188 RED-TAILED HAWKS, and 5 GOLDEN EAGLES Nov 6. In Sussex County, Hyper Humus hosted a CACKLING GOOSE and BRANT on pond #1 Nov 7; Sunrise Mountain Hawk Watch recorded 9 BALD EAGLES, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, and 2 GOLDEN EAGLES Nov 6. Another GOLDEN EAGLE passed Sunrise Mtn Nov 8. Glenhurst Meadows in Warren had RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, a late NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 6 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS Nov 7. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue this week in Lenape Park in Cranford. To look for the birds park in the lot off Kenilworth Blvd and walk on the dike towards Westfield (away from Kenilworth); stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dike and look in the trees to the right. Six CACKLING GEESE were still at Warinanco Park in Linden Nov 6. An estimated 24 MONK PARAKEETS were found at Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia Nov 8. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at the heronry overlook along Pleasant Plains Rd in Great Swamp NWR Nov 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar Dec 6 in search of Northern Fulmar, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Dovekie, and other seabirds. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website at www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Painted Bunting update From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:15 -0800 NJ Birds,   The "green" Painted Bunting continues this morning (11/11) at Huber Woods Park in Locust (Middletown), Monmouth County.  Look for the bird in the small weedy brush patch with foxtail grass near the feeders.   Huber Woods Park is open from 8 am to 5 pm.  The best views of the bird are likely to be had from the bird feeder viewing room in the environmental center, which is open from 10 am to 4 pm.  If arriving earlier, park in the lot and walk around the buildings on the left hand side, where you can view the feeder area without disturbing the birds.  Note also that there are contractors working on the building (not today but back tomorrow).   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Painted Bunting at Huber Woods From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:34 -0800 NJ Birds,   I just received a call from Sam Skinner, who photographed a female Painted Bunting at Huber Woods Park in Locust, Monmouth County this afternoon (11/9).  The bird was seen in shrubs/brush near the bird feeders behind the Environmental Center.   Updates if/when they become available.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:49:35 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0911.05 * November 5, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Ash-throated Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover Barred Owl Black-headed Gull Blackpoll Warbler Cackling Goose Canada Goose Clay-colored Sparrow Common Eider Common Moorhen Eastern Meadowlark Eurasian Wigeon Forster's Tern Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Greater White-fronted Goose Harlequin Duck Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lark Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Red-throated Loon Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Sandhill Crane Short-billed Dowitcher Snow Bunting Spotted Sandpiper Surf Scoter Tundra Swan Western Sandpiper White-winged Scoter - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday November 5, 2009 with reports of ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, SANDHILL CRANE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, seasonal and local reports of interest. Last week's ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Thompson Park in Lincroft was last seen Oct 30. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was noted there Nov 1. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a hen HARLEQUIN DUCK, 2 COMMON EIDERS, and 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS off C-lot Nov 4-5, a flock of 6 COMMON EIDERS off the false hook Nov 4; a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVER at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail Oct 31-Nov 1; an immature COMMON MOORHEN in north pond Oct 31-Nov 2; an early first-winter ICELAND GULL at the false hook Nov 1; the resident BARRED OWL hooting along raccoon alley Nov 1, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at Randolph St Nov 2; LARK SPARROW at K-lot Nov 1; LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS near the false hook Oct 31; and 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS over K-lot Nov 4. A PARASITIC JAEGER was off Belmar Nov 1. Also there was a LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULL. Island Beach State Park hosted 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS and a probable POMARINE JAEGER harassing FORSTER'S TERNS Nov 1. Barnegat Light State Park hosted an impressive flock of 120 COMMON EIDERS, including some adult males; 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, and GREAT CORMORANT Nov 3. Brigantine NWR birds this week included TUNDRA SWAN, juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 10 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 juvenile SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at the Leeds Eco Trail, and 11 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. A TUNDRA SWAN was noted on McCormack Lake at Plainsboro Preserve Nov 3-4. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen in Lenape Park in Cranford Nov 3. An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at the wetland restoration site off Omar Ave in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Nov 3. Six CACKLING GEESE were noted at Warinanco Park in Rahway Nov 4. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found at Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia Nov 1-4, seen near the playground and stables. An ORANGE- CROWNED WARBLER was near the stables there Nov 1. A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at Liberty State Park in the marsh near the visitor's center Nov 1-2. Also in Hudson County was an adult light-morph PARASITIC JAEGER over Newark Bay Nov 3. Spruce Run Reservoir hosted a good assortment of waterfowl this week including WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS Nov 1-2. RED-THROATED LOON and a very late SPOTTED SANDPIPER were there Nov 4. Also in Hunterdon County at Round Valley Reservoir Nov 4 were 2 CACKLING GEESE, 13 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 3 RED- THROATED LOONS, GREAT CORMORANT, and a late BLACKPOLL WARBLER. Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch at Merrill Creek Reservoir tallied 5 migrant SANDHILL CRANES Oct 30. Very rare away from the coast, a BLACK- HEADED GULL was photographed at Merrill Creek Reservoir Nov 4. Seventeen LONG-TAILED DUCKS were on the reservoir Nov 4. A GOLDEN EAGLE was at the hawkwatch Nov 3. Also in Warren County at Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch this week were 2 GOLDEN EAGLES, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 94 RED-TAILED HAWKS, and SNOW BUNTING Nov 1. Kittatinny Valley State Park hosted 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a CACKLING GOOSE among the CANADA GOOSE flock at White's Pond, accessed off the Sussex Branch Trail Nov 2. The CACKLING GOOSE was still there Nov 3. Two GOLDEN EAGLES passed the Sunrise Mountain Hawk Watch Nov 1. Another GOLDEN EAGLE was noted there Nov 2 along with a RUFFED GROUSE. Five SURF SCOTERS were noted at Penbryn Pond in Berlin Nov 2. Palmyra Cove Nature Park had an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER Oct 31. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ash-throated Fly continues at Thompson Park From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:25:04 -0700 NJ Birds,   For birders going out this weekend the following information may be of interest.  Thanks to Trina Anderson and Fred Weber for updates on the ATFL at Thompson Park in Lincroft, Monmouth County.   From Fred today (10/30):   "This morning (10/30) I saw the Ash-throated Flycatcher at Thompson Park. It was past Marlu Lake on the back side of the trail that loops around through the brushy habitat." ***************************************************************************** South winds, cloudy skies, and warm temperatures overnight may bode well for Cave Swallows tomorrow at coastal locations; reports on jerseybirds are always welcome.   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/centers/shbo   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oxt. 29, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:29:45 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.29 * October 29, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Ash-throated Flycatcher + Barnacle Goose + Cave Swallow + Le Conte's Sparrow + Pacific Loon + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Tree Sparrow Black Scoter Black-throated Green Warbler Brant Canada Goose Caspian Tern Common Eider Common Moorhen Dickcissel Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Great Cormorant Laughing Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Nelson's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Red Crossbill Red-headed Woodpecker Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl Spotted Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow Western Sandpiper White-crowned Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday October 29, 2009 with reports of PACIFIC LOON, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, ASH- THROATED FLYCATCHER, CAVE SWALLOW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, RED CROSSBILL, seasonal and local reports of interest. A PACIFIC LOON was reported on Merrill Creek Reservoir Oct 23, viewed near Quarry Point and the tower I/O tower. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was found at Thompson Park in Lincroft, Monmouth County Oct 26. The bird was in the wooded area behind the parking lot and to the right of Marlu Lake. A CAVE SWALLOW was found at Sandy Hook Oct 24 feeding over the salt pond. A subadult male COMMON EIDER was noted at the end of fisherman's trail the same day. A SHORT-EARED OWL was detected near the salt pond Oct 25. A VESPER SPARROW was at K-lot and a late BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was at the garden Oct 26. A juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK was viewed Oct 23 & 25. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A LE CONTE'S SPARROW was found at Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia Oct 26-28. From the intersection of Fort Lee Rd and Grand Ave in Leonia, go south on Grand until you come to Roosevelt Ave on your right. Take Roosevelt to its end at Overpeck Park ballfields parking lot. There is a gated gravel service road on the northeast corner of this lot, take it approximately 100 yards until it "T's" with another path, with a post with blue and white trail markers. Bear left and continue over a garbage filled canal (20 yards) and you will see a field on your left, up a small rise and through a few trees: this is where the bird is. Other sparrows at Overpeck Creek Oct 25 included NELSON'S SPARROW and 2 VESPER SPARROWS. Additional directions can be found on jerseybirds. Also in Bergen County were 3 BLACK SCOTERS found on Oradell Reservoir Oct 25. Brigantine NWR reports this week included the ROSEATE SPOONBILL through Oct 25 in the east pool; AMERICAN BITTERN, AMERICAN AVOCET, a lingering COMMON MOORHEN through Oct 25, 20+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS, WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPER, 50 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 6 CASPIAN TERNS. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was among a CANADA GOOSE flock near the intersection of Sliker and Rte 513 Oct 27. Other Hunterdon County reports this week were a late LAUGHING GULL at Spruce Run Reservoir, a BRANT and 2 immature GREAT CORMORANTS at Round Valley, and a DICKCISSEL at Cold Brook Preserve this week. A female RED CROSSBILL was studied at Hatfield Swamp in West Caldwell Oct 23. The bird was feeding in the weeds with a flock of sparrows directly under the powerlines between the Cranes Mill access Rd (off Passaic Ave) and the first stream crossing to its south. Birds noted at the National Park Dredge Spoils in Gloucester County included a late SPOTTED SANDPIPER, VESPER SPARROW, and 6 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS Oct 27. Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch tallied a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 3 GOLDEN EAGLES Oct 25. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were found at the wetland restoration site off Omar Ave in Woodbridge this week. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at Lenape Park in Cranford Oct 29. Kittatinny Valley State Park had ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, FOX SPARROW, 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW Oct 29. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Le Contes Sparrow, update From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:16:08 -0400 Update on the Le Conte's Sparrow, still present: Begin forwarded message: > Better (and drier) directions to the Le Conte's which is still > there as of 11:00 am today: > From the intersection of Fort Lee Rd and Grand Ave in Leonia(?), go > south on Grand until you come to Roosevelt Ave on your right. Take > Roosevelt to its end at Overpeck Park ballfields parking lot. There > is a gated gravel service rd on the NE corner of this lot, take it > approx 100 yds until it "T's" with another path, with a post with > blue and white trail markers. Bear left and continue over a garbage > filled canal (20 yds) and you will see a field on your left, up a > small rise and through a few trees; this is where the bird is. Go up > a small path to the field, and search in the stands of Tearthumb and > in the area described yesterday. > > Thanks, > Andy Laurie How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow, Overpeck Park (Leonia) 10/26 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:07:56 -0400 NJBIRDS, Andy Egan and Jennifer Crusco found a Le Conte's Sparrow this morning (Monday) at Overpeck Park in Leonia, NJ. It was seen by others at least until 1 PM today. Directions: "NE corner of farthest field.(follow service rd along tracks until blue and white blazes mark a right hand turn. Follow this path around to the right in a "J" until you see a field in front of you that is up a slight rise. The field you want will be down a left hand path from this spot approximately 75yds. If you look behind and left of you, you will see it" Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher, Lincroft From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:09:29 -0400 NJBIRDS, Stuart and Wendy Malmid just phoned. They were observing an Ash- throated Flycatcher at Thompson Park in Lincroft (Monmouth Co.). It was observed at about 11:45 for 5 - 7 minutes before it was chased off by a Mockingbird; the flycatcher is probably still in the area. From Rt. 520 use the main entrance of Thompson Park (the old birding access across from Christian Brothers is now closed). Follow signs through the park to the parking area by MarLou Lake. The bird was in a wooded area behind the parking lot and to the right of the lake. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:34:09 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.22 * October 22, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Purple Gallinule + Roseate Spoonbill + Sage Thrasher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Pipit American Woodcock Black-throated Blue Warbler Brant Clay-colored Sparrow Dickcissel Eurasian Wigeon Golden Eagle Gray-cheeked Thrush Harlequin Duck Hudsonian Godwit Lincoln's Sparrow Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sparrow Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Piping Plover Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Sedge Wren Summer Tanager Tricolored Heron Vesper Sparrow Western Kingbird Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Winter Wren Yellow Warbler - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday October 22, 2009 with reports of SAGE THRASHER, PURPLE GALLINULE, BARNACLE GOOSE, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, possible WESTERN KINGBIRD, seasonal and local reports of interest. A SAGE THRASHER was discovered at Sandy Hook Oct 20-21. The bird was found at Plum Island (access from B-Lot) in the thickets southwest of the northern cove. Other birds at the hook this week were AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the end of the fisherman's trail, AMERICAN PIPIT, a female SUMMER TANAGER north of the officer's club, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and PURPLE FINCH, all Oct 20. Up to 4 VESPER SPARROWS were around K and J Lots through the week along with 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. A NELSON'S SPARROW was found at K-lot Oct 19 and a DICKCISSEL was there Oct 21. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was off SHBO Oct 21. Sightings at the hook Oct 22 included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a late PIPING PLOVER, and WESTERN SANDPIPER at the end of the fisherman's trail, a PARASITIC JAEGER harassing gulls off C-lot, a flyover "yellow-bellied" Kingbird (likely WESTERN KINGBIRD) and NELSON'S SPARROWS at Plum Island. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A BARNACLE GOOSE (probably a returning bird) was detected in Califon Oct 20. Look for the bird at the "pond" section of the South Branch of the Raritan River opposite the Methodist Church in downtown Califon. Best times are early and late in the day. Also in Hunterdon County at Spruce Run Reservoir were 7 BRANT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and VESPER SPARROW Oct 16. A RED-THROATED LOON was noted there Oct 17. An adult PURPLE GALLINULE was well-described at the Gull Pond on Oct. 21 at Brigantine (Forsythe) NWR. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued through Oct 22 usually at the north dike dogleg or at the northeast corner. Also there were AMERICAN BITTERN, TRICOLORED HERON, and 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS Oct 18. A drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was noted at Barnegat Inlet Oct 20. Palmyra Cove Oct 18 had a good number of migrants including RED- SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 3 WINTER WRENS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and 2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS. A SEDGE WREN was discovered at The Tourne near Boonton Oct 17. Kittatinny Valley State Park hosted 2-3 VESPER SPARROWS at the south end of Twin Lakes Oct 16-17; also there Oct 18 were GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Also in Sussex County was a GOLDEN EAGLE over Sunrise Mountain Oct 20. A RUFFED GROUSE and NORTHERN GOSHAWK were noted at Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch Oct 19. Migrants noted at the Rutgers-Newark campus Oct 19 included AMERICAN WOODCOCK, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. A drake EURASIAN WIGEON and 2 NELSON'S SPARROWS were found at the Bayonne Golf Club Oct 21. Overpeck Creek Park in Leonia had ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 VESPER SPARROWS, and NELSON'S SPARROW Oct 21. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was there Oct 19. Glenhurst Meadows in Warren hosted ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and VESPER SPARROW Oct 20. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found Oct 22 in Lenape Park in Cranford. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a late YELLOW WARBLER were found at Allendale Celery Farm this week. Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was noted at Big Brook Park in Marlboro Oct 21. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or e-mail sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher Update (no) From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:13:09 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Sage Thrasher at Sandy Hook has NOT been seen today (22 Oct) as of noon.  