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21 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 21, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 21 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 21, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 14 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 14, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 14 Aug RBA: New Jersey, August 14, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 7 Aug RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 7, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 7 Aug RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 7, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Aug NYC: Red-necked Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [Laurie Larson ] 3 Aug New York: Red-necked [Laurie Larson ] 31 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 31, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 31 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 31, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 24 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 24, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 24 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 24, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 17 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 17, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 17 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 17, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 10 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 10, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 10 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 10, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 3, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 3 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 3, 2008 [llarson ] 26 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 26, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 26 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 26, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 19 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 19, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 19 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 19, 2008 ["Laurie Larson (llarson AT Princeton.EDU)" ] 13 Jun RBA: Cape May, June 13, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 13 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 12, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 12 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 12, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 5, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 5, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 3 Jun Scissor-tailed Flycatcher & Wilson Phalaropes at Brigantine (Forsyth) [Laurie Larson ] 2 Jun Lark Bunting at Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 2 Jun FW: LARK BUNTING [Bill Boyle ] 31 May Swallow-tailed Kite, Monmouth Co. [Laurie Larson ] 30 May Western Grebe continues [Laurie Larson ] 29 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 29, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 29 May RBA: New Jersey, May 29, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 29 May Western Grebe at Sandy Hook [Bill Boyle ] 29 May Western Grebe at Sandy Hook [Bill Boyle ] 22 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 22, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 22 May RBA: New Jersey, May 22, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 15 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 15, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 15 May RBA: New Jersey, May 15, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 13 May Fwd: White-Winged Dove - Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 13 May Fwd: White-winged Dove @ Cape May Point [Laurie Larson ] 8 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 8, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 8 May RBA: New Jersey, May 8, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 8 May White-winged dove, Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 6 May Sandy Hook - Loggerhead Shrike yes, FTFL no [Laurie Larson ] 6 May possible Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 2 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 1 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 2 May Swalllow-tailed Kite at Sandy Hook [Bill Boyle ] 1 May RBA: New Jersey, May 1, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] 24 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 24, 2008 [Jean Bickal ] 24 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 24, 2008 [Laurie Larson ] Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 21, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:17:22 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0808.21 * August 21, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Allen's Hummingbird + Rufous Hummingbird + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American White Pelican Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Bufflehead Cerulean Warbler Dickcissel Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser Lark Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Marbled Godwit Merlin Mourning Warbler Red-necked Phalarope Western Kingbird Wilson's Phalarope Yellow-headed Blackbird - 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 14, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of SURF SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, UPLAND SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, BLACK TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of 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 21, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of BUFFLEHEAD, HOODED MERGANSER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, MERLIN, MARBLED GODWIT, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, RUFOUS/ ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CERULEAN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, DICKCISSEL, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org -- A RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD was seen flying past the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 8/14. Other reports from the Meadows included a LARK SPARROW on 8/14; multiple BLACK TERNS, numerous LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and the long-staying HOODED MERGANSER throughout the week. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL continued at Brig/ Forsythe NWR this week. The juvenile WHITE IBIS was re-found at Gull Pond on 8/19, and 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS have been reported with blackbird flocks throughout the week. LARK SPARROW, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and MARBLED GODWIT were tallied here on 8/16. MARBLED GODWITS were also recorded this week from Old Avalon Boulevard on 8/20, and from Bunker Pond (Cape May Point State Park) on 8/17 and 8/19. Another YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was reported from the back edge of Bunker Pond on 8/20, and a MERLIN was noted flying over the State Park on 8/19. The BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was last reported from the State Park on 8/15. Highlights from Higbee Beach WMA this week included MOURNING WARBLER on 8/14, DICKCISSEL on 8/15, WESTERN KINGBIRD on 8/16, and 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS on 8/19. A BUFFLEHEAD was noted in the back bays behind Avalon on 8/17. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO'S Northwood Center in Cape May Point will be open 7 days a week beginning SEPTEMBER 1. CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen will remain on its current schedule. Inventory Closures: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will be closed on Monday, 8/25 and Tuesday, 8/26 for inventory. CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed on Thursday, 8/28 and Friday, 8/29 for inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore FALL HOURS (starting September 1) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open 7 days a week, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 21, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:44:03 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0808.21 * August 21, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Golden-Plover American Oystercatcher American Redstart American White Pelican Baird's Sandpiper Baltimore Oriole Black Tern Black-and-white Warbler Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Warbler Bobolink Brown Pelican Canada Warbler Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Chestnut-sided Warbler Clapper Rail Cliff Swallow Common Nighthawk Common Tern Glaucous Gull Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Hudsonian Godwit Kentucky Warbler Lark Sparrow Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Magnolia Warbler Marbled Godwit Mourning Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Waterthrush Ovenbird Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Piping Plover Red Knot Red-necked Phalarope Red-winged Blackbird Royal Tern Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Tricolored Heron Upland Sandpiper Warbling Vireo Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Worm-eating Warbler 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 August 21, 2008 with reports of WHITE IBIS, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, MOURNING WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations mentioned in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at NJ Audubon bookstores. At Brigantine NWR the elusive immature WHITE IBIS reappeared in the gull pond Aug 19. Brig hosted 22 species of shorebirds Aug 16 including 2 MARBLED GODWITS, 50+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 30 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 12 STILT SANDPIPERS, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. A LARK SPARROW was observed along the auto tour road near Jen's Trail Aug 16. One or two immature/female type YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS have been reported along the dikes in the RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD flock. Also