Several parties were searching this morning on site without success.  If the bird reappears I will post to the list.   In other news a "yellow-bellied" kingbird was a flyover at Plum Island around 8:15 am; the bird was last seen headed north, but has not been relocated.  The recent appearance of a Tropical/Couch's Kingbird in Delaware should pique birders' interest in studying all presumed Western Kingbirds carefully when possible.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher still present 21 Oct From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:42:58 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Sage Thrasher discovered yesterday at Sandy Hook is still present this morning (21 Oct).  The remains in the same area as before, at Plum Island along the southwest corner of the northern cove.  The bird often favors a sandy patch in the poision ivy thicket when not feeding on insects in the phragmites wrack-line.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher update From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:19:05 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Sage Thrasher continues through at least 4:30 pm this afternoon (20 Oct) at Plum Island.  Park at Lot B, take the crosswalk across the main road to Plum Island and look for the bird at the edge of the extensive poison ivy/beach plum thicket on your left.  This is at the southwest corner of the northern cove or pool at Plum Island.  At times the bird came out into plain view as it fed on insects in the phragmites-dominated wrack-line.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.shbo.njaudubon.org     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Sage Thrasher, Sandy Hook From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:14 -0400 Scott's post hasn't reached the list yet, so I'm re-posting it since this may be a time-critical report. Apologies for the duplicates you may receive. Laurie > > From: Scott Barnes > Subject: Sage Thrasher, Sandy Hook > To: "NJ BIRDS" > Cc: "Jerseybirds" > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 11:55 AM > > NJ Birds, > > A Sage Thrasher is currently being viewed at Sandy Hook (20 Oct). > The bird is at Plum Island (accessed via B-lot) and is feeding in > Poison Ivy thickets at the southwest corner of the northern cove. > In other words, take the crosswalk across the road to Plum Island > and head straight (west) until you hit the edge of the large scrub > thicket. The bird is being seen here. > > Thanks very much to the Trailside Birding group for finding this > rarity and letting us know so quickly! > > Good Birding, > > Scott Barnes > Senior Naturalist > Sandy Hook Bird Observatory > New Jersey Audubon How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 15, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:27:40 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.15 * October 15, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Pipit Black Vulture Blue Grosbeak Blue-headed Vireo Buff-breasted Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow Common Moorhen Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Eastern Phoebe Golden Eagle Gray-cheeked Thrush Lincoln's Sparrow Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sparrow Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Red-headed Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird Sandhill Crane Saltmarsh Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Vesper Sparrow Western Kingbird White-crowned Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper White-throated Sparrow Winter Wren Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-billed Cuckoo Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday October 15, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GOLDEN EAGLE, SANDHILL CRANE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued this week at Brigantine NWR through Oct 12, most often viewed in the east pool. Other notables at Brig this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT- HERONS, COMMON MOORHEN, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 5 MARBLED GODWITS, 10+ WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 40 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 2 very late BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS Oct 10 & 12. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was found in the RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD flock along the south dike Oct 10. Salem County reports this week were of 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW at the end of Money Island Rd and 15 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and 2 COMMON MOORHENS at Mannington Marsh Oct 12. The National Park Dredge Spoils in Gloucester County had 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS Oct 11. Palmyra Cove Oct 10 hosted 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, and 15 species of warbler including TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. Sandy Hook had several good days of migration this week. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and DICKCISSEL were found Oct 10. A heavy flight Oct 11 brought 10 YELLOW- BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 100 EASTERN PHOEBES, a WESTERN KINGBIRD near the rusty barn, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 10 species of warbler including a late WORM-EATING WARBLER and 50+ PALM WARBLERS, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the scout camp, VESPER SPARROW at Plum Island, 3+ LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 5,000+ WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 25 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and a BLUE GROSBEAK at Gunnison Lot. Twelve WINTER WRENS were tallied Oct 12 along with 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and a DICKCISSEL at K-lot. Three VESPER SPARROWS and yet another DICKCISSEL were noted around K- lot Oct 14 and 14 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were counted that day. Up to 5 NELSON'S SPARROWS were seen several days this week in the salt marshes at Plum Island. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. At Dorbrook Park in Colt's Neck AMERICAN BITTERN, VESPER SPARROW, and 2 NELSON'S SPARROWS were detected Oct 11. Glenhurst Meadows Oct 11 hosted 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 6 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Two VESPER SPARROWS were noted near the entrance Oct 12. Birds found at Cold Brook Preserve in Oldwick Oct 11 included a SANDHILL CRANE soaring overhead with BLACK VULTURES, also CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Sixty AMERICAN PIPITS were tallied there Oct 14. Liberty State Park had 2 VESPER SPARROWS, SALTMARSH SPARROW, and 11 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS Oct 11. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was observed at Allendale Celery Farm Oct 12. Single VESPER SPARROWS were noted at DeKorte Environment Center Oct 10, Kittatinny Valley State Park Oct 14, and at Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus Oct 15. Three VESPER SPARROWS were found at the old Mount Arlington Landfill in Sussex County Oct 14. A GOLDEN EAGLE was noted over Raccoon Ridge Oct 11. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 9, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 23:13:23 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.09 * October 9, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + Townsend's Solitaire + Western Tanager + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Pipit Baird's Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Brown Pelican Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Clay-colored Sparrow Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Golden Eagle Gray-cheeked Thrush Great Cormorant Lark Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Marbled Godwit Mourning Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Parasitic Jaeger Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Purple Finch Red Knot Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Ruffed Grouse Rusty Blackbird Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Vesper Sparrow Western Kingbird White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Friday October 9, 2009 with reports of TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, WESTERN TANAGER, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. A WESTERN TANAGER was discovered at Liberty State Park Oct 5-6 near the interpretive center-- no further reports. Other birds noted in the park this week included 5 AMERICAN PIPITS, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and a variety of sparrows including a LARK SPARROW Oct 5 at the meadow behind the interpretive center, and 6 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was a "five-minute wonder" at Scott's Mountain Hawkwatch on Merrill Creek Reservoir Oct 5. Other notables there this week were 2 RED-THROATED LOONS Oct 3, NORTHERN GOSHAWK Oct 1, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Oct 4. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues through Oct 5 at Brigantine NWR; look for the bird in the east pool. Other brig sightings this week included 20+ RED KNOTS, 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and 12 CASPIAN TERNS Oct 2; 4 STILT SANDPIPERS and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD Oct 3, and MARBLED GODWIT and WILSON'S PHALAROPE Oct 4. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a WESTERN KINGBIRD along the bike path south of the scout camp Oct 4; a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER over K-lot Oct 2, a LARK SPARROW near SHBO Oct 5 and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at the scout camp Oct 6. A good passerine flight Oct 5-6 at the hook included GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 16 species of warblers including CAPE MAY WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER near the rusty barn, 4 NELSON'S SPARROWS at Plum Island, and a flyover PURPLE FINCH. Other sightings at the hook this week were SORA at Plum Island Oct 3, 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS off B-lot Oct 8, and a flyover DICKCISSEL at K-lot Oct 8. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Eighteen BROWN PELICANS were noted off Spring Lake Oct 4. Birds recorded at the Island Beach State Park banding station this week included ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and CLAY- COLORED SPARROW; up to 18 BROWN PELICANS were noted around Barnegat Inlet this week. "Several" RUFFED GROUSE were heard drumming along the Wading River near Evans Bridge Oct 6. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was detected near the Headquarters of Six Mile Run Park Sep 30. Glenhurst Meadows in Warren hosted an excellent count of 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, 3 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and 11 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS Oct 6. Hunterdon County reports this week were of a GREAT CORMORANT at Round Valley Reservoir and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS at Cold Brook Preserve, both Oct 6. A LARK SPARROW graced Great Piece Meadows in Fairfield Twp Oct 3-4; the bird was approximately 200 yards off the gate at the Hollywood Ave entrance. A VESPER SPARROW was noted at Rifle Camp Park Oct 5. Celery Farm sightings this week were highlighted by TENNESSEE WARBLER, 4 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Sussex County reports were of a GOLDEN EAGLE at the Sunrise Mountain Hawkwatch Oct 7 and sightings at Kittatinny Valley State Park included an early REDHEAD, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, all Oct 8. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Common Ground-Dove Photos From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:08:34 -0400 The Common Ground-Dove discovered at Nummy Island on Tuesday, October 6, by two unknown birders and seen by Bob Abrams, and Joan Boudreau, and Derek Moore has not been found again. I have posted two photos by Derek on the New Jersey Bird Records Committee web site at www.njbrc.net. Scroll down to "What's New" for the entry on the ground-dove. Don Freiday has also posted one of these photos at www.birdcapemay.org under Recent Sightings. Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Common Ground-Dove From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:49:12 -0400 Michael O'Brien reports that Bob Abrams found and photographed a Common Ground-Dove at Nummy Island about 3:45 this afternoon. This is a Review Species in New Jersey and there is only one accepted record for the state. Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Tanager, Liberty State Park From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:16:31 -0400 NJBIRDS, A Western Tanager was found this morning at Liberty State Park by Simon Lane about 8 AM. As you enter LSP pass the boat ramp lot on the Right and then pass the Daily News building on the Left. Behind this is a phragmites area and a brushy treeline edging a large field, opposite the first main parking lot on the R. The bird was about 100ft along this treeline on the edge of the field. The bird is described as "pale yellow with dark grey back and dark wings, with strong yellow upper and white lower wing bars." No camera was available, so there is an opportunity for documentation pictures. Also present there today, a Lark Sparrow at the top end of the meadow behind the Interpretive Center building, as well as: six Lincoln's Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Sapsuckers, Grey-cheeked and Swainson's Thrushes, Black-throated Green, Nashville, Palm and Yellow- rumped warblers, kinglets and Blue-headed Vireos. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Oct. 1 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:51:52 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0910.01 * October 1, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Golden-Plover American Pipit Baird's Sandpiper Bay-breasted Warbler Blue Grosbeak Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Common Raven Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Golden Eagle Grasshopper Sparrow Horned Lark Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Mourning Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Red Knot Semipalmated Plover Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday October 1, 2009 with reports of LEAST BITTERN, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GOLDEN EAGLE, SORA, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, RED KNOT, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, COMMON RAVEN, HORNED LARK, WINTER WREN, AMERICAN PIPIT, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, and seasonal and local reports of interest. Sandy Hook was home to 17 species of warblers Sept. 25 including three TENNESSEE WARBLERS and two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, plus two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, a CASPIAN TERN, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and an AMERICAN PIPIT. Sept. 26 at the Hook featured a HORNED LARK, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW and a BLUE GROSBEAK. Two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were discovered in the Boy Scout Camp area at Sandy Hook along with a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER Sept. 28. a birding map of Sandy Hook is available free to the public, just stop by Sandy Hook Bird Observatory. An AMERICAN AVOCET was discovered at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Sept. 29, while a MOURNING WARBLER, DICKCISSEL and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW were observed at Stone Road in Union Beach Sept. 27. Three YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were tallied at Island Beach SP Sept. 26. The following birds were observed at the DeKorte Environment Center in the NJ Meadowlands between Sept. 25 and 30: a LEAST BITTERN, 4 SORAS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 14 STILT SANDPIPERS, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a WILSON’S PHALAROPE, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and a CASPIAN TERN. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR with other highlights Sept. 26 including 20 RED KNOTS, five WESTERN SANDPIPERS, twenty WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, six PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. Interesting was a report of a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER at the Refuge Sept. 26 that featured dyed orange markings provided as part of a study taking place in Quebec, Canada. National Park featured nine warbler species Sept. 26 including a TENNESSEE WARBLER, while a DICKCISSEL was present there Sept. 29. Sunrise Mountain in Stokes Forest produced a GOLDEN EAGLE and an AMERICAN PIPIT Sept. 25 and 21 COMMON RAVENS Sept. 26. The Allendale Celery Farm Sept. 25 featured TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY- BREASTED WARBLER and CONNECTICUT WARBLER, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a WINTER WREN, and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW, while Flat Brook Preserve in Englewood hosted four WINTER WRENS and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW also Sept. 25. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and three LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were noted on a private farm in Holland Township Sept. 26, while a TENNESSEE WARBLER, three CAPE MAY WARBLERS and a MOURNING WARBLER were all reported from a backyard in High Bridge Sept. 27 A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was observed at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge Sept. 25 and 26 with individuals also noted in Newton Sept. 25, the Watchung Reservation Sept. 26 and along Pleasant Plains Road in the Great Swamp NWR Sept. 21-26. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept 24 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:33:15 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.24 * September 24, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Pipit Baird's Sandpiper Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Broad-winged Hawk Brown Pelican Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Greater White-fronted Goose Hudsonian Godwit Lark Sparrow Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Mourning Warbler Northern Bobwhite Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Red-winged Blackbird Stilt Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron Vesper Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-headed Blackbird - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 24, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Brigantine NWR; seen as recently as Sep 21 in the southwest corner of the east pool. A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was discovered in the roving RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD flock on the dikes Sep 22. Shorebirds recorded at Brig Sep 20-21 included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, up to 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, MARBLED GODWIT, 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, and 20 STILT SANDPIPERS. Other birds noted at Brigantine this week were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, AMERICAN BITTERN, TRICOLORED HERON, 45 CASPIAN TERNS, and BLACK TERN. Sandy Hook had good passerine flights Sep 19-20 including YELLOW- BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 2+ PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 22 species of warblers featuring TENNESSEE WARBLER, 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 3 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and MOURNING WARBLER -- the latter two found near the rusty barn. A VESPER SPARROW was near the flag pole in the scout camp Sep 20. Two LARK SPARROWS lingered at nine-gun battery by K-lot and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were noted there Sep 19. A BLUE GROSBEAK was a K-lot Sep 19 and 2 DICKCISSELS were fly-overs Sep 20. The tidal flats near the false hook produced 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS Sep 19. A BLACK TERN was a fly-by there Sep 20 and a CASPIAN TERN was noted Sep 24. Four AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were present near the false hook Sep 22. An AMERICAN BITTERN was found at the salt pond Sep 22. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A LARK SPARROW was present at Island Beach State Park Sep 19-20 at the nature center feeders. An excellent count of 123 BROWN PELICANS was tallied around Barnegat Inlet and the Sedge Islands Sep 20. Sightings from the DeKorte Environment Center this week included 2-3 Soras daily, up to 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, LEAST BITTERN, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE Sep 20-23, and several CASPIAN TERNS. Intriguing was a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE photographed in the Hackensack River from Andreas Park in Teaneck Sep 21. Allendale Celery Farm birds this week included BLUE-WINGED TEAL and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Sep 22. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was detected there Sep 23. A flock of 15-20 AMERICAN PIPITS were tallied along Pleasant Plains Rd in the Great Swamp NWR Sep 20-22. Twenty LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were counted at Spruce Run Reservoir Sep 18. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was found in Kittatinny Valley State Park Sep 22; the bird was seen north of the parking lot off Rte 206 along the Sussex Branch Trail. Raccoon Ridge Hawkwatch tallied 1,218 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS Sep 18. Gloucester County reports this week were of 4 CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, VESPER SPARROW, and 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS at the National Park Dredge Spoils Sep 21. On Sep 22 a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were noted there. At Floodgates, 20 CASPIAN TERNS and 2 BLACK TERNS were found Sep 20. A flock of 9 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were reported at Robert G. Martin Lake in Hamilton Veterans Park Sep 19. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 17, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:52:46 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.17 * September 17, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Northern Wheatear + Roseate Spoonbill + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover Bald Eagle Bay-breasted Warbler Bicknell's Thrush Black Tern Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Broad-winged Hawk Buff-breasted Sandpiper Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Common Moorhen Common Nighthawk Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Hudsonian Godwit Lincoln's Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Nashville Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Osprey Philadelphia Vireo Red-necked Phalarope Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sedge Wren Sora Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron Vesper Sparrow Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-throated Warbler - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 17, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, SCISSOR- TAILED FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN WHEATEAR, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. A NORTHERN WHEATEAR was discovered at the DeKorte Environment Center Sep 14 and still present Sep 17; the bird was seen along the Transco Trail near its intersection with the Marsh Discovery Trail. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was noted in the Kingsland Impoundment Sep 16-17. Other birds seen at DeKorte Sep 12 included 3 SORAS along the Marsh Discovery Trail, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, RED- NECKED PHALAROPE, and 5 CASPIAN TERNS. Additional birds noted in the NJ Meadowlands complex over the weekend included 3+ YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, COMMON MOORHEN, and a SEDGE WREN at Harrier Meadow. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was detected at the north end of Sandy Hook near north pond Sep 15. Also at the hook that day was a CONNECTICUT WARBLER near the old tennis courts southeast of K-lot, 3 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, 5 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS. Nineteen species of warbler including TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER were noted Sep 14 along with PHILADELPHIA VIREO along the road to nowhere, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH at the garden, and 2 flyover DICKCISSELS. A juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVER and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were found at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail Sep 13. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was near the rusty barn Sep 13. NASHVILLE WARBLER and CAPE MAY WARBLER were found near the road to nowhere Sep 12. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues through Sep 17 at Brigantine NWR. Look for the bird in the east pool. Other species recorded at Brig Sep 12-13 included 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVERS, 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS (Sat only), MARBLED GODWIT, 500 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 120 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 30 STILT SANDPIPERS, 2 BUFF- BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 100 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 1-3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and 10 BLACK TERNS. Thirteen TRICOLORED HERONS were tallied there Sep 11. Island Beach State Park hosted an early VESPER SPARROW Sep 16. A BICKNELL'S THRUSH and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH were banded there Sep 14. Migrants at Supawna Meadows NWR Sep 10 included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were noted along Cranbury Half Acre Rd off Rte 130 Sep 12. Willow Brook Rd in Holmdel hosted a WILSON'S PHALAROPE Sep 11. Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were found there Sep 12. Montclair Hawk Watch tallied 1,730 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS Sep 14; 18 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were recorded there Sep 13. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO highlighted migrants at the Allendale Celery Farm Sep 17. A CAPE MAY WARBLER was there Sep 15. Two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES "touched down" at Spruce Run Reservoir near the boat launch Sep 11. Sightings from the Scott's Mountain Hawkwatch included 29 RUBY- THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS and a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Sep 13, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER Sep 14. An impressive 3,970 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS passed the watch Sep 16. Also in Warren County were 1,716 BROAD- WINGED HAWKS at Raccoon Ridge Sep 16. Sussex County reports were of single OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS at Steam Mill in Stokes State Forest Sep 11 and at the old Camp Olympia site on Flatbrook Rd off Rte 206. Two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were noted at Camp Olympia site Sep 15. Raptors tallied at nearby Sunrise Mountain Sep 15 included 676 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 10 OSPREYS, and 5 BALD EAGLES. On Sep 16 Sunrise Mountain logged 2160 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER. A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was noted there as well. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Probable Cinnamon Teal in Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:52:55 -0400 A probable young male Cinnamon Teal was discovered in the South Cape May Meadows (Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge) this afternoon by Chris Vogel. Photographs have been taken and are being studied for confirmation of the identification. The bird was located near the south end of the main (west) path from the parking lot to the dunes and was feeding with other ducks on the left side of the path. Cinnamon Teal is an extremely rare bird in New Jersey and there are just three documented records, from 1974, 1976, and 2001. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Wheatear, DeKorte State Park From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:53:26 -0400 NJBirds, The Northern Wheatear is still present at DeKorte State Park, Lyndhurst, this morning as of at least 8:30 AM. For details & updates, check posts on the Jerseybirds mailing list. https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=JerseyBi http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBD.html Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Fwd: Northern Wheatear confirmed at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:29:08 -0400 NJBirds, Northern Wheatear is often a one-day wonder in NJ, but occasionally not. If you're feeling lucky, here's a chance to try. Laurie Larson Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wright > Date: September 15, 2009 10:08:58 PM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Northern Wheatear confirmed at DeKorte Park > in Lyndhurst > > A Meadowlands Commission colleague and I got a photo of the > Northern Wheatear at DeKorte Park on late Tuesday afternoon (after a > tip from NJAS' Pete Bacinski). > > The post with pic and more info is here: > > http://meadowblog.typepad.com/mblog/2009/09/northern-wheatear-confirmed.html > > We are meeting at 8 a.m. in the visitor's lot at DeKorte to see if > we can find the Wheatear. > > Good birding... > > Jim How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Extralimital: European Golden Plover - Delaware From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:16:34 -0400 From the DVOC, this alert: > > A bird identified as an European Golden Plover was seen today at > Wick's Potato Farm along Route 9 in Delaware. > > Further information and updates are at > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/DEBD.html > > Bert Filemyr Note: The de-birds archives are also available at https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=de-birds Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept 10 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:25:04 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.10 * September 10, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Bobolink Buff-breasted Sandpiper Caspian Tern Common Moorhen Connecticut Warbler Dickcissel Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Sora Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 10, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues this week at Brigantine NWR through Sep 9; most often seen in the east pool. Twenty-eight species of shorebirds were tallied at Brig this week including 1-2 adult AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 3-5 HUDSONIAN GODWITS (mostly found along the east dike), MARBLED GODWIT, 20+ WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 6 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS near the dog-leg Sep 6, 75 LONG- BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES Sep 4. Other birds at Brig this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, COMMON MOORHEN from the bridge at the end of the wildlife drive Sep 9, 35+ CASPIAN TERNS, 4-6 BLACK TERNS, and 40+ BOBOLINKS with a DICKCISSEL Sep 5. The Johnson Sod Farm area Sep 7 hosted 3-5 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS along Grier's Lane and 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at Garrison Lane. Two BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were found at DeLea Sod Farm along Rte 40 the same day. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN- PLOVER and CASPIAN TERN at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS in the Raccoon alley/ Scout camp area, and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER at the garden, all Sep 6. A TRICOLORED HERON and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO were found at the hook Sep 5. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was found near the end of the fisherman's trail Sep 4 and a TENNESSEE WARBLER was along Raccoon Alley that day. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was noted at the sod fields along Willow Brook Rd in Holmdel Sep 6. Another BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was discovered in the western end of Monmouth County at sod fields near the intersection of Gordon Rd and Rte 539 in Upper Freehold Twp Sep 7. Three CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Sep 9. Yet another BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found near Dutch Neck, Mercer Co. at the Village Rd East Sod Farm Sep 9. NJ Meadowlands sightings this week included a SORA and CASPIAN TERN at Mill Creek Point Sep 5. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please email sightings AT njaudubon.org or call 732-872-2500. Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Sept. 3, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:08:27 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0909.03 * September 3, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + Swainson's Hawk + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Golden-Plover Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Black-bellied Plover Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Warbler Bobolink Buff-breasted Sandpiper Canada Warbler Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Gull-billed Tern Hudsonian Godwit Lark Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Marbled Godwit Northern Bobwhite Olive-sided Flycatcher Red Knot Red-necked Phalarope Snowy Owl Sora Tricolored Heron Upland Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Willet Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday September 3, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, SWALLOW- TAILED KITE, SNOWY OWL, AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, LARK SPARROW, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Last week's SWALLOW-TAILED KITE at Wallkill River NWR continued this week through Sep 1; no reports since. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was detected at the Liberty Loop impoundments along with good numbers of common shorebirds Aug 29. Also there were 200-350 BOBOLINKS. A SNOWY OWL was photographed at Caven Point in Bayonne Aug 30 and may represent the first summer record for the species in the state. A possible SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen along Pleasant Plains Rd in Great Swamp NWR Aug 31-- no reports since. The long-staying ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued at Brigantine NWR this week, seen as recently as Sep 1; look for the bird in the Danzebaker (east) Pool, often in association with large flocks of egrets and ibis. Twenty-five species of shorebirds noted at Brig Aug 29-31 included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 4+ AMERICAN AVOCETS, 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, MARBLED GODWIT, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 40+ WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. Many shorebirds have been frequenting the north dike around the dog- leg area. Also there this week were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, TRICOLORED HERON, SORA, 20 CASPIAN TERNS, 6+ BLACK TERNS, a late GULL-BILLED TERN Aug 31, and BLUE GROSBEAK. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were noted at the Johnson Sod Farm Aug 31. At the DeLea Sod Farm off Rte 40 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were noted the same day. Sandy Hook sightings this week were highlighted by a LARK SPARROW along the fisherman's trail Aug 30. Possibly the same bird was relocated near the rusty barn Aug 31. Other birds noted at the hook were up to 11 RED KNOTS and "Western" WILLET at the tidal cut east of the end of the Fisherman's trail, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and CANADA WARBLER. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Along the north shore, 2 third-year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at Allenhurst and an alternate-plumaged adult was found in Asbury Park; an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was found with 80+ BLACK- BELLIED PLOVERS at the Sea Girt National Guard fields--all Aug 29. A BLACK TERN was noted off Belmar Aug 30. Cross Farm Park/Willow Brook Rd sod fields in Holmdel hosted an UPLAND SANDPIPER Aug 29 and 1-3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS Aug 28-30. Two BUFF- BREASTED SANDPIPERS were there Sep 1 (DeLorme P. 44, E-9). Three AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were noted in sod fields along Santa Fe Way in Cranbury Twp Sep 1-2. Two UPLAND SANDPIPERS were found at the Mercer Sod Farm in Columbus Sep 2. NJ Meadowlands birds this week included a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at the DeKorte Environment Center Aug 30. At Wildcat Ridge Hawkwatch 28 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were tallied Aug 30. Merrill Creek Reservoir hosted a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and OLIVE- SIDED FLYCATCHER Aug 31. Garret Mountain and Flat Rock Brook Preserve both had 11 species of warbler Aug 30-31 including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the toll attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor Center, Horseshoe Cove, Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, K-lot, and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 am and after 5 pm. If you arrive before 7 am an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. Note that with summer beach traffic and the reconstruction of the Sea Bright- Highlands Bridge it is advisable to arrive and leave early in order to avoid delays. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Loggerhead Shrike and Franklin's Gull From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:31:20 -0400 Hi all, The Loggerhead Shrike at Cape May Point State Park was present through at least 5:20 p.m. today, seen from the hawk watch platform looking east northeast at some fairly distant dead snags. My understanding is that Barb Basset found this bird and Michael O'Brien confirmed the identification. A picture of the shrike by Karl Lukens is at www.birdcapemay.org . Bob Fogg found a Franklin's Gull tonight, also at the state park, seen from the second dune crossover. Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Loggerhead Shrike, Cape May From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:54:30 -0400 Hi all, Michael O'Brien just found a Loggerhead Shrike at Cape May Point State Park. It is in view now from the hawk watch platform, looking to the northeast at the line of bushes coming out of the pine grove. Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 27, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:20:35 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0908.27 * August 27, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Red-necked Stint + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher American Avocet American Golden-Plover Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Brant Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Great Cormorant Hudsonian Godwit Lark Sparrow Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Louisiana Waterthrush Marbled Godwit Olive-sided Flycatcher Savannah Sparrow Sharp-shinned Hawk Sora Virginia Rail Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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, August 27th, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, RED- NECKED STINT, BRANT, GREAT CORMORANT, LEAST BITTERN, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, COMMON MOORHEN, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, BLACK TERN, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, LARK SPARROW, and SAVANNAH SPARROW. -- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only). -- The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues to be seen at Brig/Forsythe NWR this week, with sightings through 8/26. Most sightings are from the north dike, between the northwest corner of the Danzenbaker (East) Pool and the "dog leg." A RED-NECKED STINT was found from the north dike, just past the "dog leg," on 8/23. It was not seen again. Other birds noted at Brig this week included HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWIT along the south dike on 8/25, 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES along the north dike on 8/24, and 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, most frequently reported from the north dike. 50+ LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS have been present at Brig this week. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen in the 3rd Plover Pond between the Meadows and the State Park on 8/27. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER flew over the State Park on 8/24. As many as 3 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were seen at Higbee Beach WMA on 8/23. Highlights from the Higbee Dike this week included a large flight of over 3,000 passerines on 8/25, highlighted by 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES and a LARK SPARROW. A GREAT CORMORANT was noted from the dike on 8/23, and 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS visited the dike dredge spoils multiple times throughout the week. The first SAVANNAH SPARROWS of the fall were tallied this week. ALDER and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS were noted from Higbee and Cape May Pt. State Park this week. A LARK SPARROW was noted at Ponderlodge/ Villas WMA on 8/25. 9 species of raptors were noted around Cape Island this week, including a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK on 8/24 A BRANT continues to take up residence in the back bays between Cape May and Wildwood Crest, seen as recently as 8/24. Multiple BLACK TERNS have been reported at the Meadows and the State Park this week. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be seen along the beachfront between the Meadows and the State Park, and LEAST BITTERN continues to be noted with regularity from the Meadows. COMMON MOORHEN, SORA and VIRGINIA RAIL were also noted at the Meadows this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed for inventory on August 27th and 28th.** *FALL HOURS: Starting September 1st, CMBO's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen will be open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point will be open 7 days a week, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. These hours will remain in place through the end of November.* 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! 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, August 27, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:32:24 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0908.27 * August 27, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Red-necked Stint + Roseate Spoonbill + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Golden-Plover American Oystercatcher Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Black-bellied Plover Brown Pelican Canada Warbler Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Common Nighthawk Common Tern Dickcissel Glossy Ibis Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Nashville Warbler Northern Bobwhite Olive-sided Flycatcher Pectoral Sandpiper Pine Siskin Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Phalarope Royal Tern Ruddy Duck Semipalmated Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Upland Sandpiper Warbling Vireo Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Winter Wren 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 Society for Thursday August 27, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, SWALLOW- TAILED KITE, RED-NECKED STINT, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, seasonal & local reports of interest, and announcements. An adult RED-NECKED STINT was observed at Brigantine NWR Aug 23. The bird was detected among a large flock of peeps at the northeast corner of the northwest pool 50-75 yards past the dog-leg. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues through Aug 26 in the Danzenbaker (east) pool. Ten BLACK TERNS were found at the refuge Aug 22. Shorebirds noted Aug 22-23 included 1,000 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 125 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 60 WHIMBRELS, 10,000 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 15 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 70 STILT SANDPIPERS, 30 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. FOUR WILSON'S PHALAROPES, a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 2 MARBLED GODWITS were found near the Turtle Cove tower along the south dike and a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was noted along the north dike on Aug 24. Also noted at Brig this week were 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BROWN PELICAN, 15 CASPIAN TERNS, and 2 ROYAL TERNS. A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE has been seen at Wallkill River NWR Aug 26-27. From the headquarters take the right fork of the north loop of Dagmar Dale trail to a bench; the bird hunting in the fields overlooking the river. At the Liberty Loop impoundments, GLOSSY IBIS, 4 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, AND 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were noted this week. At Great Bay Blvd WMA (Tuckerton) what may have been the same ROSEATE SPOONBILL hanging around Brig was reported Aug 20; the bird was found near the first bridge with a traffic signal. Two UPLAND SANDPIPERS were noted along Grier's Lane at the Johnson Sod Farm Aug 25. Five CATTLE EGRETS were seen at "cow town" along Rte 40 in Sharptown the same day. At Jakes Branch Park in Beachwood 11 PINE SISKINS were tallied at the feeders there Aug 25. Sandy Hook Aug 23 had 11 RED KNOTS, 2 WESTERN WILLETS, AND WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPER at the end of the fisherman's trail, 2 CASPIAN TERNS and 4 ROYAL TERNS at Spermaceti Cove, and along raccoon alley COMMON NIGHTHAWK, WARBLING VIREO, a flyover DICKCISSEL, and CANADA WARBLER were noted. A juvenile STILT SANDPIPER was at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman's trail Aug 24 and a MARBLED GODWIT was noted there Aug 21. One or two BLACK TERNS were detected in the COMMON TERN flock at the north end of the hook this week. A NASHVILLE WARBLER was noted near the scout camp Aug 25. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Along the north shore, Wreck Pond hosted a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Aug 21, 3 BLACK TERNS passed Pullman Ave in Elberon Aug 22 and a flyover UPLAND SANDPIPER was detected in Monmouth Beach the same day. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found in Rutkowski Park in Bayonne Aug 25. The bird was viewed from the second blind along the elevated walkway. Also there was a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. NJ Meadowlands sightings this week included hundreds of shorebirds in the Kingsland impoundments at DeKorte Environment Center with 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS as highlights. A drake RUDDY DUCK, juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and 4 CASPIAN TERNS were noted there Aug 22. Another juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON was noted along the banks of the Hackensack River in Secaucus Aug 23. Glenhurst Meadows (AKA Warren Green Acres) had 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS Aug 27. The birds were found at the rear right side of the pond 3/10 of a mile in from the parking lot. Also there was an usually early WINTER WREN. Kittatinny Valley State Park had an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and TENNESSEE WARBLER along the southwest side of Lake Areoflex 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. 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: Little Stints, Mannington From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:09:44 -0400 Fred Lesser reports TWO Little Stints, described as one adult and one juvenile, in a flooded field near Mannington Marsh. He has no camera available, and photographs would be very desirable as this is a remarkable report. The location is Marshalltown Road, near Sunset Road. Marshalltown and Sunset make a loop off and then returns to Rt. 540 (Hawks Bridge Rd or Pointers-Auburn Rd) on the west, just north of the long causeway across Mannington Marsh. Sunset changes name to Nimrod Rd. east of 540. Fred checked Salem Co. sod farms for Upland Sandpipers without success; but reports that many fields are wet and muddy, providing shorebird habitat due to recent rains. Further information as available... Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Red-necked Stint, Brig From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:41:16 -0400 Tom Bailey found a Red-necked Stint about 11AM today at Brigantine. It was seen from the north dike, west pool past the dogleg. This is from the Jerseybirds list, thanks to Dave Magpiong; more info when available. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 20, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:28:27 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0908.20 * August 20, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + White-faced Storm-Petrel + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher American White Pelican Black Tern Black-necked Stilt Brant Cape May Warbler Common Moorhen Dickcissel Gull-billed Tern Lark Sparrow Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Scaup Long-billed Dowitcher Rose-breasted Grosbeak Upland Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Wilson's Phalarope - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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, August 20th, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, BRANT, LESSER SCAUP, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, COMMON MOORHEN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, UPLAND SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, BLACK TERN, ALDER FLYCATCHER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and DICKCISSEL. -- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only). -- The ROSEATE SPOONBILL at Brig/Forsythe NWR continued through at least 8/18, with most sightings occurring in the area of the Danzenbaker Pool. Other birds found at Brig this week included LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE and BLACK-NECKED STILT. An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was noted again this week, this time over Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/16. A LARK SPARROW was found near the 1st Plover Pond at Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/17. Other reports from the State Park this week included GULL-BILLED TERN and ALDER FLYCATCHER on 8/17, and a fly-over DICKCISSEL on 8/20. Another fly-over DICKCISSEL was noted at Ponderlodge/Villas WMA on 8/18. A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at Higbee Beach WMA on 8/17, and a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen from the Higbee Dike on 8/18. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen from the Dike on 8/20. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER has been present for the past week at Kimble's Beach, with the last sighting on 8/18. A LESSER SCAUP was seen in the back-bays behind Avalon on 8/15. A BRANT was again noted in the back- bays between Cape May and Wildwood Crest on 8/15. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL continues to be reported from the beachfront between the Meadows and the State Park this week. LEAST BITTERN sightings continue to come in from the Meadows. Other reports this week included BLACK TERN at Norbury's Landing on 8/16, and COMMON MOORHEN at the Meadows on 8/17. In pelagic news, a WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL was found near the canyon shelf, about 60 miles offshore of Cape May, on 8/19. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed for inventory on August 27th and 28th.** *SUMMER HOURS: CMBO's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. These hours will remain in place through the end of August.* 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! 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. 20 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:57:41 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0908.20 * August 20, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Kestrel Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Buff-breasted Sandpiper Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Cliff Swallow Common Moorhen Eastern Meadowlark Least Bittern Lesser Yellowlegs Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Northern Bobwhite Pectoral Sandpiper Red Knot Ruddy Duck Semipalmated Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Stilt Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope - 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 August 20, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, BLACK- NECKED STILT, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Brigantine NWR through at least Aug 18; look for the bird in the east pool among the large groups of egrets and ibis. Among the shorebirds noted there this week were a BLACK-NECKED STILT Aug 17, MARBLED GODWIT Aug 13-17, A WILSON'S PHALAROPE along the north dike Aug 16, 200 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2 RED KNOTS, 30+ STILT SANDPIPERS, and 30+ LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS Aug 13. Other species noted at Brig this week were 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES, LEAST BITTERN, AMERICAN BITTERN, CLIFF SWALLOW, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Salem County sightings this week included 4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER along Grier's Lane at the Johnson Sod Farm Aug 13; CATTLE EGRETS and COMMON MOORHENS were noted at Compromise Rd and Mannington Marsh, respectively. Birds noted at Columbus Sod Farm in Burlington County Aug 16 were AMERICAN KESTREL, 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 40+ BOBOLINKS, and 6 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. Sandy Hook Aug 17 had 8 RED KNOTS and 2 WESTERN WILLETS at the end of the fisherman's trail, and warblers noted along raccoon alley/scout camp included 4r A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were detected at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Aug 19. DeKorte Environmental Center birds within the NJ Meadowlands complex Aug 15 included a female RUDDY DUCK with several chicks, 5,000 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 42 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 30+ SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 8 CASPIAN TERNS. An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continues at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus Aug 15. The MARBLED GODWIT continued through Aug 17 at Liberty State Park; the bird is usually seen in the salt marsh near the restrooms. Two CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Spruce Run Reservoir Aug 13. 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 13, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:10:39 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0908.13 * August 13, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American White Pelican Blackburnian Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Chestnut-sided Warbler Dickcissel Golden-winged Warbler Hudsonian Godwit Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Louisiana Waterthrush Marbled Godwit Merlin Nashville Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Northern Pintail Sandwich Tern Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-rumped 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: Tom Reed, 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, August 13th, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, NORTHERN PINTAIL, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, MERLIN, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, "NELSON'S" GULL, SANDWICH TERN, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and DICKCISSEL. -- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only). -- The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued to be seen at Brig/Forsythe NWR through 8/12, with a majority of sightings coming from the NW corner of the Danzenbaker Pool. WILSON'S PHALAROPE, MARBLED GODWIT and LONG- BILLED DOWITCHER were also noted at Brig this week. An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen over the Cape May Coast Guard Base (inaccessible to the public) on 8/11, and was later photographed on a sandbar in Swain Channel, located behind Wildwood Crest. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was also noted as a fly-over at the base on the same day. A MERLIN was seen flying past Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/12, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL was on Bunker Pond on 8/13. A BONAPARTE'S GULL continued this week in the area of Higbee Beach WMA. Multiple LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued this week on the beachfront between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows. SANDWICH TERN was last reported from Cape May Pt. on 8/8, and the continuing "NELSON'S" (HerringxGlaucous) GULL was seen at Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/12. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was found at Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/12, and an early YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was noted there on 8/7. NASHVILLE WARBLER and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were noted from the Higbee Dike on 8/12. A DICKCISSEL was heard flying over the Meadows on 8/10. Other passerine migrants found around Cape Island this week included LEAST FLYCATCHER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. LEAST BITTERN continued to be reported from the Meadows throughout the week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed for inventory on August 27th and 28th.** *SUMMER HOURS: CMBO's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. These hours will remain in place through the end of August.* 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! 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, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:35:39 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0908.12 * August 12, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) Audubon's Shearwater Baird's Sandpiper Bank Swallow Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Warbler Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Cerulean Warbler Cory's Shearwater Dickcissel Grasshopper Sparrow Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern Least Bittern Long-billed Dowitcher Louisiana Waterthrush Marbled Godwit Merlin Monk Parakeet Northern Bobwhite Northern Gannet Olive-sided Flycatcher Orchard Oriole Pine Siskin Semipalmated Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Surf Scoter Tricolored Heron Upland Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 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 Society for Wednesday August 12, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER, MARBLED GODWIT, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, MONK PARAKEET, CERULEAN WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continued at Brigantine NWR through Aug 10, viewed mostly in the center of the East (Danzenbaker) Pool among large groups of herons, egrets, and ibis. Among the 20 species of shorebirds noted at Brig this week were 2 MARBLED GODWITS, 5,000 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 400 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 8 STILT SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. Other birds reported at Brig included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, LEAST BITTERN, juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 20+ CASPIAN TERNS, 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS, and 5 BLUE GROSBEAKS. Salem County reports this week were of 5 UPLAND SANDPIPERS along Olivet Rd at the Johnson Sod Farm Aug 10-11; 22 CATTLE EGRETS at Compromise Rd, 60 CATTLE EGRETS and 40+ BANK SWALLOWS at Featherbed Lane near Sharptown, and 4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS along Pointers-Auburn Rd; all Aug 10. A CATTLE EGRET was out of place at the Negri-Nepote Grasslands pond Aug 10-11. Also in Somerset County at Six Mile Run were GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, and ORCHARD ORIOLES Aug 9. Sandy Hook reports Aug 11 included 8 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS off the end of the fisherman's trail, MERLIN, a juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER on the Spermaceti Cove sandbar, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER; BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, & WORM-EATING WARBLER along Raccoon Alley, and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH at the salt pond. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A group of 4-6 MONK PARAKEETS have been regular in the evenings at the Maplewood Memorial Park this week. Liberty State Park Aug 11 hosted a TRICOLORED HERON opposite the boat ramp, a MARBLED GODWIT in the muddy cove next to the HQ, a DICKCISSEL in the House Sparrow flock in the meadow next to the interpretive center, and a continuing SURF SCOTER in the bay. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was noted in a Flanders backyard Aug 11. Nine PINE SISKINS continue to visit feeders at Wells Mills County Park in Waretown Aug 11. A pelagic trip to the Hudson Canyon Aug 9 recorded 611 WILSON'S STORM- PETRELS, 19 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 18 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 8 AUDUBON'S SHEARWATERS, and 2 NORTHERN GANNETS. 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: Cape May, NJ, August 6, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:30:44 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0908.06 * August 6, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Black Tern Blue-winged Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Cattle Egret Greater Shearwater Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Louisiana Waterthrush Marbled Godwit Northern Waterthrush Ovenbird Sandwich Tern Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Storm-Petrel Worm-eating 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: Tom Reed, 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, August 6th, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, LEAST BITTERN, CATTLE EGRET, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, BLACK TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. -- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only). --- The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Brig/Forsythe NWR as of 8/6. The bird has been seen from multiple points along the wildlife drive, with many sightings coming from the area of the Danzenbaker (East) Pool. An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen flying past Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/3. MARBLED GODWIT and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were noted flying past the Coral Ave. dune crossover on 7/31. STILT SANDPIPER was noted from Pond Creek and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week. A GREATER SHEARWATER was noted offshore of Cape May Pt. State Park on 8/4. WILSON'S STORM-PETREL has been seen sporadically throughout the week from various locations around Cape May Point. Multiple SANDWICH TERNS were noted throughout the week between Cape May Point and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR. A BLACK TERN was sitting on the beach between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows on 8/5. A BONAPARTE'S GULL continued this week in the area of Higbee Beach WMA. Multiple LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued this week on the beachfront between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows. Migrant warblers found on Cape Island this week included BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. CATTLE EGRETS continued to be seen in West Cape May this week, and LEAST BITTERN was last reported in the Meadows on 8/5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed for inventory on August 27th and 28th.** *SUMMER HOURS: CMBO's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. These hours will remain in place through the end of August.* 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! 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. 6, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 15:12:36 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0908.06 * August 6, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Tern Broad-winged Hawk Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Gull-billed Tern Least Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Northern Bobwhite Pectoral Sandpiper Red Knot Semipalmated Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Birds mentioned + + + (Details requested by NJBRC*) - 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 August 6, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, MARBLED GODWIT, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Brigantine NWR this week, seen as recently as Aug 3. The bird moves around the impoundments and has been seen in the southwest pool, but seems to be most reliable in the East (Danzenbaker) Pool. Watch for the bird around any concentration of herons, egrets, and ibis. The two hours before or after high tide may be best time to search for this rare visitor. Shorebirds noted at Brig this week included MARBLED GODWIT, WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 48 STILT SANDPIPERS, 8 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 8 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Other birds noted there this week included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a displaying VIRGINIA RAIL near the gull pond tower, 10 CASPIAN TERNS, 12 GULL-BILLED TERNS, and BLACK TERN. Barnegat Inlet hosted 20+ BROWN PELICANS Aug 3. At the Johnson Sod Farm along the Salem/Cumberland border 10 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were noted Aug 2 off Griers Lane. Four UPLAND SANDPIPERS were tallied at the same location Aug 1. Sandy Hook sightings Aug 3 included 40+ WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS off lots B & C, 2 early migrant BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, BLACK TERN at Spermaceti Cove, and a RED KNOT at the end of the Fisherman's trail. Twenty WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were tallied from Shark River Inlet Jul 31. Sightings from the NJ Meadowlands complex this week were of 800 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPER and PECTORAL SANDPIPER at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus Aug 2. Three juvenile and one adult VIRGINIA RAILS were noted at the Bayonne Country Club Aug 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics annual summer seabird trip is scheduled for Sunday August 9. Target species include Audubon's & Cory's Shearwaters, Long- tailed Jaeger, and others. This is a good time of year to hope for White-faced Storm-Petrel. For more information or to register see 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: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 30, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:19:18 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0907.30 * July 30, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Bittern American Golden-Plover Audubon's Shearwater Black Tern Blue-winged Teal Cattle Egret Common Loon Common Moorhen Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Lesser Black-backed Gull Pectoral Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Wild Turkey 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: Tom Reed, 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, July 30th, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING- DUCK, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, WILD TURKEY, COMMON LOON, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, AMERICAN BITTERN, CATTLE EGRET, COMMON MOORHEN, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and BLACK TERN. -- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only). -- A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was seen flying past the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 7/25, and was later seen the same day at Lighthouse Pond in Cape May Pt. State Park. The bird was missing its hind claw on both feet, thus making its origin uncertain. There have been no reports since. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL at Brig/Forsythe NWR continued to be seen this week, with reports from the south dike and the east pool. 2-3 AMERICAN AVOCETS and 2 BLACK TERNS were observed at Brig on 7/28. A tuna fishing trip ranging 20-35 miles east of Avalon encountered 2 AUDUBON'S SHEARWATERS, 2 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 10 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 2 COMMON LOONS and 25 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS on 7/28. 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and an UPLAND SANDPIPER were noted from Cape May Pt. State Park on 7/29. A pair of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen there on 7/30. An AMERICAN BITTERN flew out of Lighthouse Pond on 7/25. Reports from the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week included 3 COMMON MOORHENS and BLUE-WINGED TEAL on 7/24; BLACK TERN and CATTLE EGRET on 7/27. 6 CATTLE EGRETS were seen in West Cape May on 7/27. Multiple LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be seen along the beachfront between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows. 5 WILD TURKEYS were spotted along New England Road, across from Hidden Valley WMA, on 7/25. ANNOUNCEMENTS: *CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed for inventory on August 27th and 28th.* 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! 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 30 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:36:40 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0907.30 * July 30, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Kestrel Black Scoter Black Tern Blackpoll Warbler Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Cliff Swallow Common Merganser Common Tern Dunlin Gull-billed Tern Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Marbled Godwit Northern Bobwhite Ovenbird Piping Plover Royal Tern Stilt Sandpiper Surf Scoter Western Sandpiper Whimbrel Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-billed Cuckoo 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 July 30, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, WILSON'S STORM- PETREL, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Brigantine NWR, seen as recently as July 29. The bird moves around a lot and has been seen from both the north and south dike, often in the Danzenbaker (east) pool but also occasionally in the southwest pool. Shorebirds at Brig this week included counts of 50 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, an early DUNLIN, 8 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 110 WHIMBRELS July 25, a MARBLED GODWIT July 26-27, up to 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 75 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, and 5 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS July 27. Other species noted at the refuge this week were an unseasonal female COMMON MERGANSER near the dogleg July 25, singing NORTHERN BOBWHITES along the upland portion of the wildlife drive, singing LEAST BITTERN near the gull pond tower, 10+ CASPIAN TERNS, 10 GULL-BILLED TERNS, 2 BLACK TERNS, CLIFF SWALLOW, 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS, and 2 BOBOLINKS. A BROWN PELICAN was observed from the end of Great Bay Blvd WMA this week. At Sandy Hook, WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS continued to be viewed this week off the end of the fisherman's trail, with a high of 4+ there July 26. Good numbers of PIPING PLOVERS continue at the north end, a WESTERN SANDPIPER and 2 early migrant AMERICAN KESTRELS were noted there July 26, and a WHIMBREL was present there July 29. A first-summer BLACK SCOTER continued at the end of the fisherman's trail through July 24. Landbird migrants this week included 5 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and OVENBIRD. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Also in Monmouth County were an alternate plumage ROYAL TERN and 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS at the Belford Ferry Terminal July 26. More than 30 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were found in Raritan Bay between Sandy Hook Point and the navy pier July 24. An unseasonal SURF SCOTER has been present since June at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. In nearby Bayonne 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were noted this week at the new Environmental Park. A BLUE GROSBEAK was noted at the DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst July 26. Birds found at Spruce Run Reservoir this week included a LITTLE BLUE HERON July 23-24, COMMON TERN, and 3 CASPIAN TERNS July 29. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics annual summer seabird trip is scheduled for Sunday August 9. Target species include Audubon's & Cory's Shearwater, Long- tailed Jaeger, and others. This is a good time of year to hope for White-faced Storm-Petrel. For more information or to register see 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: Black-bellied Whistling-duck may not be real From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:15:08 -0400 Hi all, Michael O'Brien and I examined the Black-bellied Whistling-duck on Lighthouse Pond in Cape May this evening and discerned (thanks to Michael's initial question about the presence/absence of a hind claw) that the bird seems to have no claws on either foot, and may be a bit large for a "normal" Black-bellied Whistling-duck. I put photos up on http://www.birdcapemay.org/blog/ It's a lovely bird, nonetheless, but. . . Best, Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Black-bellied Whisting Duck From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:02:48 -0400 Brian Moscatello just relayed the word that Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is now in Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point State Park. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in CapeMay From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:33:51 -0400 A Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was seen this morning by Vince Elia flying over the South Cape May Meadows (Nature Conservancy Refuge) this morning and heard later by Don Freiday (8:45am) flying over the state park headed for the meadows. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 23, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:17:30 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0907.23 * July 23, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher American Avocet Black Scoter Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern Lesser Black-backed Gull Roseate Tern Sandwich Tern Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager Upland Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Wilson's Storm-Petrel Worm-eating 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: Tom Reed, 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, July 23rd, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, WHITE- WINGED SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM- PETREL, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and SUMMER TANAGER. -- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only). -- A ROSEATE SPOONBILL was discovered along the north dike at Brig/ Forsythe NWR on 7/18 and continued through at least 7/22. Also at Brig this week were AMERICAN AVOCET and STILT SANDPIPER. 2 ROSEATE TERNS were seen together on the beach between St. Mary's and Whilldin Avenue in Cape May Point on 7/18. Also seen from Cape May Point this week were GREATER SHEARWATER and WILSON'S STORM-PETREL. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen from Norbury's Landing on 7/19. A BLACK SCOTER continues to be seen along the beachfront adjacent to the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR. Also along the Meadows beachfront this week have been at least 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. An UPLAND SANDPIPER flew over the Meadows on 7/20, and a GULL-BILLED TERN was seen along the east path on 7/22. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was noted from the Higbee dike on 7/19. Breeding birds noted at Belleplain State Forest this week included ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and SUMMER TANAGER. ANNOUNCEMENTS: *CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed for inventory on July 28th and 29th. CMBO-CRE will be closed for inventory August 27th and 28th.* 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! 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 23, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:02:15 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0907.23 * July 23, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Roseate Spoonbill + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American Redstart Baltimore Oriole Black Scoter Black-and-white Warbler Blue Grosbeak Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Chuck-will's-widow Grasshopper Sparrow Northern Bobwhite Northern Waterthrush Orchard Oriole Piping Plover Ruby-throated Hummingbird Solitary Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Tricolored Heron Upland Sandpiper Whimbrel Whip-poor-will Wilson's Storm-Petrel Worm-eating Warbler - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday July 23, 2009 with reports of ROSEATE SPOONBILL, AMERICAN AVOCET, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. A ROSEATE SPOONBILL was found along the north dike at Brigantine NWR July 18-22. The bird has been seen in a tidal cut 1/8 of a mile past sign post number 10 and near dog-leg in both the east pool and on the tidal (north) side. Shorebirds noted at Brig this week included an AMERICAN AVOCET, 20+ WHIMBRELS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and STILT SANDPIPER July 19. Also there this week were 3 NORTHERN BOBWHITES, TRICOLORED HERON, 9 CASPIAN TERNS, CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW, WHIP-POOR-WILL, and 6 BLUE GROSBEAKS. Sandy Hook hosted 8+ WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS off the end of the fisherman's trail July 20. Also there was a first-summer BLACK SCOTER and 10 PIPING PLOVERS. The hook showed some early migration July 19 with 7 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, BLACK-AND- WHITE WARBLER, 30+ AMERICAN REDSTARTS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 2 BALTIMORE ORIOLES, and 4 ORCHARD ORIOLES. An immature BROWN PELICAN flew over C-lot July 17 and a WILSON'S STORM-PETREL was found off E- lot July 16. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports (note that SHBO is closed on weekends this summer). Warren County reports this week were of a CASPIAN TERN at Merrill Creek Reservoir and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at Oberly Rd in Alpha. In Hunterdon County 2 CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Spruce Run Reservoir and 4 CASPIAN TERNS were at Round Valley Reservoir July 21. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was found at the Johnson Sod Farm along Olivet Rd July 16. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics annual summer seabird trip is scheduled for Sunday August 9. Target species include Audubon's & Cory's Shearwater, Long- tailed Jaeger, and others. This is a good time of year to hope for White-faced Storm-Petrel. For more information or to register see 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: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 16, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:28:31 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0907.16 * July 16, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Avocet American Bittern Black Scoter Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Brant Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Blue Heron Northern Saw-whet Owl Roseate Tern Sandwich Tern Summer Tanager Tricolored Heron Western Sandpiper Whip-poor-will Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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, July 16th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BRANT, BLACK SCOTER, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, AMERICAN BITTERN, LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, YELLOW- CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, AMERICAN AVOCET, WESTERN SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULL, BLACK TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, WHIP-POOR-WILL, and SUMMER TANAGER. Also, an announcement regarding the re-opening of CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was observed circling a boat in the "rips" off Cape May Point on 7/13. CORY'S SHEARWATER and GREATER SHEARWATER were noted from Cape May Pt. on 7/12, as well as a ROSEATE TERN on 7/10. WILSON'S STORM-PETREL has also been seen from the Point during the past week. BLACK TERN and SANDWICH TERN were seen offshore of Cape May Pt. State Park on 7/16. An AMERICAN BITTERN was noted flying into the South Cape May Meadows/ CMMBR on 7/16, and LEAST BITTERN continues there daily. A BLACK SCOTER was on the beach adjacent to the Meadows on 7/13, and LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULLS continue along the beachfront. 4 AMERICAN AVOCETS were found at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 7/12, as well as BRANT and WESTERN SANDPIPER. A CMBO boat trip to Great Egg Harbor Bay on 7/14 produced 40 YELLOW- CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 20 TRICOLORED HERONS and 19 LITTLE BLUE HERONS. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO has been seen throughout the week at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR. WHIP-POOR-WILL and SUMMER TANAGER were heard in Bear Swamp near Dividing Creek, Cumberland County on 7/12. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen re-opened on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. CRE hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** *CMBO’s Northwood Center will be closed for inventory on July 28th and 29th. CMBO-CRE will be closed for inventory August 27th and 28th.* 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! 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 16, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:21:58 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0907.16 * July 16, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Avocet Black Skimmer Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cliff Swallow Common Raven Glaucous Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Monk Parakeet Northern Bobwhite Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-tailed Hawk Western Sandpiper Whimbrel Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday July 16, 2009 with reports of NORTHERN BOBWHITE, YELLOW- CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, AMERICAN AVOCET, WHIMBREL, WESTERN SANDPIPER, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, MONK PARAKEET, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, COMMON RAVEN, CLIFF SWALLOW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, PINE SISKIN and seasonal and local reports of interest. 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. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR hosted four AMERICAN AVOCETS as well as four WESTERN SANDPIPERS, seven CASPIAN TERNS and a BLUE GROSBEAK July 12. Twelve WHIMBREL were also noted at the refuge July 14. Jake's Branch (Ocean) County Park in Beachwood was home to six to eight PINE SISKINS July 14, while an immature GLAUCOUS GULL was present in Sea Girt in the Seaside Place beach area July 13-14. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON has been present at Beach Haven Gardens on Long Beach Island for several weeks. The NJ Meadowlands in the Lyndhurst-North Arlington area produced an immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, four BLACK SKIMMERS and two CLIFF SWALLOWS July 11, while a NORTHERN BOBWHITE was discovered on the landfill along the Belleville Pike in North Arlington the same day. Six YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS continue at High Point SP along with four COMMON RAVENS July 10. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was discovered calling in Hampton in Sussex County at the intersection of Route 206 and Sid Taylor Road July 12. Four MONK PARAKEETS were tallied at the Overpeck Preserve in Leonia July 13, while an albino RED-TAILED HAWK continues in the Lawrence Avenue area of Highland Park July 15. In the strange report category was a juvenile SAW-WHET OWL seen flying in the rips off Cape May Point July 13. Saw-whet Owls have historically nested in the Pine Barrens in Atlantic Cedar Swamps in unknown numbers.. 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 9, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:20:38 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0907.09 * July 9, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Gray Kingbird + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Rail Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Bobolink Brant Brown Pelican Cattle Egret Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Parula Parasitic Jaeger Roseate Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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, July 9th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of GRAY KINGBIRD, BRANT, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, CATTLE EGRET, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, BLACK RAIL, 'WESTERN' WILLET, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, BLACK TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, PARASITIC JAEGER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, NORTHERN PARULA, and BOBOLINK. Also, an announcement regarding the re- opening of CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A GRAY KINGBIRD was found along the beach at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 7/4, and has not been seen since. The BLACK RAIL at the Meadows was last reported on 7/3. A ROSEATE TERN was again seen from Cape May Point on 7/3, and a PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from the Meadows on 7/2. A WILSON'S STORM- PETREL was spotted from the same spot on 7/6. Also on 7/6 was an adult BLACK TERN, seen from St. Mary's. GREATER SHEARWATER was seen sporadically from Cape May Point through at least 7/7. 78 ROYAL TERNS, 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS, a SANDWICH TERN and 5 'WESTERN' WILLETS were noted at Stone Harbor Point on 7/6. A BRANT was seen again this week, this time at Two Mile Landing on 7/6. 2 NORTHERN PARULAS were noted at Higbee Beach WMA on 7/8, and a BLACK- BILLED CUCKOO was seen at the Meadows on 7/3. The first southbound BOBOLINKS of the season were recorded at Norbury's Landing on 7/5. 3-4 CATTLE EGRETS have been seen in West Cape May during the past week. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON visited the Meadows on 7/6, and LEAST BITTERN continues to be reported daily from the same location. BROWN PELICANS and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at Cape May Point and Stone Harbor Point this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen re-opened on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. CRE hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** *CMBO’s Northwood Center will be closed for inventory on July 28th and 29th. CMBO-CRE will be closed for inventory August 27th and 28th.* 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! 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 9, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:09:33 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0907.09 * July 9, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Gray Kingbird + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Skimmer Black Tern Blue Grosbeak Blue-headed Vireo Bonaparte's Gull Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Common Loon Common Moorhen Common Raven Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Least Bittern Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Parula Monk Parakeet Sandwich Tern Surf Scoter Virginia Rail 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, July 9, 2009 with reports of SURF SCOTER, COMMON LOON, GREATER SHEARWATER, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON, WHITE-FACED IBIS, VIRGINIA RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, BLACK TERN, MONK PARAKEET, GRAY KINGBIRD, COMMON RAVEN, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, HOODED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and seasonal and local reports of interest. 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 Kearny Marsh in the NJ Meadowlands hosted a LEAST BITTERN, a VIRGINIA RAIL and four COMMON MOORHENS, July 3, while Liberty SP July 4 featured a summering SURF SCOTER. A male BLUE GROSBEAK was observed near the headquarters building of Kittatinny SP, July 3, and a LEAST BITTERN was noted from the Gazebo parking area on Pleasant Plains Road in the Great Swamp NWR on July 2 and 3. Two vociferous COMMON RAVENS were discovered at Point Mountain in Hunterdon County July 6. Old Mine Road north of the Delaware Watergap produced two NORTHERN PARULAS, two LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and three HOODED WARBLERS July 4, while Clinton Road in West Milford July 5 was home to four BLUE-HEADED VIREOS and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. As many as 14 MONK PARAKEETS were tallied on Washington Avenue in Carteret between High Street and Cooke Avenue, July 8. South Amboy July 8 was home to a pair of BLACK SKIMMERS and six BONAPARTE'S GULLS. A belated report is of a photographed SANDWICH TERN from Fisherman's Beach at Sandy Hook June 30. From the same location the National Park Service picked up a GREATER SHEARWATER not in good health sitting on the beach July 2. Three summering COMMON LOONS are hanging out near the Cracker Barrel by Shark River Estuary in Shark River Hills and last seen July 8. A pair of YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS have been observed nearby upstream from the East Avenue Bridge. Another YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON has been present at Beach Haven Gardens on Long Beach Island for over two weeks. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR on July 3 hosted GULL-BILLED TERNS, a CASPIAN TERN and a BLACK TERN as well as a BLUE GROSBEAK. The WHITE- FACED IBIS was also reported there July 3. A GRAY KINGBIRD was discovered at the Meadows in Cape May Point July 4 and not reported since. Also in the area July 6 were 11 BROWN PELICANS and a BLACK TERN. For more information regarding Cape May birding visit www.birdcapemay.org. 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 2, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:43:21 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0907.02 * July 2, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Anhinga + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Rail Black Tern Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Brant Brown Pelican Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern King Rail Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Mississippi Kite Roseate Tern Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Sandwich Tern Surf Scoter Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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, July 2nd, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of ANHINGA, WHITE IBIS, BRANT, SURF SCOTER, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM- PETREL, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, 'WESTERN' WILLET, BLACK- HEADED GULL, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, BLACK TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. Also, an announcement regarding the re-opening of CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - An ANHINGA was found soaring over the Beanery/Rea Farm on 6/27, and was seen the next day over the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR. Presumably the same bird was also noted soaring over Sea Grove Avenue in Cape May Point on 7/2. An adult WHITE IBIS was found along the west path of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/28. The same or another was seen near Sunset Lake in Wildwood Crest on 6/29. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was discovered in the 2nd Plover Pond at Cape May Pt. State Park on 6/27, and was re-found at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/30. A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen again at Pond Creek Marsh on 6/26. The BLACK RAIL continued along the beginning of the west path of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR through at least 7/1. Other birds at the Meadows this week included 3-4 MISSISSIPPI KITES and a KING RAIL on 6/28, as well as 17 BROWN PELICANS, 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS and a 'WESTERN' WILLET on 6/29. A CORY'S SHEARWATER was seen from Cape May Point on 6/30, and a GREATER SHEARWATER was noted on 7/2. WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS have been reported in the "rips" off Cape May Point throughout the week. A BRANT was seen flying past Cape May Point on 6/27. At least 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on the beachfront between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows on 6/30. 2 BLACK TERNS were seen between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows on 6/29 and 6/30. 2 SANDWICH TERNS and 1-2 ROSEATE TERNS have also been seen in this area during the past week. A boat trip to Great Egg Harbor Bay on 6/30 tallied 25 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, a SURF SCOTER and several SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. Breeding birds at Cape May Pt. State Park include WILLOW FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***Both CMBO Centers will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.*** **CMBO’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen re-opened on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. CRE hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** *CMBO’s Northwood Center will be closed for inventory on July 28th and 29th. CMBO-CRE will be closed for inventory August 27th and 28th.* 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! 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 2, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:07:25 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0907.02 * July 2, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Anhinga + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Rail Black Skimmer Black Tern Black-headed Gull Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Common Raven Cory's Shearwater Golden-winged Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler King Rail Mississippi Kite Pine Siskin Piping Plover Red-headed Woodpecker Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Summer Tanager Wilson's Storm-Petrel Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, July 2, 2009 with reports of CORY'S SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, ANHINGA, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, WHITE IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, PIPING PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, BLACK TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, COMMON RAVEN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, PINE SISKIN and seasonal and local reports of interest. **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. A female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was observed at River Bend Farm in Flatbrookville July 1. This former farm is at the 180 degree bend in Old Mine Road. Park at the pull-off at the bend (there is an Old Mine Road Historical Marker at the pull-off) and walk down the gated road. The bird was seen between Old Mine Road and the boarded-up farmhouse, nearer the farmhouse. Two KENTUCKY WARBLER as well as four WORM-EATING WARBLERS and three HOODED WARBLERS were discovered at the Ted Stiles Preserve, also known as Baldpate Mountain, June 27 (DeLorme P.41, 22F). A BLUE GROSBEAK and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT were also tallied there June 29. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SUMMER TANAGER were observed off Shinn's Road in Lebanon State Forest June 27, while Six Mile Run inFranklin Township June 30 hosted six GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and a pair of BLUE GROSBEAKS. The BLACK-NECKED STILT continues in the Teal Pool of the NJ Meadowlands complex in North Arlington as of June 29, while a pair of YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS are nesting in Schmidt's Woods in Secaucus. A dozen or so BLACK-NECKED STILTS were reported at the East Bay Avenue, Shelter Cove soccer fields in Toms River, June 26. As many as six COMMON RAVENS have been frequenting the North Haledon and Haledon areas in the last week. Another COMMON RAVEN was observed at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge, June 28. Conasconk Point in Union Beach produced a BLACK SKIMMER, a SALT-MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW and three SEASIDE SPARROWS June 30. A PINE SISKIN continues at a feeder in Tewksbury as of June 28 and another at Island Beach SP June 26. A BLUE GROSBEAK was observed at the north end ofSandy Hook June 28. The following birds have been present in the Cape May area the last week, please contact www.birdcapemay.org for details: CORY'S SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, ANHINGA, WHITE IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, BLACK-HEADED GULL and BLACK TERN. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. 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: Anhinga at Cape May Point From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:49:41 -0400 Michael O'Brien reports an Anhinga, perhaps the same seen last weekend, soaring over Seagrove Ave. within the last 20 minutes. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: White Ibis, Wildwood area From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:54:00 -0400 An adult White Ibis was seen on a back bay boat trip on Monday, June 29. This is from David Githens, captain of the tour boat Osprey out of the Miss Chris Marina in Cape May. "We sighted an adult white ibis near the Sunset Lake heronry. It was flying away from the rookery toward the west. I cannot say that it was in the heron nesting area but it looked like it came from there." The Sunset Lake heronry is on a dredge spoil mound covered with shrubs and small trees on the northwest side of Sunset Lake. Sunset Lake is viewed from New Jersey Avenue in Wildwood. Unfortunately the heronry is quite distant for land viewing but this bird (perhaps the same one as was in Cape May over the weekend) could easily appear elsewhere, such as Ocean Drive, Shellbay Landing or Stone Harbor/Nummy Island. The Osprey does regular back-bay trips that cover this area, for more info call David Githens at 609.898.3500. The Black Rail at the South Cape May Meadows a.k.a TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge continues, heard and sometimes seen from the west path near the parking lot. Waiting quietly on the path has yielded looks for some birders as the rail crosses the path. Recordings are prohibited and birders must stay on designated paths. A breeding plumage Black Tern was at the Cape May Point State Park on Monday. -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Anhinga at Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:42:58 -0400 Bob Fogg reports that the male Anhinga first found yesterday was circling over the South Cape May Meadows within the past half hour, drifted off to the northwest, then returned to the meadows as of 9:40 am. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 25, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:50:57 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.25 * June 25, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black Rail Black Scoter Bonaparte's Gull Brant Brown Pelican Common Eider Common Moorhen Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern King Rail Least Bittern Least Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Gannet Parasitic Jaeger Roseate Tern Whimbrel Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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 25th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BRANT, LESSER SCAUP, COMMON EIDER, BLACK SCOTER, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, NORTHERN GANNET, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, WHIMBREL, LEAST SANDPIPER, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE TERN, PARASITIC JAEGER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, WILLOW FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Also, an announcement regarding the re-opening of CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A BLACK RAIL was discovered in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/23, and continued through 6/25. The bird has been calling at regular intervals toward the beginning of the west path. Black Rail is an endangered species in New Jersey: please do not leave the path in search of the bird, and do not play tapes or iPod recordings. Other birds in the Meadows this week included a KING RAIL along the west path on 6/23, COMMON MOORHEN and LEAST BITTERN along the east path throughout the week, ROSEATE TERN and GULL-BILLED TERN on the east path's "gull island" on 6/21, and at least 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS throughout the week. 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS and a NORTHERN GANNET were seen offshore of the Meadows on 6/24. The first migrant shorebirds of the season included 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS on 6/21, along with an early WHIMBREL on 6/22. Seawatching from St. Peter's in Cape May Point on 6/20 produced 12 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, a ROSEATE TERN, a BLACK SCOTER and a NORTHERN GANNET. A BRANT was noted from Cape May Point on 6/22, and a BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at Davie's Lake on 6/25. 15 GREATER SHEARWATERS and several CORY'S SHEARWATERS were noted from St. Mary's in Cape May Point on 6/18. A back-bay boat trip on 6/20 yielded a COMMON EIDER in Richardson's Sound, as well as a LESSER SCAUP near the toll bridge at Nummy Island. 17 BROWN PELICANS were tallied from Cape May Point State Park on 6/25. WILLOW FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT were noted there on 6/24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen will re-open Tuesday, June 30, 2009. CRE hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** *Both CMBO centers will be closed for the July 4th holiday. CMBO’s Northwood Center will be closed for inventory July 28 and 29. CMBO- CRE will be closed for inventory August 27 and 28.* 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! 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 25 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:28 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.25 * June 25, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black-billed Cuckoo Brown Pelican Cattle Egret Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Lawrence's Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Piping Plover Red-headed Woodpecker Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Sooty Shearwater White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 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 June 25, 2009 with reports of CORY'S SHEARWATER, BROWN PELICAN, LAWRENCE'S WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. A birder on a fishing vessel 40 miles east of Manasquan Inlet Jun 25 recorded 3 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 100+ GREATER SHEARWATERS, 100+ SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and hundreds of WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS starting as close as 2 miles offshore. The male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER continues through Jun 21 at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester. Look for the bird in the fields below the parking lot along the entrance road. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at The Tourne in Morris County near Denville/Boonton this week. Sandy Hook currently has 34 nesting pairs of PIPING PLOVERS. Three WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were noted at the end of the fisherman's trail Jun 20 and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the beach off B-lot the same day. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A BROWN PELICAN was observed at Island Beach State Park at Barnegat Inlet Jun 23. Manahawkin WMA had BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and SEASIDE SPARROW Jun 23. Five CATTLE EGRETS were noted at Compromise Rd in Salem County Jun 24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 9 in search of Audubon's & Cory's Shearwaters, storm- petrels, jaegers, and other seabirds. This is a good time of year for the elusive White-faced Storm-Petrel. For more information or to register, see 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. 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. 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, June 18, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:25:20 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.18 * June 18, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Wigeon Brown Pelican Common Loon Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Blue Heron Mississippi Kite Northern Gannet Prothonotary Warbler Tricolored Heron 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: Tom Reed, 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 18th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, AMERICAN WIGEON, COMMON LOON, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, NORTHERN GANNET, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, MISSISSIPPI KITE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A probable WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed between the ponds on Bayberry Road and the first stretch of Stone Harbor Boulevard, in Cape May Court House, on 6/14. A GREATER SHEARWATER was observed from the South Cape May Meadows/ CMMBR on 6/16. Several CORY'S SHEARWATERS were seen from various locations in Cape May on 6/16. Another was noted the same day from the 8th Street Jetty in Avalon, along with 54 NORTHERN GANNETS. 5 MISSISSIPPI KITES were observed from the cemetery on Shunpike Road, in West Cape May, on 6/13. MISSISSIPPI KITES were also noted from the Beanery/Rea Farm and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR during the past week. 4 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was observed at Sunset Beach on 6/18. 4 BROWN PELICANS were seen from Cape May Point State Park on 6/17. Another was at Reed's Beach on 6/14. An AMERICAN WIGEON was seen from St. Mary's in Cape May Point on 6/16. A COMMON LOON was noted from the back bays near Somers Point on 6/16. As many as 3 LEAST BITTERNS have been heard and seen in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR throughout the week. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and a LITTLE BLUE HERON were noted at Villas WMA on 6/14. TRICOLORED HERONS were noted from Stone Harbor Blvd and Avalon Blvd this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***CMBO's Northwood Center is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August.*** **CMBO will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.** *Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.* 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! 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 18, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:10:34 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.18 * June 18, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black Skimmer Blackburnian Warbler Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Blue-headed Vireo Cerulean Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Magnolia Warbler Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Sharp-shinned Hawk White-eyed Vireo Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, June 18, 2009 with reports of LEAST BITTERN, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, BLACK-NECKED STILT, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and seasonal and local reports of interest. 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 BLACK-NECKED STILT in the NJ Meadowlands in North Arlington near Harrier Meadow was last seen June 11. A BLACK SKIMMER was observed at the cove of the Bayonne Golf Club June 12. A weekend birding workshop in High Point SP produced an amazing 21 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, a bird than did not nest in NJ until about a dozen years ago. Two CERULEAN WARBLERS were tallied along Saw Mill Road in High Point SP June 14. An increasing rare GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and a BLUE GROSBEAK were reported at Van Ness Road in Layton near the Dingman’s Bridge June 14. An Old Mine Road field trip on June 13 going north from Rt. 80 produced a family group of RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 6 NORTHERN PARULAS, 6 CERULEAN WARBLERS, and 8 HOODED WARBLERS with 14 warbler species total. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was also noted at the Watergate area along Old Mine Road June 14. Clinton Road in West Milford June 14 hosted a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, NJ’s rarest nesting accipiter, 8 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLER, and 6 HOODED WARBLERS with 15 warbler species total. A visit to Negri-Nepote in Griggstown June 13 produced 5 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at the Tourne Park in Boonton June 13. Dot Brooks Nature Trail near Ongs Hat (DeLorme P.56, G-8) was home to two KENTUCKY WARBLERS, one PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, two HOODED WARBLERS and two WORM-EATING WARBLERS June 18. Five LEAST BITTERNS were tallied at Mannington Marsh June 14. 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, June 11, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:35:58 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.11 * June 11, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black-necked Stilt Bufflehead Dark-eyed Junco Kentucky Warbler Northern Bobwhite Summer Tanager Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Worm-eating 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: Tom Reed, 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 11th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BUFFLEHEAD, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHIMBREL, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, and DARK-EYED JUNCO. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen along the south dike at Brig/Forsythe NWR through at least 6/8. A late WHIMBREL was noted there on 6/8, as were 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen flying over Cape May Pt. State Park on 5/6. An extremely late DARK-EYED JUNCO was noted the same day. A BUFFLEHEAD lingered in the impoundments along Maple Ave at Turkey Point, in Dividing Creek, through 6/7. WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were recorded at Cape May Pt. State Park, The Meadows/CMMBR, Turkey Point, Nummy Island and Stone Harbor Point this week. A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was heard and seen at Cape May Pt. State Park on 6/10. Breeding birds detected near Dividing Creek, Cumberland County this week included KENTUCKY and WORM-EATING WARBLERS, as well as SUMMER TANAGER. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August.*** **CMBO will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.** *Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.* 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! 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 10, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:07:31 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.10 * June 10, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher American Oystercatcher Bank Swallow Barred Owl Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Raven Eastern Meadowlark Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Bobwhite Northern Goshawk Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Savannah Sparrow Solitary Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow Virginia Rail Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-breasted Chat 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 Society for Wednesday June 10, 2009 with reports of BLACK-NECKED STILT, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, CERULEAN WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. A BLACK-NECKED STILT was discovered in the NJ Meadowlands at Harrier Meadow Jun 8-9. A female BLACK-NECKED STILT was found at Brigantine NWR through Jun 8. The bird has been frequenting the impoundment side of the beginning of the south dike. Other birds reported at Brig Jun 6 were YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, VIRGINIA RAIL, 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 12 BANK SWALLOWS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and BLUE GROSBEAK along the upland portion of the wildlife drive. A late WHIMBREL and a CASPIAN TERN were noted Jun 8. High Point State Park/Worthington State Forest birds noted Jun 5-6 included the continuing RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near the bathhouse/Kuser Rd intersection at Lake Marcy; 8 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 4 COMMON RAVENS, AND 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS along Park Ridge/Sawmill Roads. Another CERULEAN WARBLER was found at Lusscroft Farm Jun 7. Also in Sussex County in the Wantage grasslands were a late migrant SOLITARY SANDPIPER at Unionville Marsh Jun 7, a singing VESPER SPARROW along Unionville Rd north of Wolf Pit Rd (DeLorme P. 19, D-24), and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and BOBOLINK along Hickory Rd just below Snover Rd. (DeLorme P. 19, F-22). Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap NRA breeders Jun 7 were an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK over Watergate Picnic Area, 3 Alder Flycatchers— one at the swamp the west side of Old Mine Rd and 2 at Van Ness Rd, 5 species of vireos, COMMON RAVEN, 5 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 3 WORM-EATING WARBLERS near Tillman Ravine, 8 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 25 HOODED WARBLERS, a singing KENTUCKY WARBLER at mile marker 11 just below the power line cut, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at the farmhouse just north of Van Campens Glen. The LAWRENCE’S WARBLER continued this week at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester; look for the bird in the fields before the parking lot at the center. Among the 11 species of shorebirds found at Sandy Hook Jun 8 were 10 PIPING PLOVERS, 8 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 7 RED KNOTS, and 3 WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Most of the birds were found at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman’s trail at the north end. Birds noted at the Michael Huber Preserve off Sooy Place Rd in Burlington County Jun 6 were 4 BARRED OWLS, 4 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 15 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 4 HOODED WARBLERS, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Grassland birds detected at Featherbed Lane in Salem County Jun 8 were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, several singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BOBOLINKS, and EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. 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 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 4, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:10:43 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.04 * June 4, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Black Scoter Black-necked Stilt Caspian Tern Kentucky Warbler Mississippi Kite Red-necked Phalarope Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, 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 4th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, BLACK SCOTER, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, and SUMMER TANAGER. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed flying over Pond Creek Marsh on 5/29. The same or another was seen near a pond at the intersection of Shunpike and Stimpson Roads in West Cape May on 5/30, as well as flying over the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR the same day. Another WHITE-FACED IBIS was noted at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 6/1. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen from the Natural Lands Trust's "Peek Preserve," near Millville, on 6/3. Another MISSISSIPPI KITE was observed over West Cape May on 5/30. An AMERICAN AVOCET has been seen along the south dike at Brig/ Forsythe NWR this week, last reported on 6/2. 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were noted there on 6/1, as was a STILT SANDPIPER on 6/2. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was found at Heislerville WMA on 5/29, and continued through 5/31. 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen there as fly- overs on 5/30. 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and a CASPIAN TERN were there on 6/1. Breeding birds reported from Belleplain State Forest this week included KENTUCKY WARBLER and SUMMER TANAGER. A female BLACK SCOTER was seen at Cape May Pt. State Park on 6/4. WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were heard at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR and at Cape May Pt. State Park this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August.*** **In the coming days, East Lake Drive in Cape May Point (where CMBO's Northwood Center is located) will become a one-way street. Vehicles will only be able to travel west along the road, from Lighthouse Ave to Oak Ave.** *Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.* 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! 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 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 4, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 14:21:44 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.04 * June 4, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + Swainson's Warbler + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher American Avocet Barred Owl Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Moorhen Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Northern Fulmar Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Piping Plover Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Semipalmated Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday June 4, 2009 with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The previously reported adult WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed again at Brigantine NWR Jun 1. A breeding plumage AMERICAN AVOCET was noted along the south dike the Jun 1-2. Other birds noted at Brig Jun 1 included 3 WHIMBRELS, 8,000+ SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 20 WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPERS. A STILT SANDPIPER was noted in the southwest pool Jun 2. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was a "one day wonder" at Warinanco Park in Union County Jun 1. A SWAINSON'S WARBLER was discovered at Hamilton Veteran's Park in Mercer County May 28 along the red trail. No reports since. Sandy Hook had 10 RED KNOTS and 8 PIPING PLOVERS at the tidal cut near the end of the fisherman's trail May 31. Two CASPIAN TERNS were flyovers at Spermaceti Cove May 31. The hook hosted 14 species of warbler this week, including MOURNING WARBLERS daily from May 30-Jun 1 with a high of 4-5 on May 31. Three ALDER FLYCATCHERS were detected May 31 and 2 were singing near the rusty barn Jun 1. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was noted at the locust grove May 30 and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen along Raccoon Alley Jun 1. Two GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were near the rusty barn May 31. Single LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were found at the Garden May 30 and along the Fisherman's Trail May 31. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Birds noted at a wetland restoration site in the Avenel section of Woodbridge off Omar Ave May 31 included a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and MOURNING WARBLER. Kearny Marsh East May 28 had 3 COMMON MOORHENS and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS just south of the 1E landfill. Two CASPIAN TERNS were noted at the DeKorte Environmental Center May 31. At the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester the LAWRENCE'S WARBLER continued this week in the field along the entrance road before the parking lot. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was detected there May 28. Stokes/High Point State Park birds May 30-Jun 1 included a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the junction of Kuser Rd and the bathhouse driveway in High Point, an ALDER FLYCATCHER at the intersection of Deckertown Pike and Sawmill Rd, 21 species of warbler including a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at the intersection of Rte 560 & Brook Rd and 5+ CERULEAN WARBLERS along Park Ridge Rd. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was also viewed at the first parking lot on Flatbrook Rd opposite Brook Rd off Rte 560 May 30. Also in Sussex County was a calling LEAST BITTERN at Blair Creek Preserve in Stillwater Twp Jun 1. Birds noted along Old Mine Rd, Worthington State Forest, Delaware Water Gap NRA this week included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, an ALDER FLYCATCHER 8.1 miles north of Fairview parking area in the roadside marsh, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER near the farmhouse just north of Van Campens Glen, 10 CERULEAN WARBLERS, and several WORM-EATING WARBLERS. Allendale Celery Farm birds this week included a MOURNING WARBLER and PINE SISKIN May 30. Also there this week was BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. A NORTHERN FULMAR was photographed 10 miles southeast of Beach Haven May 29. Manahawkin WMA Jun 1 hosted BARRED OWL, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. Hawkins Rd in Burlington County had Hooded Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, and Worm-eating Warbler this week. 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 allow additional time to travel to and from Sandy Hook. 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: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Warinanco Park From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:22:47 -0400 The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher discovered this afternoon by Cliff Miles at Warinanco Park was still present at 3:00 pm this afternoon when Hank and Karin Burk and I left it. I took some pictures and have posted two of them on the New Jersey Bird Records Committee site (www.njbrc.net) under "What's New." Warinanco Park is located in Roselle, Union County, at the border with Linden (Delorme p. 38, N-4). The flycatcher was catching insects in a patch of daisies at the southwest corner of the large pond off Saint Georges Avenue. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Linden From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:48:46 -0400 A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is being seen at Warinanco Park, in Union (Exit 13). Found at 12:30 today by Cliff Miles, it is still present as I write, per phone call from Bill Boyle. The bird is near the big pond, hawking insects by a field of daisies. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 28, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:28 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0905.28 * May 28, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Swainson's Warbler + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher American Golden-Plover Bay-breasted Warbler Black-headed Gull Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Louisiana Waterthrush Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Red Knot Ruffed Grouse Summer Tanager Tricolored Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler 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 Society for Thursday May 28, 2009 with reports of WHITE IBIS, SWAINSON'S WARBLER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The adult WHITE IBIS continued this week at Great Swamp NWR through at least May 24. The has been seen from the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd looking north/upstream; from the "friends" blind at the wildlife observation center on Long Hill Rd; and in one of the two small ponds on New Vernon Rd in the field by a major curve between 8 and 9:30 am. Also at the swamp this week were 2 MOURNING WARBLERS near the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd May 23. A SWAINSON'S WARBLER was heard by multiple observers at Sandy Hook May 23. The bird was heard along raccoon alley north of Randolph Ave--no further reports. Also at the hook this week were multiple GRAY- CHEEKED THRUSHES, including a high of 4 birds May 24, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER May 23, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at K- lot May 22, and 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS May 24. LEAST BITTERNS continue at north pond. A free, detailed birding map is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. First-cycle BLACK-HEADED GULLS were found May 25 along Raritan Bay. One bird with a partial black hood was detected at South Amboy and another mostly basic plumage bird was noted at the Belford ferry terminal. A very rare spring PHILADELPHIA VIREO was photographed at Island Beach State Park May 23. Brigantine NWR sightings this week were of an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER May 23-24, 30-70 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS May 24-25, and 2-3 CASPIAN TERNS. Great Bay Blvd WMA hosted 100 RED KNOTS and 3 TRICOLORED HERONS May 24. Glassboro Woods breeders noted May 25-26 included PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, 3 KENTUCKY WARBLERS, several HOODED WARBLERS, and a SUMMER TANAGER. Duke Island Park in Bridgewater had a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER along the river path west of Robert Rd May 22. The Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester continues to host a singing male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER; also there this week were ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and HOODED WARBLERS. Birds noted along Old Mine Road in Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap NRA this week included single GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS just north of Van Campens Glen on the west side of the road near a farmhouse, and near the fisherman's parking lot at the junction of Rte 560 and Brook Rd; and a KENTUCKY WARBLER was singing on May 23 near the Watergate Picnic area between the stone gate posts and the powerline cut between the road and the stream. Also noted this week in the Water Gap were RUFFED GROUSE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, MOURNING WARBLER, and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS. Breeding birds detected in Stokes State Forest/High Point State Park May 24 included multiple CERULEAN WARBLERS along Park Ridge and Sawmill Roads, WORM-EATING WARBLER and HOODED WARBLERS at Sunrise Mountain, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH at Steam Mill. Kearny Marsh hosted 6 LEAST BITTERNS and 7 COMMON MOORHENS May 26. 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 allow additional time to travel to and from Sandy Hook. 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, May 28, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 18:44:08 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0905.28 * May 28, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + Curlew Sandpiper + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover Black Rail Blackburnian Warbler Caspian Tern Grasshopper Sparrow Gull-billed Tern Iceland Gull Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Mourning Warbler Red Knot Roseate Tern Ruddy Duck Sandwich Tern Sooty Shearwater Surf 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: Tom Reed, 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, May 28, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, CURLEW SANDPIPER, SURF SCOTER, RUDDY DUCK, SOOTY SHEARWATER, LEAST BITTERN, BLACK RAIL, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, RED KNOT, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were discovered on a private pond in Cape May Point on 5/26. This pond is also visible from the "dead-end" trail at the back side of Cape May Point State Park, though heavily shrouded in vegetation. The birds have not been re-found since the 26th. At least 1 CURLEW SANDPIPER continued at Heislerville WMA through at least 5/23. A SANDWICH TERN made a brief appearance on the "gull island," along the east path of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR, on 5/23. A ROSEATE TERN was in the same location on 5/28, as were 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS on 5/25. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS have been noted there throughout the week, and a LEAST BITTERN was noted along the east path several times this week. A SOOTY SHEARWATER was seen flying past the 2nd Avenue Jetty in Cape May on 5/26. A BLACK RAIL was heard at Jake's Landing on the evening of 5/23. An ICELAND GULL and a RUDDY DUCK were noted at Cook's Beach on 5/27, along with 2,000 RED KNOTS. Also in the lingering duck department were 3 SURF SCOTERS noted offshore of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 5/25. MOURNING WARBLERS were found at CMBO's Northwood Center and at Cape May Point State Park on 5/27. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at the Northwood Center the same day. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was noted at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 5/23 and 5/24. CASPIAN TERNS were also seen there this week. 4 KENTUCKY WARBLERS were noted along Sunset Road in Belleplain State Forest on 5/23. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was heard from the west side of the Beanery/Rea Farm on 5/23. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August. ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm. 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! 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: Swainson's Warbler (heard), Sandy Hook From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 16:11:27 -0400 NJBIRDS, I received a voice mail message from Scott Barnes who, while leading an NJAS field trip at Sandy Hook this morning, heard a SWAINSON'S WARBLER singing in the woods. As of 10 AM they had not yet been able to get a visual observation. The location was the intersection of the bike path with the "road to nowhere," in the area referred to as "Raccoon Alley," not far south of the Bird Observatory. Please check with the Observatory for further information if possible. My apologies for the posting delay; I wasn't near phone or computer myself today. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 21, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 09:16:06 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0905.21 * May 21, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Curlew Sandpiper + Eurasian Collared-Dove + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Canada Warbler Dickcissel Grasshopper Sparrow Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Olive-sided Flycatcher Parasitic Jaeger Red Knot Sooty Shearwater Stilt Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 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, May 21, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, CURLEW SANDPIPER, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, SOOTY SHEARWATER, LEAST BITTERN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, RED KNOT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, PARASITIC JAEGER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WILSON'S WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - 2 CURLEW SANDPIPERS continued at Heislerville WMA through 5/20. The AMERICAN AVOCET was last reported on 5/16. Multiple WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS have been present there throughout the week. Another male CURLEW SANDPIPER was found at Nummy Island on 5/20. No reports since. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was discovered at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 5/15 and continued through at least 5/17, last reported along the beginning of the south dike. 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were noted in the southwest pool at Brig on 5/20, and a STILT SANDPIPER was seen the same day. A EURASIAN-COLLARED DOVE was noted flying past the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 5/15. No reports since. Also at the Meadows this week were LEAST BITTERN, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a fly-by WHITE- WINGED SCOTER on 5/15, as well as a WILLOW FLYCATCHER singing along the west path on 5/20. A SOOTY SHEARWATER and 4-5 PARASITIC JAEGERS were noted from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry on 5/16. A very late YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was noted at Higbee Beach WMA on 5/16. Migrants noted at Higbee on 5/15 included WILSON'S WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER and a DICKCISSEL in the "tower" field. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen near the Higbee spillover lot on 5/20, and a LEAST FLYCATCHER was also noted the same day. Multiple GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and a VESPER SPARROW were again noted on 5/16 from the fields at Buckshutem WMA in Cumberland County (located off Buckshutem Road, west of the Millville Airport). Shorebird numbers increased along the Delaware Bay beaches this week. 800-1000 RED KNOTS have been seen during the incoming high tide at Reed's Beach during the past few days. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily through the end of May, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** 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! 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 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 21, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 21:11:49 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0905.21 * May 21, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Canada Warbler Cape May Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Cliff Swallow Common Nighthawk Grasshopper Sparrow Gray-cheeked Thrush Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Red-shouldered Hawk Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager Tennessee Warbler Virginia Rail Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 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 Society with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, WHITE IBIS, BLACK-NECKED STILT, seasonal and local reports of interest. An adult WHITE-FACED IBIS was discovered at Brigantine NWR May 17, seen along the south dike a few hundred yards past the turn off to the gull pond tower. Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were found in the southwest pool near the turtle cove tower May 20. Also at Brig were 200 WHIMBRELS, 6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPER, and 8 GULL- BILLED TERNS. An adult WHITE IBIS appeared along the Passaic River at Great Swamp NWR May 19-20. Look for the bird from the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd; the bird has been frequenting the stand of dead trees upstream/north of the bridge. It was also viewed from the roofless blind at the end of the rightmost boardwalk trail off Long Hill Rd on May 20. Also in the swamp this week were RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, ALDER FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. Sandy Hook sightings this week were of LEAST BITTERN at north pond, 3 BLACK TERNS off the end of the fisherman’s trail May 16, a singing CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW pre-dawn at Gunnison Lot May 18, multiple OLIVE- SIDED FLYCATCHERS including 2 on May 18, ALDER FLYCATCHER near the maintenance building May 21, six BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS May 16, and SUMMER TANAGER at the road to nowhere May 20. An excellent flight on May 15 was highlighted by 22 species of warbler including TENNESSEE WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, 15 CANADA WARBLERS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT; CLIFF SWALLOW, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were on the Plum Island sandbar May 14. 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 several GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES, including 3+ on May 20, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. Halifax Rd in Mahwah hosted a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and 75 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS May 15; birds noted there May 17 were BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. The Allendale Celery Farm had 3 CLIFF SWALLOWS, MOURNING WARBLER, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW May 19. Sussex County sightings this week included a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Hillside Park in Andover May 19. Old Mine Rd in Warren County hosted an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER south of Millbrook Village near Van Campens Brook May 15 and a MOURNING WARBLER near the DePew Picnic Area May 18. Baldpate Mountain in Mercer County had a MOURNING WARBLER near the Pleasant Valley Rd entrance May 20. Also there were several HOODED WARBLERS, KENTUCKY WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (DeLorme P. 41, F-22). Birds noted at Six Mile Run this week were YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, and BLUE GROSBEAK. 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 njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: White Ibis at Great Swamp NWR From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:28:39 -0700 NJ Birds,   An adult White Ibis is currently being seen at Great Swamp NWR (afternoon 5/19).  The bird is being viewed from the closed bridge over the Passaic River on Pleasant Plains Rd.  Look north from the bridge; the bird is in the "Red-headed Woodpecker trees" visible at roughly 12 or 1 o'clock from the bridge.   White Ibis is a nearly annual vagrant to NJ but an adult bird inland in north Jersey in spring is very rare.    White Ibis is a review list species and details (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) is requested by the NJ Bird Records Committee.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: White-faced Ibis-Brigantine NWR From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 18:25:35 -0700 An adult White-faced Ibis was found at Brigantine NWR this afternoon (5/17) around 2:30 on a rising tide.  The bird was in the southwest pool a few hundred yards east of the road to the gull pond tower.   White-faced Ibis is a "Review List" species in NJ and details are sought by the New Jersey Bird Records Committee.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html