at Brig this week were LEAST BITTERN near the gull pond tower, AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 TRICOLORED HERONS, CATTLE EGRET, the long-staying AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and the first-year GLAUCOUS GULL, 18 GULL-BILLED TERNS, 26 CASPIAN TERNS, 6+ BLACK TERNS, 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS, and 12+ BOBOLINKS. Another immature WHITE IBIS was detected Aug 19-21 at the NJ Meadowlands Harrier Meadow site. This area is normally closed to the public. If you are interested in trying for the bird during normal business hours please call 201-460-1095 for more information on access. Other birds noted at the Meadowlands included AMERICAN BITTERN and CASPIAN TERN. A BROWN PELICAN was observed from the end of Great Bay Blvd WMA ("Tuckerton") Aug 16. At Island Beach State Park birds observed while kayaking near the winter anchorage sandbars included HUDSONIAN GODWIT Aug 16 and MARBLED GODWIT Aug 20. Black Tern was observed both days. Sandy Hook sightings this week included 14 species of shorebirds around the ephemeral pond to the right of the end of the fisherman's trail including 5 PIPING PLOVERS and 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, as well as BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 400+ COMMON TERNS, BLACK TERN, and ROYAL TERN. A good passerine flight at the hook Aug 17-18 included 2 BLACK- BILLED CUCKOOS, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS, 16 species of warbler including 3 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 18 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 30 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 3 OVENBIRDS, 4 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES, 2 MOURNING WARBLERS, HOODED WARBLER, and 12 CANADA WARBLERS; and 40+ BALTIMORE ORIOLES. A KENTUCKY WARBLER (very rare at the hook) Aug 16 and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS Aug 19 rounded out the passerine list. Most of the warblers were found in the woods along the "Raccoon Alley" section of the bike path between SHBO and the Boy Scout Camp. Conaskonk Point yielded an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 RED KNOTS, and 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS Aug 16. Also there this week were breeding species including CLAPPER RAIL, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, numerous SEASIDE SPARROWS, and SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. For more information on birding this site see www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Raritanbaybirding At Great Swamp NWR 30+ COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were observed Aug 16. Sightings at Spruce Run Reservoir this week included LITTLE BLUE HERON, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Mulhockaway Creek Aug 20-21, 4-6 CASPIAN TERNS, an impressive 35 BLACK TERNS Aug 21, 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 2 MOURNING WARBLERS Aug 20. Merrill Creek Reservoir hosted 3 CASPIAN TERNS Aug 20. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was a good find at the Walker Ave Wetlands in Wayne Aug 20. The Allendale Celery Farm had an early PHILADELPHIA VIREO as well as YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and WORM-EATING WARBLER Aug 18. 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. 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 14, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:33:55 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0808.14 * August 14, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Alder Flycatcher American White Pelican Baird's Sandpiper Black Tern Brewster's Warbler Cerulean Warbler Dickcissel Glaucous Gull Golden-winged Warbler Gull-billed Tern Hooded Merganser Lark Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Mourning Warbler Surf Scoter Upland Sandpiper 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 14, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of SURF SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, UPLAND SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, BLACK TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL continued at Brig/ Forsythe NWR through at least 8/9. A LARK SPARROW was found at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 8/13, and seen again on 8/14. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen at Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows through 8/13. A DICKCISSEL and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were noted at the Woodcock Trail tract of Cape May NWR on 8/12. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was seen and heard at Cape May Point State Park on 8/13. Highlights from Higbee Beach WMA this week included UPLAND SANDPIPER and GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER on 8/10, 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS on 8/12, MOURNING WARBLER on 8/14, and "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER on 8/14. A GULL-BILLED TERN and the summering HOODED MERGANSER were observed at the South Cape May Meadows on 8/11. A BLACK TERN was seen at Cape May Point State Park on 8/12. Numerous LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be found this week along the beachfront between the South Cape May Meadows and Cape May Point State Park. A SURF SCOTER was noted off of Stone Harbor Point on 8/9. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Inventory Closures- CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will be closed on Monday, 8/25 and Tuesday, 8/26 for inventory. CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed on Thursday, 8/28 and Friday, 8/29 for inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, August 14, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:58:39 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0808.14 * August 14, 2008 - Birds Mentioned American White Pelican Baird's Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Buff-breasted Sandpiper Caspian Tern Cliff Swallow Glaucous Gull Gull-billed Tern Horned Lark Little Blue Heron Long-billed Dowitcher Mourning Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, August 14, 2008 with reports of AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, PIPING PLOVER, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL- BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, HORNED LARK, CLIFF SWALLOW, MOURNING WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, a report of a pelagic trip and seasonal and local reports of interest. Sandy Hook had the season's first MOURNING WARBLER August 8 and YELLOW- BELLIED FLYCATCHER August 9. A juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER August 10 and three PIPING PLOVERS August 13 were tallied at the salt pond at the north end of Sandy Hook at the end of the Fisherman's Trail, while a CLIFF SWALLOW flew over the bike path ("Multi-use Path") south of Guardian Park, August 9 and a CASPIAN TERN was found at Spermaceti Cove, August 12. Two CASPIAN TERNS were sighted at Conasconk Point in Union Beach and six PIPING PLOVERS at Spring Lake August 8. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR continues to be the home for an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and an immature GLAUCOUS GULL as of August 9. Other birds tallied at the refuge August 9 include: two WESTERN SANDPIPERS, a dozen WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, one PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 15 STILT SANDPIPERS, two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, five CASPIAN TERNS, four GULL- BILLED TERNS, a CLIFF SWALLOW and two singing BLUE GROSBEAKS. The Johnson Sod Farm south of Pole Tavern produced nine UPLAND SANDPIPERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER August 7, while Dream Park in Logan Township featured two PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 13 HORNED LARKS August 8 and a female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and two PECTORAL SANDPIPERS August 11. The Delea Sod Farm had another YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER August 11. A MOURNING WARBLER was discovered August 13 at a powerline cut near the Flanders Golf Course, while a LITTLE BLUE HERON has been frequenting the Allendale Celery Farm, August 10 to 13. See Life Paulagics will be running a pelagic trip out of Belmar, NJ on Saturday, August 24 to the Hudson Canyon on the Suzie Girl. The trip will visit NJ and NY waters targeting such species as White-faced Storm Petrel, Long-tailed Jaeger, Audubon's Shearwater, Bridled Tern and South Polar Skua. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at info AT paulagics.com or 215-234-6805 or visit their website at www.paulagics.com . ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor's Center, Horseshoe Cove, the Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, the K-lot and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. If you arrive before 7 a.m. an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. The Sandy Hook Bird Observatory will be closed weekends during August. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. 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. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 7, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:56:16 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0808.07 * August 7, 2008 - Birds Mentioned American White Pelican Black Tern Brewster's Warbler Brown Pelican Buff-breasted Sandpiper Cerulean Warbler Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser Least Flycatcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Bobwhite Stilt Sandpiper Tennessee Warbler Upland Sandpiper 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: 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 31, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BROWN PELICAN, UPLAND SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org -- The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL continued to be seen at Brig/Forsythe NWR this week. 83 STILT SANDPIPERS and 5 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were recorded there on 8/5. BLACK TERN was also seen there this week. A BLACK TERN was in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 8/7. Other reports from the Meadows this week included NORTHERN BOBWHITE on 8/7, 2 flyover UPLAND SANDPIPERS on 8/4, and the continuing HOODED MERGANSER. Numerous LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be found on the beachfront between the Meadows and Cape May Point State Park. UPLAND SANDPIPERS have been seen regularly at Johnson Sod Farm, near Pole Tavern in northern Cumberland County, this week. A high count of 9 was obtained on 8/7. 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER has also been seen here since 8/3. Migrants at Higbee Beach WMA this week were highlighted by an extremely early YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on 8/7. Other highlights included CERULEAN WARBLER on 8/1, "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER on 8/3, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH on 8/5. The season's first LEAST FLYCATCHER was tallied on 8/5. 3 BROWN PELICANS were noted in Hereford Inlet on 8/7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Inventory Closures: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will be closed on Monday, 8/25 and Tuesday, 8/26 for inventory. CMBO's Center for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed on Thursday, 8/28 and Friday, 8/29 for inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Aug. 7, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:48:32 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0808.07 * August 7, 2008 - Birds Mentioned American White Pelican Barn Owl Black Tern Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Buff-breasted Sandpiper Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Cliff Swallow Glaucous Gull Gull-billed Tern Horned Lark Least Tern Long-billed Dowitcher Pectoral Sandpiper Semipalmated Plover Stilt Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, August 7, 2008 with reports of BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, CATTLE EGRET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, BLACK TERN, BARN OWL, HORNED LARK, CLIFF SWALLOW, BLUE GROSBEAK, a report of a pelagic trip and seasonal and local reports of interest. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR seems to be just warming for the continued shorebird migration. Birds tallied this week are highlighted by the continuing GLAUCOUS GULL currently residing in the NW impoundment and the American White Pelican who often can only be seen from atop the observation decks. Shorebird highlights include: six WESTERN SANDPIPERS, two WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and one PECTORAL SANDPIPER August 2. Sixteen STILT SANDPIPERS August 2 grew to 83 August 5, while SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and dowitchers numbered a 1000+ including as many as five LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS August 5. Five CASPIAN TERNS, one BLACK TERN, one LEAST TERN and five GULL-BILLED TERNS were recorded in the refuge this week. Other Brig birds of note are four eclipsed BLUE- WINGED TEAL, two CATTLE EGRETS and two singing BLUE GROSBEAKS all August 2. The Johnson Sod Farm south of Pole Tavern hosted a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and three UPLAND SANDPIPERS August 3, with the latter increasing to five August 7. There are also many HORNED LARKS present on these sod farms including juvenile birds. The Franklin Parker Preserve outside of Chatsworth produced an amazing 67 GULL-BILLED TERNS as well as an UPLAND SANDPIPER and three LONG- BILLED DOWITCHERS August 2. The cranberry bogs of the Pine Barrens are a popular post nesting haunt of the GULL-BILLED TERN in recent years. Two CLIFF SWALLOWS passed over Sandy Hook August 3 and five BARN OWLS were detected in the New Jersey Meadowlands in the Lyndhurst area the evening of August 2. See Life Paulagics will be running a pelagic trip out of Belmar, NJ on Saturday, August 24 to the Hudson Canyon on the Suzie Girl. The trip will visit NJ and NY waters targeting such species as White-faced Storm Petrel, Long-tailed Jaeger, Audubon's Shearwater, Bridled Tern and South Polar Skua. For more information contact See Life Paulagics at info AT paulagics.com or 215-234-6805 or visit their website at www.paulagics.com . ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor's Center, Horseshoe Cove, the Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, the K-lot and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. If you arrive before 7 a.m. an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. The Sandy Hook Bird Observatory will be closed weekends during August. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. 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. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: NYC: Red-necked Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:38:02 -0400 NJ Birders may like to know that both Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red- necked Stint are at Jamaica Bay NWR in New York today. [Not a new message; I'm re-sending to correct the subject line. I hit 'send' too soon -- sorry!] Updates from the NYC "Metro Birding Briefs" list: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MTRO.html Directions posted to Jerseybirds by Edna Duffy yesterday: The Red Necked Stint was found on the east shore of the East Pond. View is best from west shore. Bring tall boots as it is very muddy. Lots of other shorebirds. It was an easy trip (35 minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel with no traffic). -Lincoln Tunnel through Manhattan -Queens/Midtown Tunnel to LIE (Route 495 East) -Take exit 19 to Woodhaven Blvd that become Crossbay Boulevard and runs into refuge For best access, take parking lots on left or right immediately after bridge. Walk south and take gravel service road on left. Take second right (small unmarked path) to water's edge Turn right and walk in deep mud (above ankles in spots) More info can be found on Metro Birding accessible through birdingonthe.net Free permits available at center -- 718-318-4340 Maps of East Pond available at center or on-line Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: New York: Red-necked From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:13:05 -0400 NJ Birders may like to know that both Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red- necked Stint are at Jamaica Bay NWR in New York today. Updates from the NYC "Metro Birding Briefs" list: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MTRO.html Directions posted to Jerseybirds by Edna Duffy yesterday: The Red Necked Stint was found on the east shore of the East Pond. View is best from west shore. Bring tall boots as it is very muddy. Lots of other shorebirds. It was an easy trip (35 minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel with no traffic). -Lincoln Tunnel through Manhattan -Queens/Midtown Tunnel to LIE (Route 495 East) -Take exit 19 to Woodhaven Blvd that become Crossbay Boulevard and runs into refuge For best access, take parking lots on left or right immediately after bridge. Walk south and take gravel service road on left. Take second right (small unmarked path) to water's edge Turn right and walk in deep mud (above ankles in spots) More info can be found on Metro Birding accessible through birdingonthe.net Free permits available at center -- 718-318-4340 Maps of East Pond available at center or on-line How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 31, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:07:15 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0807.31 * July 31, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + Yellow Rail + (Details requested by NJBRC) American White Pelican Black Scoter Black Tern Black-throated Green Warbler Brown Pelican Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Waterthrush Sandwich Tern Stilt Sandpiper 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, July 31, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of WHITE IBIS, YELLOW RAIL, SURF SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BROWN PELICAN, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org -- A juvenile WHITE IBIS was last reported from Brig/Forsythe NWR on 7/29. Also there this week was a YELLOW RAIL, reportedly seen and heard in the area of Gull Pond on 7/24 and 7/25. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL continued through 7/31. Another juvenile WHITE IBIS was seen at Cape May Point State Park on 7/26. Presumably the same bird was also seen at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 7/27. An adult and a very recently-fledged SANDWICH TERN were observed at Champagne Island on 7/26, possibly indicating a first breeding record for New Jersey. Reports from the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week included BLACK TERN on 7/29, as well as BROWN PELICAN, STILT SANDPIPER and 14 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on 7/28. The HOODED MERGANSER continued through 7/31. A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was noted flying over Cape May Point State Park on 7/25. BLACK and SURF SCOTERS were noted south of the Ocean Avenue beach-access in Cape May Point on 7/26. Migrants tallied at Higbee Beach WMA this week included the season's first BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 31, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:18:12 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0807.31 * July 31, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher American White Pelican Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Common Raven Glaucous Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Gull-billed Tern Least Tern Long-tailed Duck Piping Plover Ruddy Duck Short-billed Dowitcher Sora Stilt Sandpiper Western Sandpiper 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 31, 2008 with reports of LONG-TAILED DUCK, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, CATTLE EGRET, WHITE IBIS, SORA, PIPING PLOVER, WESTERN SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, COMMON RAVEN, BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and seasonal and local reports of interest. Two STILT SANDPIPERS and a PIPING PLOVER were at the Sandy Hook salt pond at the end of the Fishermen's trail July 31, while a very out of season drake LONG-TAILED DUCK was discovered near the Belmar Yacht Club July 27. Thousands of shorebirds have been present at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR along with an immature WHITE IBIS, last reported July 25 and a continuing immature GLAUCOUS GULL and an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN. Among the shorebirds were as many as ten WESTERN SANDPIPERS, eight STILT SANDPIPERS and a thousand plus SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Other birds at the refuge July 26 were several GULL-BILLED TERNS, five CASPIAN TERNS and three singing BLUE GROSBEAKS. Three GULL-BILLED TERNS were noted over a cranberry bog in Chatsworth July 27, while odd was a LEAST TERN at Floodgates Road in Greenwich along with a CATTLE EGRET July 29. A LEAST TERN and a PIPING PLOVER were observed at Barnegat Inlet July 29. Four COMMON RAVENS were present at Rifle Camp Park in West Paterson July 26 and three RUDDY DUCKS were noted along Mt. Hope Road in Rockaway July 25. The Great Swamp NWR hosted a calling SORA and an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER July 25, while a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was recorded at the DeKorte Environment Center in Lyndhurst in the NJ Meadowlands July 26. GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were still in song at Negre- Napote in Somerset July 26. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor's Center, Horseshoe Cove, the Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, the K-lot and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. If you arrive before 7 a.m. an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. The Sandy Hook Bird Observatory will be closed weekends during August. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. 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. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 24, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:36 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0807.24 * July 24, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Redstart American White Pelican Black Tern Black-and-white Warbler Common Eider Cory's Shearwater Dickcissel Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Gannet Parasitic Jaeger Prothonotary Warbler Red Crossbill Red-headed Woodpecker Sandwich Tern Stilt Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper - 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 24, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of WHITE IBIS, WHITE-FACED IBIS, COMMON EIDER, HOODED MERGANSER, CORY'S SHEARWATER, NORTHERN GANNET, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, SANDWICH TERN, PARASITIC JAEGER, RED- HEADED WOODPECKER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, DICKCISSEL, and RED CROSSBILL. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org -- A WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed flying south over the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 7/21. Other reports from the Meadows this week included CORY'S SHEARWATER, NORTHERN GANNET, SANDWICH TERN and PARASITIC JAEGER on 7/17, 15 STILT SANDPIPERS on 7/21, and BLACK TERN on 7/23. The HOODED MERGANSER continues to linger here, most often seen roosting on the center island. A WHITE IBIS was last reported from Brig/Forsythe NWR on 7/22. The continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL were last noted here on 7/20. WHITE-FACED IBIS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and BLACK TERN were reported here on 7/17. A RED CROSSBILL was discovered in Linwood, Atlantic County on 7/23. An immature male COMMON EIDER was seen in the back-bay slightly north from the "free bridge" at Nummy Island, on 7/20. A DICKCISSEL was recorded flying over Higbee Beach WMA on 7/19. Other early migrants found there this week included BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were found in a traditional location this week, at the end of 12th Street in Del Haven. Numerous LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be found along the beachfront between the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR and Cape May Point State Park on a daily basis. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was found in the second plover pond at the State Park on 7/21. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed TUESDAY, JULY 29 through THURSDAY, JULY 31 for inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 24, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03:04 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0807.24 * July 24, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American White Pelican Black Tern Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Glaucous Gull Gull-billed Tern Least Bittern Least Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Northern Goshawk Ring-billed Gull Roseate Tern Semipalmated Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Sora Stilt Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Whimbrel White-eyed Vireo Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 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 July 24, 2008 with reports of WHITE IBIS, AMERICAN AVOCET, ROSEATE TERN, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Most locations mentioned in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at NJ Audubon bookstores. The immature WHITE IBIS made another appearance at Brigantine NWR Jul 19. Also there that day was a good variety of shorebirds including 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 160 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 12 WHIMBRELS, 5,000 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 3,000 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 10 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, 5,000 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and the first-year GLAUCOUS GULL continued their summer stay this week. Other birds noted this week at Brig were VIRGINIA RAIL, 14 GULL-BILLED TERNS, 2 CASPIAN TERNS, and BLUE GROSBEAK. LEAST BITTERN and BLACK TERN were noted at Pedricktown Marsh (off Rte 130) Jul 21. A ROSEATE TERN was found at Sandy Hook Jul 23 off the end of the Fisherman's Trail. The salt pond hosted a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (very rare at the Hook) the same day. A ROSEATE TERN was discovered at the Belford Ferry Terminal July 19. An AMERICAN AVOCET was a great find at Spruce Run Reservoir Jul 21. The bird was roosting with a flock of RING-BILLED GULLS on the shoreline opposite the fishing pier off Van Syckles Rd. Two LEAST BITTERNS, VIRGINIA RAIL, and SORA were all present at the new "friends" blind at the Great Swamp NWR Jul 18. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was detected at Oberly Rd, Alpha Grasslands this week. Kearny Marsh had a LEAST BITTERN Jul 19. Sussex County reports included a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS on Sunrise Mountain Road Jul 19 and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Paulinskill WMA Jul 22. The chat and 2 WHITE-EYED VIREOS were at the north end of the lake two-tenths of a mile east of the metal bridge, in bushes on the right hand side of the road (DeLorme P. 28, B28). ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee (starts Memorial Day Weekend) 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. See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 24 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. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 17, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:33 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0807.17 * July 17, 2008 - Birds Mentioned American Avocet American White Pelican Black Tern Brant Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser King Rail Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Marbled Godwit Northern Gannet Parasitic Jaeger Pine Siskin Purple Sandpiper Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Wilson's Storm-Petrel 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 17, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of BRANT, SURF SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, NORTHERN GANNET, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, KING RAIL, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, PURPLE SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, PARASITIC JAEGER, and PINE SISKIN. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS were reported from Brig/Forsythe NWR on 7/10, and the AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen again on 7/14. Also at Brig this week were BLACK TERN and the continuing GLAUCOUS GULL. A PINE SISKIN flew over Higbee Beach WMA, in the area of Davies Lake, on 7/12. Poverty Beach hosted SURF SCOTER and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER this week. A BRANT and a dark-morph PARASITIC JAEGER were seen from the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 7/11. Two PARASITIC JAEGERS were reported from around Cape May Point through the week. The HOODED MERGANSER at the Meadows continues to be seen sporadically, and a LEAST BITTERN was heard along the east path on 7/11. A PURPLE SANDPIPER was reported at Stone Harbor Point this week. Multiple NORTHERN GANNETS and WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS have been seen from Cape May Point throughout the week. A KING RAIL was recorded along Tyler Road, near Tuckahoe, on 7/14. A MARBLED GODWIT was noted flying over Nummy Island on 7/13. Over a dozen LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be found along the beachfront between the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR and Cape May Point State Park. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed TUESDAY, JULY 29 through THURSDAY, JULY 31 for inventory. The Northwood Center will also be closed on Wed. July 23 and Thurs. July 24. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 17, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:37:47 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0807.17 * July 17, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher American Avocet American White Pelican Black Skimmer Black Tern Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Broad-winged Hawk Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Common Moorhen Dickcissel Eastern Meadowlark Glaucous Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Least Bittern Lesser Yellowlegs Little Blue Heron Northern Bobwhite Northern Parula Ruddy Duck Savannah Sparrow Semipalmated Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Sora Stilt Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Whimbrel Willet Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 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 July 17, 2008 with reports of AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN AVOCET, DICKCISSEL, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Six AMERICAN AVOCETS were noted at Brigantine NWR Jul 10 in the west pool. Other shorebirds noted at Brig Jul 13-14 included 40 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, “Western” WILLET, 11 WHIMBRELS, 400 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 6 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 500+ SHORT- BILLED DOWITCHERS. Also at Brig this week were NORTHERN BOBWHITES along the upland portion of the wildlife drive, 2 calling LEAST BITTERNS near the gull pond tower Jul 14, a CATTLE EGRET Jul 10, the continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and first-year GLAUCOUS GULL through Jul 14, BLACK TERN and 2 CASPIAN TERNS Jul 13, and 115 BLACK SKIMMERS. Great Bay Blvd WMA hosted up to 8 BROWN PELICANS this week and 27 BROWN PELICANS were seen from a boat at nearby Little Egg Inlet Jul 11. Mannington Marsh sightings Jul 12 included 2 RUDDY DUCKS, 4 LITTLE BLUE HERONS, CATTLE EGRETS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, and several COMMON MOORHENS. At Assunpink WMA, YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS and BLUE GROSBEAKS continued in the fields around the air navigation structure north of East Branch Rd., Jul 12-13. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported there Jul 12. One or two DICKCISSELS continued in Upper Freehold Twp Jul 12-13. A female DICKCISSEL was noted Jul 10. The birds were found in the field northeast of the intersection of Polhemustown Rd and Walnford Rd. Other birds noted there included 6 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 8 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS, 4 BOBOLINKS, and 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS (DeLorme P. 48, C-13). A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found in Thompson Park, Monroe Twp Jul 12. A COMMON MOORHEN and SORA were found along the Friend’s Blind trail at Great Swamp NWR Jul 12. Old Mine Road/Worthington State Forest hosted BROAD-WINGED HAWK, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, 5 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, NORTHERN PARULA, and 10 HOODED WARBLERS Jul 11 & 13. LEAST BITTERN and COMMON MOORHEN were detected in Kearny Marsh Jul 15. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 24 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. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 10, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:38:01 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0807.10 * July 10, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Eurasian Collared-Dove + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American White Pelican Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Bobwhite Northern Gannet Red-headed Woodpecker Sandwich Tern Summer Tanager Surf Scoter 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 10, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of WHITE IBIS, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, SURF SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, NORTHERN GANNET, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN AVOCET, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, SANDWICH TERN, RED- HEADED WOODPECKER, and SUMMER TANAGER. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org -- An immature WHITE IBIS was seen this week at Brig/Forsythe NWR through 7/9. Also at Brig on 7/9 were AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN AVOCET and the continuing GLAUCOUS GULL. A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen along the west end of New England Road on 7/9, between Bay Springs Alpaca Farm and the Higbee Beach parking lots. Be advised that you cannot park along this road. The HOODED MERGANSER in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR continued through 7/10. Also at the Meadows this week were NORTHERN GANNET and SURF SCOTER on 7/7, 2 SANDWICH TERNS on 7/8, and numerous LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULLS throughout the week. 2 SANDWICH TERNS were on Champagne Island on 7/10. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and SUMMER TANAGER were recorded at Belleplain State Forest on 7/9. Another SUMMER TANAGER was heard at Beaver Swamp WMA the same day. 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES were seen again at Beaver Swamp WMA on 7/9. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed TUESDAY, JULY 29 through THURSDAY, JULY 31 for inventory. The Northwood Center will also be closed during the following dates this month: Mon. July 14, Wed. July 23 and Thurs. July 24. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 10, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:19:04 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0807.10 * July 10, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet American White Pelican Black-billed Cuckoo Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Dickcissel Eastern Meadowlark Grasshopper Sparrow Northern Bobwhite Orchard Oriole Red-headed Woodpecker Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Savannah Sparrow Summer Tanager Whimbrel 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 Thursday July 10, 2008 with reports of WHITE IBIS, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN AVOCET, SANDWICH TERN, DICKCISSEL, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. An immature WHITE IBIS appeared briefly in a North Haledon backyard Jul 4. No further reports but observers might check any nearby bodies of water for the bird. An immature WHITE IBIS was found at Brigantine NWR Jul 6 and was reported again Jul 9. An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN has been viewed in the east pool Jul 5-9. An AMERICAN AVOCET was in the west pool off the south dike Jul 9. Other birds there this week were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, WHIMBREL, and CASPIAN TERN. Four BROWN PELICANS were noted off Margate City Jul 3. At Brendan Byrne (Lebanon) State Forest 2 pairs of RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 3 male SUMMER TANAGERS were noted again Jul 5. From the headquarters on Shinn’s Rd, turn right (west) on Shinn’s Rd, go through the intersection, past the maintenance building on the right, and make the right at the first dirt road. Drive to a parking area on the left and follow the trail from the parking lot into an open wooded area. Four male DICKCISSELS were detected in Upper Freehold Twp Jul 5-6. The birds were found along Polhemustown Rd near the intersection with Walnford Rd, with one bird singing repeatedly from the telephone wires on the southeast corner of the intersection. Other birds noted there included 6 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 8 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, 4 BLUE GROSBEAKS, 4 BOBOLINKS, and 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS (DeLorme P. 48, C-13). Birds noted at Assunpink WMA Jul 5-6 included CASPIAN TERN, BLACK- BILLED CUCKOO, 4 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS, and 12+ ORCHARD ORIOLES. The chats and grosbeaks were found on the hilltop near the air navigation structure off East Branch Rd. Sandy Hook hosted a SANDWICH TERN and 3 ROYAL TERNS on the sandbars at the north end of Plum Island Jul 7. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. 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. See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 24 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. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 3, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:43:06 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * July 3, 2008 * NJCM0807.03 - Birds mentioned Black-billed Cuckoo Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Glaucous Gull Hooded Merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Bobwhite Red-headed Woodpecker Ruddy Duck Surf Scoter Warbling Vireo Willow Flycatcher - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline Number: (609) 898-BIRD To Report: (609) 884-2736 Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org and 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 3, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of SURF SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BROWN PELICAN, CATTLE EGRET, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and WARBLING VIREO. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- The continuing HOODED MERGANSER made regular appearances at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR through 7/2. A SURF SCOTER was noted from this location on 6/30. A RUDDY DUCK continued to be seen on Lighthouse Pond, at Cape May Point State Park, through 7/3. An unseasonal WARBLING VIREO was noted at the Woodcock Trail tract of Cape May NWR on 7/2. The continuing GLAUCOUS GULL was reported along the north dike at Brig/ Forsythe NWR this week. Other reports from Brig included NORTHERN BOBWHITE and CASPIAN TERN. As many as a dozen LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be found along the beachfront between Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again in Belleplain State Forest on 7/3. A CATTLE EGRET was seen along Shunpike Road, near the town of Cape May Court House, on 7/2. A BROWN PELICAN was seen at Reed's Beach on 7/1. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were noted at the Beanery/Rea Farm and along Reed's Beach Road on 7/2. WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were recorded at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR, Stone Harbor Point, and the Two Mile Beach unit of Cape May NWR this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, JULY 4 for Independence Day. CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed TUESDAY, JULY 29 through THURSDAY, JULY 31 for inventory. The Northwood Center will also be closed during the following dates this month: Mon. July 14, Wed. July 23 and Thurs. July 24. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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 How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 3, 2008 From: llarson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:28:53 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0807.03 * July 3, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher American Oystercatcher Black Scoter Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Least Bittern Least Tern Piping Plover Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Summer Tanager Surf Scoter White-rumped Sandpiper 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 3, 2008 with reports of RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, SUMMER TANAGER, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. At Brendan Byrne (Lebanon) State Forest 2 pairs of RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 2 male SUMMER TANAGERS were detected Jun 28-29. From the headquarters on Shinn’s Rd, turn right (west) on Shinn’s Rd, go through the intersection, past the maintenance building on the right, and make the right at the first dirt road. Drive to a parking area on the left and follow the trail from the parking lot into an open wooded area. Sandy Hook’s salt pond area hosted a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and a GULL- BILLED TERN Jun 30. Unseasonable species noted at the hook that day included 2 SURF SCOTERS and a BLACK SCOTER in Spermaceti Cove. Breeding species at the hook include LEAST BITTERN, PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and LEAST TERN. An over-summering RED-THROATED LOON continues through Jun 30 at Liberty State Park. Birds noted along Old Mine Road in the Delaware Water Gap Jun 30 included ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 24 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. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 26, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:31:41 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0806.26 * June 26, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Eurasian Collared-Dove + (Details requested by NJBRC) Blue-winged Teal Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Glaucous Gull Gull-billed Tern Hooded Merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Bobwhite Roseate Tern Summer Tanager White-throated Sparrow 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 26, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BROWN PELICAN, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SUMMER TANAGER, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was found near the corner of New England and Bayshore Roads, near West Cape May, on 6/19. A ROSEATE TERN was seen from the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/23. A HOODED MERGANSER was noted at Cove Pool on 6/19. Multiple LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be found along the beachfront between Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week. BROWN PELICANS were reported from coastal waters throughout the week. An unseasonal WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was noted in Millville, Cumberland County through 6/25. The GLAUCOUS GULL at Brig/Forsythe NWR continued as of 6/21. CASPIAN TERN and BLUE-WINGED TEAL were also reported there this week. 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES and 3 GULL-BILLED TERNS were found at Beaver Swamp WMA on 6/24. A notable record for Cape Island was that of a SUMMER TANAGER singing from the edge of the dunes at Cape May Point State Park on 6/26. ANNOUNCEMENTS: In addition to its regular Tuesday closing, CMBO's Northwood Center will also be closed on THURSDAY, JUNE 26, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, and THURSDAY, JULY 3. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Northwood will resume its regular summer schedule during the week of July 6-12. Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, JULY 4 for Independence Day. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 26, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:51:52 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0806.26 * June 26, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher American White Pelican Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Blue-winged Warbler Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Cliff Swallow Common Raven Glaucous Gull Hermit Thrush Hooded Warbler Horned Lark Little Blue Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Magnolia Warbler Northern Bobwhite Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Upland Sandpiper Virginia Rail Whip-poor-will Worm-eating Warbler 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 June 26, 2008 with reports of AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, GLAUCOUS GULL, UPLAND SANDPIPER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was found at Merrill Creek Reservoir Jun 23 in the evening. No reports since. Also there were YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and nesting CLIFF SWALLOWS. Also in Warren County were 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and HORNED LARKS along Oberly Rd in Alpha. Adjacent Snyders Rd has a singing male BLUE GROSBEAK. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER continues this week at the pond behind the Hardwick Twp municipal building on Spring Valley Rd. Old Mine Road in Worthington State Forest and the Delaware Water Gap NRA hosted 2 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS, 5 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 14 YELLOW- THROATED VIREOS, and 16 species of warblers including 14 NORTHERN PARULAS, 4 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, 12 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 8 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 7 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and 57 HOODED WARBLERS Jun 22. Birds observed along Clinton Rd in the Pequannock Watershed Jun 21 included 2 HERMIT THRUSHES and 16 species of warbler including MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 3 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, and HOODED WARBLER. A CERULEAN WARBLER was noted at Monksville Reservoir Jun 22. An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON has been present at the Allendale Celery Farm Jun 16-25. Four COMMON RAVENS were seen at the Montclair entrance to Eagle Rock Reservation Jun 25. Sightings from Brigantine NWR Jun 19-22 included BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES, VIRGINIA RAIL, the continuing immature GLAUCOUS GULL in the west pool, CASPIAN TERN, 2 CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOWS, WHIP-POOR- WILL, BLUE GROSBEAK, and 5 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 24 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. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 19, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:37:57 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0806.19 * June 19, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White-winged Tern + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Tern Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Common Loon Glaucous Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Bobwhite Surf Scoter Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel 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 19, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of (a *probable*) WHITE-WINGED TERN, SURF SCOTER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, COMMON LOON, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, BROWN PELICAN, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, BLACK TERN, and WILLOW FLYCATCHER. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- A probable WHITE-WINGED TERN was reported with a BLACK TERN in the East Pool at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 6/15. No reports since. A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was seen at the beginning of the driving loop at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 6/16. A CASPIAN TERN and the continuing GLAUCOUS GULL along the north dike were also reported there this week. NORTHERN BOBWHITE were recorded at Brig/Forsythe NWR and in West Cape May this week. 3 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS and 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at The Meadows/CMMBR on 6/19, and a COMMON LOON was seen just off the beach here on 6/16. 4 SURF SCOTERS and a BROWN PELICAN were tallied from Cape May Point on 6/18. 2 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were noted from Sunset Beach on 6/16. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will open at 12:00pm on SATURDAY, JUNE 21, due to a foot-race taking place that morning. Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, JULY 4 for Independence Day. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 19, 2008 From: "Laurie Larson (llarson AT Princeton.EDU)" <llarson@Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:29:46 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0806.19 * June 19, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + White-winged Tern + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Skimmer Black Tern Black-necked Stilt Brewster's Warbler Brown Pelican Canada Warbler Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Cerulean Warbler Cliff Swallow Cory's Shearwater Glaucous Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Gull-billed Tern Hermit Thrush Horned Lark Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Magnolia Warbler Royal Tern Ruffed Grouse Sandwich Tern Upland Sandpiper Virginia Rail Wilson's Phalarope Winter Wren 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, June 19, 2008 with reports of RUFFED GROUSE, CORY'S SHEARWATER, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, CATTLE EGRET, VIRGINIA RAIL, BLACK-NECKED STILT, UPLAND SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, ROYAL TERN, SANDWICH TERN, WHITE- WINGED TERN, BLACK TERN, HORNED LARK, CLIFF SWALLOW, WINTER WREN, HERMIT THRUSH, "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER, "LAWRENCE'S WARBLER", MAGNOLIA WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and seasonal and local reports of interest. A possible WHITE-WINGED TERN was seen flying along with an adult BLACK TERN at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR on June 15. Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were discovered at the refuge June 17, while a WILSON'S PHALAROPE was present there June 15. The GLAUCOUS GULL continues at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR as of June 16 along with a CASPIAN TERN and several GULL-BILLED TERNS. Sandy Hook Bird Observatory field Trips into the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station June 17 and 18 produced about 8 UPLAND SANDPIPERS and several HORNED LARKS and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. Clinton Road in Newark's Pequannock Watershed June 17 was home to four WINTER WRENS, singing HERMIT THRUSH and CANADA WARBLERS and MAGNOLIA WARBLERS. CERULEAN WARBLERS and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS were present on Old Mine Road north of Delaware Watergap NRA June 14 and 15. Four CLIFF SWALLOW nests were discovered at Point View Reservoir in Wayne June 13. In the last week LAWRENCE'S WARBLERS (hybrid) were noted from the Black River WMA near Flanders and the Great Swamp NWR on Pleasant Plains Road, while a BREWSTER'S WARBLER (hybrid) was discovered on Old Mine Road June 13 near a pond about a mile south on the west side of the road from the Dingman's Bridge and Route 560 (DeLorme P 18, I-9). The bird was heard calling along a dirt road on the backside of the pond near the red barn. Now a rare bird in NJ, a RUFFED GROUSE was heard drumming at mid-day along Van Ness Road in Layton off of Old Mine Road and Route 560 June 15 Two VIRGINIA RAILS were noted at Pedricktown June 13. A baker's dozen of CATTLE EGRETS and a few GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were observed along Compromise Road in Salem County, while a LEAST BITTERN was heard calling on nearby Sunset Road all June 15. Another CATTLE EGRET was seen near Port Penn also in Salem County June 16 Champagne Island in Stone Harbor featured four breeding plumaged SANDWICH TERNS, 120 ROYAL TERNS, 1000 BLACK SKIMMERS and 16 BROWN PELICANS June 16, while a CORY'S SHEARWATER was observed in the rips off Cape May Point June 17. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee (starts Memorial Day Weekend) 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 njaudbubon.org . 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. Thanks for calling, reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, June 13, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:29:23 -0700 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0806.13 * June 13, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Alder Flycatcher American Woodcock Barn Owl Caspian Tern Glaucous Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Mississippi Kite Northern Bobwhite Surf Scoter Veery White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel -- Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: 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 12, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of SURF SCOTER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, MISSISSIPPI KITE, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, BARN OWL, ALDER FLYCATCHER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and VEERY. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Cape May Point on 6/8. A WILSON'S PHALAROPE continued at Brig/Forsythe NWR through 6/7. Other sightings from Brig this week included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, CASPIAN TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER and the continuing GLAUCOUS GULL along the north dike. WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were reported from Cape May Point throughout the week. A SURF SCOTER was seen from Cape May Point on 6/7. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was singing along the Red Trail at Cape May Point State Park on 6/7. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be found on the beach between the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR and Cape May Point State Park. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was heard in The Meadows this week. AMERICAN WOODCOCK were still displaying in The Meadows as of 6/7. A BARN OWL and a late VEERY were heard over Reed's Beach during the evening of 6/7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will open at 12:00pm on SATURDAY, JUNE 21, due to a foot-race taking place that morning. Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, JULY 4 for Independence Day. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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 How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 12, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:34:26 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0806.12 * June 12, 2008 - Birds Mentioned Alder Flycatcher American Woodcock Barn Owl Caspian Tern Glaucous Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Mississippi Kite Northern Bobwhite Surf Scoter Veery White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel 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 12, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of SURF SCOTER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, MISSISSIPPI KITE, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, CASPIAN TERN, BARN OWL, ALDER FLYCATCHER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and VEERY. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Cape May Point on 6/8. A WILSON'S PHALAROPE continued at Brig/Forsythe NWR through 6/7. Other sightings from Brig this week included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, CASPIAN TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER and the continuing GLAUCOUS GULL along the north dike. WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were reported from Cape May Point throughout the week. A SURF SCOTER was seen from Cape May Point on 6/7. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was singing along the Red Trail at Cape May Point State Park on 6/7. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continue to be found on the beach between the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR and Cape May Point State Park. A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was heard in The Meadows this week. AMERICAN WOODCOCK were still displaying in The Meadows as of 6/7. A BARN OWL and a late VEERY were heard over Reed's Beach during the evening of 6/7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will open at 12:00pm on SATURDAY, JUNE 21, due to a foot-race taking place that morning. Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, JULY 4 for Independence Day. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 12, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:46:53 -0700 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0806.12 * June 12, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Canada Warbler Cerulean Warbler Common Goldeneye Common Nighthawk Common Raven Glaucous Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Northern Bobwhite Northern Goshawk Red Knot Summer Tanager Tricolored Heron Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel 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 Society for Thursday June 12, 2008 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, seasonal and local reports of interest. The WESTERN GREBE was still present in Sandy Hook’s Spermaceti Cove through June 7. Birds reported at Brigantine NWR Jun 6 included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, TRICOLORED HERON, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, the continuing first-year GLAUCOUS GULL, and BLUE GROSBEAK. At Holgate 125 RED KNOTS and a WILSON’S STORM-PETREL were noted Jun 9. An out-of-season COMMON GOLDENEYE was detected in Forked River Jun 6. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and WHIP-POOR-WILl were found Jun 10 at the Carranza Memorial in Wharton State Forest. Allaire State Park had 2 HOODED WARBLERS and a SUMMER TANAGER Jun 8. High Point State Park hosted 4 COMMON RAVENS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER Jun 7. An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK appeared at Culver’s Gap in Stokes State Forest Jun 8. Two ALDER FLYCATCHERS were singing along Van Ness Rd in the Delaware Water Gap NRA near Dingman’s Bridge Jun 8. ALDER FLYCATCHER was also heard this week at Paradise Rd in the Pequannock Watershed. A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER was viewed along Old Mine Rd 1.5 miles south of the junction of Rtes 521 and 206. A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER was reported along Pleasant Plains Rd in Great Swamp NWR Jun 7. Six GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were found at the Negri-Nepote Grasslands in Franklin Twp. 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 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. Thanks for reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 5, 2008 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:38:27 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0806.05 * June 5, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Lark Bunting + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + Swallow-tailed Kite + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Glaucous Gull Golden-winged Warbler Greater Scaup Gull-billed Tern Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Mourning Warbler Northern Parula Olive-sided Flycatcher Piping Plover Purple Finch Red Knot Red-breasted Merganser Red-necked Phalarope White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, June 5, 2008 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, COMMON MOORHEN, PIPING PLOVER, RED KNOT, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, LARK BUNTING, BLUE GROSBEAK, PURPLE FINCH and seasonal and local reports of interest. The Sandy Hook WESTERN GREBE was last reported June 1 at Spermaceti Cove. Also present at Spermaceti this week were up to four RED- BREASTED MERGANSERS, two GREATER SCAUP and several RED KNOTS. Single MOURNING WARBLERS were present at Sandy Hook May 30 to June 1, an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was recorded at Raccoon Alley May 31, while two ALDER FLYCATCHERS were present June 1 with one near the lighthouse and the other by the old tennis courts near the garden. The LEAST BITTERNS continue at North Pond at Sandy Hook, while the first PIPING PLOVERS fledglings were noted there this week. Exciting was the second SWALLOW-TAILED KITE in five years over Huber Woods Monmouth County Park May 31, while a BLUE GROSBEAK was also discovered there May 30. Assunpink WMA in western Monmouth County produced an ALDER FLYCATCHER and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT May 31. A male LARK BUNTING was discovered at Cape May Point State Park June 2, but was only seen for a few minutes and was subsequently flew toward the Meadows where it was never relocated. Another excellent discovery was a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER found at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR on the evening of June 2 in the field across from the entrance to Jen's Trail. Two WILSON'S PHALAROPES were also tallied the same day there, while a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was present May 29 and single WILSON'S PHALAROPES May 29 to June 1. The GLAUCOUS GULL was last reported June 1 with other birds at the refuge this week including GULL-BILLED TERNS, CASPIAN TERNS and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Old Mine Road from Delaware Watergap north this week produced over twenty species of warblers with highlights including: GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (rare for this area), and CERULEAN WARBLER. Also present at the Watergate picnic area was a singing PURPLE FINCH June 1. A possible GOLDEN- WINGED WARBLER was heard singing near Tillman's Ravine in Stokes SF May 31. A LAWRENCE'S WARBLER (hybrid) was discovered at the Kay Environment Center in Chester June 2. Single OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were tallied at Mountainside Park in Montclair May 30 at the Tourne Park in Mountain Lakes June 3. A COMMON MOORHEN was noted at Mannington Marsh June 1 at the Route 45 Bridge. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee (starts Memorial Day Weekend) 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 njaudbubon.org. 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.. Thanks for calling, reading and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 5, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:44:55 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0806.05 * June 5, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Curlew Sandpiper + Lark Bunting + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher Black Scoter Black Tern Brown Pelican Glaucous Gull Kentucky Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Mississippi Kite Pectoral Sandpiper Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Phalarope Roseate Tern Sandwich Tern Summer Tanager Warbling Vireo Western Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Storm-Petrel 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 5, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of CURLEW SANDPIPER, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, LARK BUNTING, BLACK SCOTER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, BROWN PELICAN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, WESTERN SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, KENTUCKY WARBLER, and SUMMER TANAGER. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org -- A LARK BUNTING was briefly seen around the dunes between Cape May Pt. State Park and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/2. No reports since. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was found at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 6/2, and apparently the same bird was found again on 6/5, in the first field after leaving the north dike. At least 1 CURLEW SANDPIPER continued at Heislerville WMA in Cumberland County through 6/1. The South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR played host to BLACK, ROSEATE and SANDWICH TERNS on 5/30. Multiple LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be seen on the beach here throughout the week, and a WESTERN SANDPIPER was detected on 6/2. 1 WILSON'S STORM-PETREL and 3 very late PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were noted here on 6/5. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Stevens Street in West Cape May on 6/2. Brig/Forsythe NWR featured 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES on 5/29, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE on 5/30, and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER on 6/4. The lingering GLAUCOUS GULL continued to be seen along the north dike this week. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again in Belleplain S.F. on 5/29. KENTUCKY WARBLER and SUMMER TANAGER were also reported here throughout the week. An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was noted at Hidden Valley on 6/2, and a WARBLING VIREO was found at the Beanery/Rea Farm the same day. 2 BLACK SCOTERS were seen from Cape May Point on 6/4. A BROWN PELICAN was seen from Reed's Beach on 5/30. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point has returned to SUMMER HOURS through the end of August. The Center will be open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Center is now CLOSED on Tuesdays. Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on Friday, July 4 for Independence Day. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discount 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: Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher & Wilson Phalaropes at Brigantine (Forsyth) From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:24:21 -0400 Forwarding from the Jerseybirds list: Begin forwarded message: > This evening (Monday June 2nd), around 6:30 pm, we watched a Scissor- > tailed Flycatcher in the "Barn Owl field" of Brigantine (Forsyth) > NWR. After completing the tour around the dikes and beginning to > circle the back of the open field, we encountered the Scissor-tail > about halfway down the straightaway, about halfway to the hedgerow > at the south edge of the field. The bird had adult length tail > feathers, and a hint of salmon. It was feeding actively. We > photographed it next to an Eastern Kingbird which then chased it > vigorously for about 20 seconds. The flycatcher stayed within about > 100 meters of the road. > > Also at Brigantine (Forsyth) we had two Wilson's Phalaropes feeding > together just after coming off the dog leg on the north dike (west > pool). One was a female plumaged bird (though not in bright > plumage), the other was quite drab and patternless. We were unable > to find either the Northern Phalarope nor the Glaucous Gull. But > the flycatcher made up for these deficits. White birds include a > Snow Goose, and an all white "Domestic" duck feeding with a Mallard. > > Michael Gochfeld, Guy Tudor, Joa nna Burger, Terry Clarke, Linda Lee How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Lark Bunting at Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:55:32 -0400 Chris Vogel reports that the Lark Bunting he found at Cape May Point State Park just before 2 pm flew off toward the South Cape May Meadows about 15 minutes after the original discovery. It appeared to land in the vicinity of the Osprey platform, but has not been relocated. Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: FW: LARK BUNTING From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:02:59 -0400 -----Original Message----- From: New Jersey Birding [mailto:JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of richard crossley Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 1:55 PM To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU Subject: [JerseyBirds] LARK BUNTING A male Lark Bunting has just been found by Chris Vogel by the first "plover" pond (a few hundred yards past the hawk watch) at Cape May Point State Park. Richard Crossley How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite, Monmouth Co. From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 11:23:40 -0400 NJBirds, A Swallow-tailed Kite was spotted at about 10 AM today at Huber Woods, a Monmouth Co. Park located near Sandy Hook. The bird was soaring over the woods, at the highest point in the Atlantic Highlands; no indication what direction it went afterwards. Pete Bacinski also reports that the Western Grebe is still present today in Spermaceti Cove at Sandy Hook, and there is a good list of shorebirds to be found there as well. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Western Grebe continues From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 11:20:53 -0400 NJBIRDS, According to Pete Bacinski, the Western Grebe, found yesterday, is still being seen this morning in Spermaceti Cove at Sandy Hook. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 29, 2008 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 19:24:01 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0805.29 * May 29, 2008 - Birds Mentioned + Curlew Sandpiper + White-winged Dove + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher Black Tern Blue-headed Vireo Bonaparte's Gull Canada Warbler Glaucous Gull Gray-cheeked Thrush Kentucky Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Mississippi Kite Olive-sided Flycatcher Sandwich Tern Tennessee Warbler Western Sandpiper 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 29, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of CURLEW SANDPIPER, WHITE-WINGED DOVE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, WESTERN SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN, SANDWICH TERN, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. -- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the "View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org -- As many as 4 CURLEW SANDPIPERS continued to be seen at Heislerville WMA in Cumberland County this week. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE has been seen sporadically in Del Haven this week, at 14 S. Eighth Street. A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen at