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2 Jul RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 2 Jul RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 2 Jul Anhinga at Cape May Point [Bill Boyle ] 30 Jun White Ibis, Wildwood area ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 28 Jun Anhinga at Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 25 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 25, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 25 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 25 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 18 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 18, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 18 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 18, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 11 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 11, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 10 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 10, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Jun RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 4, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 4 Jun RBA: New Jersey, June 4, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 1 Jun Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Warinanco Park [Bill Boyle ] 1 Jun Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Linden [Laurie Larson ] 28 May RBA: New Jersey, May 28, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 28 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 28, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 23 May Swainson's Warbler (heard), Sandy Hook [Laurie Larson ] 22 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 21, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 21 May RBA: New Jersey, May 21, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 19 May White Ibis at Great Swamp NWR [Scott Barnes ] 17 May White-faced Ibis-Brigantine NWR [Scott Barnes ] 14 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 14, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 14 May RBA: New Jersey, May 14, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 8 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 8, 2009 (WSB Edition) [Laurie Larson ] 7 May RBA: New Jersey, May 7, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 5 May Swallow-tailed Kite in Cape May ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 5 May Painted Bunting at the Beanery in Cape May ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 5 May Painted Bunting in Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 1 May Say's Phoebe continues [Bill Boyle ] 1 May RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 30, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 30 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 30, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 30 Apr Say's Phoebe in Cape May [Laurie Larson ] 30 Apr Say's Phoebe in Cape May [Bill Boyle ] 24 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 24, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 23 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 23, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 16 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 16, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 16 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 16, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 13 Apr Swallow-tailed Kite in Cape May ["Donald P. Freiday" ] 9 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 9, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 9 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 9, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 7 Apr Bohemian Waxwing, Sandy Hook [Scott Barnes ] 3 Apr RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 2, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 2 Apr RBA: New Jersey, April 2, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 1 Apr Little Gull at Spruce Run [Bill Boyle ] 27 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 27, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 26 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 26, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 24 Mar Monk Parakeet in New Jersey [Bill Boyle ] 20 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 20, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 19 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 19, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 15 Mar Western Grebe, Sea Bright [Scott Barnes ] 14 Mar RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 14, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 12 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 12, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 7 Mar Western Grebe, Elberon [Scott Barnes ] 6 Mar RBA: Cape May NJ, March 6 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Mar RBA: New Jersey, March 5, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 4 Mar Eared Grebe at Round Valley [Bill Boyle ] 28 Feb Eared Grebe at Keyport [Bill Boyle ] 26 Feb RBA: Cape May, NJ, February 26, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 26 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 26 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 20 Feb Barnacle Goose, Linden [Laurie Larson ] 19 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 19, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 13 Feb RBA: Cape May, NJ, February 12, 2009 [Jean Bickal ] 12 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 12, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 11 Feb Pacific Loon & Sandy Hook updates [Scott Barnes ] 9 Feb Pacific Loon, Deal [Scott Barnes ] 7 Feb Barrow's Goldeneye, Sandy Hook [Scott Barnes ] 6 Feb RBA: Cape May, NJ, Feb. 6, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 5 Feb RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 5, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 2 Feb Bohemian Waxwing, Sandy Hook [Scott Barnes ] 29 Jan RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 29, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 29 Jan RBA: Cape May, NJ, Jan. 29 2009 [Laurie Larson ] 26 Jan Western Grebe at Deal [Bill Boyle ] 23 Jan Round Valley Eared Grebe continues [Scott Barnes ] 23 Jan Western Grebe, Manasquan Inlet [Scott Barnes ] 23 Jan RBA: Cape May, NJ, Jan. 22, 2009 [Laurie Larson ] Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:43:21 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0907.02 * July 2, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Anhinga + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Rail Black Tern Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Brant Brown Pelican Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern King Rail Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Mississippi Kite Roseate Tern Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Sandwich Tern Surf Scoter Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of ANHINGA, WHITE IBIS, BRANT, SURF SCOTER, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM- PETREL, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, 'WESTERN' WILLET, BLACK- HEADED GULL, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, BLACK TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. Also, an announcement regarding the re-opening of CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - An ANHINGA was found soaring over the Beanery/Rea Farm on 6/27, and was seen the next day over the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR. Presumably the same bird was also noted soaring over Sea Grove Avenue in Cape May Point on 7/2. An adult WHITE IBIS was found along the west path of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/28. The same or another was seen near Sunset Lake in Wildwood Crest on 6/29. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was discovered in the 2nd Plover Pond at Cape May Pt. State Park on 6/27, and was re-found at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/30. A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen again at Pond Creek Marsh on 6/26. The BLACK RAIL continued along the beginning of the west path of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR through at least 7/1. Other birds at the Meadows this week included 3-4 MISSISSIPPI KITES and a KING RAIL on 6/28, as well as 17 BROWN PELICANS, 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS and a 'WESTERN' WILLET on 6/29. A CORY'S SHEARWATER was seen from Cape May Point on 6/30, and a GREATER SHEARWATER was noted on 7/2. WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS have been reported in the "rips" off Cape May Point throughout the week. A BRANT was seen flying past Cape May Point on 6/27. At least 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on the beachfront between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows on 6/30. 2 BLACK TERNS were seen between Cape May Pt. State Park and the Meadows on 6/29 and 6/30. 2 SANDWICH TERNS and 1-2 ROSEATE TERNS have also been seen in this area during the past week. A boat trip to Great Egg Harbor Bay on 6/30 tallied 25 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, a SURF SCOTER and several SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. Breeding birds at Cape May Pt. State Park include WILLOW FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***Both CMBO Centers will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.*** **CMBO’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen re-opened on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009. CRE hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** *CMBO’s Northwood Center will be closed for inventory on July 28th and 29th. CMBO-CRE will be closed for inventory August 27th and 28th.* CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:07:25 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0907.02 * July 2, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Anhinga + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black Rail Black Skimmer Black Tern Black-headed Gull Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Common Raven Cory's Shearwater Golden-winged Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler King Rail Mississippi Kite Pine Siskin Piping Plover Red-headed Woodpecker Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Summer Tanager Wilson's Storm-Petrel Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, July 2, 2009 with reports of CORY'S SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, ANHINGA, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, WHITE IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, PIPING PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, BLACK TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, COMMON RAVEN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, PINE SISKIN and seasonal and local reports of interest. **Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. A female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was observed at River Bend Farm in Flatbrookville July 1. This former farm is at the 180 degree bend in Old Mine Road. Park at the pull-off at the bend (there is an Old Mine Road Historical Marker at the pull-off) and walk down the gated road. The bird was seen between Old Mine Road and the boarded-up farmhouse, nearer the farmhouse. Two KENTUCKY WARBLER as well as four WORM-EATING WARBLERS and three HOODED WARBLERS were discovered at the Ted Stiles Preserve, also known as Baldpate Mountain, June 27 (DeLorme P.41, 22F). A BLUE GROSBEAK and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT were also tallied there June 29. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SUMMER TANAGER were observed off Shinn's Road in Lebanon State Forest June 27, while Six Mile Run inFranklin Township June 30 hosted six GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and a pair of BLUE GROSBEAKS. The BLACK-NECKED STILT continues in the Teal Pool of the NJ Meadowlands complex in North Arlington as of June 29, while a pair of YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS are nesting in Schmidt's Woods in Secaucus. A dozen or so BLACK-NECKED STILTS were reported at the East Bay Avenue, Shelter Cove soccer fields in Toms River, June 26. As many as six COMMON RAVENS have been frequenting the North Haledon and Haledon areas in the last week. Another COMMON RAVEN was observed at Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge, June 28. Conasconk Point in Union Beach produced a BLACK SKIMMER, a SALT-MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW and three SEASIDE SPARROWS June 30. A PINE SISKIN continues at a feeder in Tewksbury as of June 28 and another at Island Beach SP June 26. A BLUE GROSBEAK was observed at the north end ofSandy Hook June 28. The following birds have been present in the Cape May area the last week, please contact www.birdcapemay.org for details: CORY'S SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, ANHINGA, WHITE IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, BLACK-HEADED GULL and BLACK TERN. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Anhinga at Cape May Point From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:49:41 -0400 Michael O'Brien reports an Anhinga, perhaps the same seen last weekend, soaring over Seagrove Ave. within the last 20 minutes. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: White Ibis, Wildwood area From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:54:00 -0400 An adult White Ibis was seen on a back bay boat trip on Monday, June 29. This is from David Githens, captain of the tour boat Osprey out of the Miss Chris Marina in Cape May. "We sighted an adult white ibis near the Sunset Lake heronry. It was flying away from the rookery toward the west. I cannot say that it was in the heron nesting area but it looked like it came from there." The Sunset Lake heronry is on a dredge spoil mound covered with shrubs and small trees on the northwest side of Sunset Lake. Sunset Lake is viewed from New Jersey Avenue in Wildwood. Unfortunately the heronry is quite distant for land viewing but this bird (perhaps the same one as was in Cape May over the weekend) could easily appear elsewhere, such as Ocean Drive, Shellbay Landing or Stone Harbor/Nummy Island. The Osprey does regular back-bay trips that cover this area, for more info call David Githens at 609.898.3500. The Black Rail at the South Cape May Meadows a.k.a TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge continues, heard and sometimes seen from the west path near the parking lot. Waiting quietly on the path has yielded looks for some birders as the rail crosses the path. Recordings are prohibited and birders must stay on designated paths. A breeding plumage Black Tern was at the Cape May Point State Park on Monday. -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Anhinga at Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:42:58 -0400 Bob Fogg reports that the male Anhinga first found yesterday was circling over the South Cape May Meadows within the past half hour, drifted off to the northwest, then returned to the meadows as of 9:40 am. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 25, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:50:57 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.25 * June 25, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black Rail Black Scoter Bonaparte's Gull Brant Brown Pelican Common Eider Common Moorhen Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Gull-billed Tern King Rail Least Bittern Least Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Gannet Parasitic Jaeger Roseate Tern Whimbrel Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Storm-Petrel Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, June 25th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BRANT, LESSER SCAUP, COMMON EIDER, BLACK SCOTER, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, NORTHERN GANNET, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, BLACK RAIL, KING RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, WHIMBREL, LEAST SANDPIPER, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE TERN, PARASITIC JAEGER, BONAPARTE'S GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, WILLOW FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Also, an announcement regarding the re-opening of CMBO's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A BLACK RAIL was discovered in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 6/23, and continued through 6/25. The bird has been calling at regular intervals toward the beginning of the west path. Black Rail is an endangered species in New Jersey: please do not leave the path in search of the bird, and do not play tapes or iPod recordings. Other birds in the Meadows this week included a KING RAIL along the west path on 6/23, COMMON MOORHEN and LEAST BITTERN along the east path throughout the week, ROSEATE TERN and GULL-BILLED TERN on the east path's "gull island" on 6/21, and at least 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS throughout the week. 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS and a NORTHERN GANNET were seen offshore of the Meadows on 6/24. The first migrant shorebirds of the season included 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS on 6/21, along with an early WHIMBREL on 6/22. Seawatching from St. Peter's in Cape May Point on 6/20 produced 12 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, a ROSEATE TERN, a BLACK SCOTER and a NORTHERN GANNET. A BRANT was noted from Cape May Point on 6/22, and a BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at Davie's Lake on 6/25. 15 GREATER SHEARWATERS and several CORY'S SHEARWATERS were noted from St. Mary's in Cape May Point on 6/18. A back-bay boat trip on 6/20 yielded a COMMON EIDER in Richardson's Sound, as well as a LESSER SCAUP near the toll bridge at Nummy Island. 17 BROWN PELICANS were tallied from Cape May Point State Park on 6/25. WILLOW FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT were noted there on 6/24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: **CMBO’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen will re-open Tuesday, June 30, 2009. CRE hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** *Both CMBO centers will be closed for the July 4th holiday. CMBO’s Northwood Center will be closed for inventory July 28 and 29. CMBO- CRE will be closed for inventory August 27 and 28.* CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 25 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:28 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.25 * June 25, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black-billed Cuckoo Brown Pelican Cattle Egret Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Lawrence's Warbler Lesser Black-backed Gull Piping Plover Red-headed Woodpecker Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Sooty Shearwater White-rumped Sandpiper Wilson's Storm-Petrel - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday June 25, 2009 with reports of CORY'S SHEARWATER, BROWN PELICAN, LAWRENCE'S WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. A birder on a fishing vessel 40 miles east of Manasquan Inlet Jun 25 recorded 3 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 100+ GREATER SHEARWATERS, 100+ SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and hundreds of WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS starting as close as 2 miles offshore. The male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER continues through Jun 21 at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester. Look for the bird in the fields below the parking lot along the entrance road. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at The Tourne in Morris County near Denville/Boonton this week. Sandy Hook currently has 34 nesting pairs of PIPING PLOVERS. Three WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were noted at the end of the fisherman's trail Jun 20 and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was on the beach off B-lot the same day. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A BROWN PELICAN was observed at Island Beach State Park at Barnegat Inlet Jun 23. Manahawkin WMA had BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and SEASIDE SPARROW Jun 23. Five CATTLE EGRETS were noted at Compromise Rd in Salem County Jun 24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Life Paulagics will run its annual late-summer pelagic trip from Belmar Aug 9 in search of Audubon's & Cory's Shearwaters, storm- petrels, jaegers, and other seabirds. This is a good time of year for the elusive White-faced Storm-Petrel. For more information or to register, see www.paulagics.com or call 215-234-6805. Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the toll attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor Center, Horseshoe Cove, Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, K-lot, and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 am and after 5 pm. If you arrive before 7 am an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 18, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:25:20 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.18 * June 18, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Wigeon Brown Pelican Common Loon Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Blue Heron Mississippi Kite Northern Gannet Prothonotary Warbler Tricolored Heron Wilson's Storm-Petrel - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, June 18th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, AMERICAN WIGEON, COMMON LOON, CORY'S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL, NORTHERN GANNET, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, MISSISSIPPI KITE, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A probable WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed between the ponds on Bayberry Road and the first stretch of Stone Harbor Boulevard, in Cape May Court House, on 6/14. A GREATER SHEARWATER was observed from the South Cape May Meadows/ CMMBR on 6/16. Several CORY'S SHEARWATERS were seen from various locations in Cape May on 6/16. Another was noted the same day from the 8th Street Jetty in Avalon, along with 54 NORTHERN GANNETS. 5 MISSISSIPPI KITES were observed from the cemetery on Shunpike Road, in West Cape May, on 6/13. MISSISSIPPI KITES were also noted from the Beanery/Rea Farm and the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR during the past week. 4 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was observed at Sunset Beach on 6/18. 4 BROWN PELICANS were seen from Cape May Point State Park on 6/17. Another was at Reed's Beach on 6/14. An AMERICAN WIGEON was seen from St. Mary's in Cape May Point on 6/16. A COMMON LOON was noted from the back bays near Somers Point on 6/16. As many as 3 LEAST BITTERNS have been heard and seen in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR throughout the week. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and a LITTLE BLUE HERON were noted at Villas WMA on 6/14. TRICOLORED HERONS were noted from Stone Harbor Blvd and Avalon Blvd this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***CMBO's Northwood Center is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August.*** **CMBO will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.** *Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.* CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 18, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:10:34 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.18 * June 18, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black Skimmer Blackburnian Warbler Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Blue-headed Vireo Cerulean Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Magnolia Warbler Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-headed Woodpecker Sharp-shinned Hawk White-eyed Vireo Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, June 18, 2009 with reports of LEAST BITTERN, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, BLACK-NECKED STILT, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and seasonal and local reports of interest. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. The BLACK-NECKED STILT in the NJ Meadowlands in North Arlington near Harrier Meadow was last seen June 11. A BLACK SKIMMER was observed at the cove of the Bayonne Golf Club June 12. A weekend birding workshop in High Point SP produced an amazing 21 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, a bird than did not nest in NJ until about a dozen years ago. Two CERULEAN WARBLERS were tallied along Saw Mill Road in High Point SP June 14. An increasing rare GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and a BLUE GROSBEAK were reported at Van Ness Road in Layton near the Dingman’s Bridge June 14. An Old Mine Road field trip on June 13 going north from Rt. 80 produced a family group of RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 6 NORTHERN PARULAS, 6 CERULEAN WARBLERS, and 8 HOODED WARBLERS with 14 warbler species total. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was also noted at the Watergate area along Old Mine Road June 14. Clinton Road in West Milford June 14 hosted a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, NJ’s rarest nesting accipiter, 8 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 2 WORM-EATING WARBLER, and 6 HOODED WARBLERS with 15 warbler species total. A visit to Negri-Nepote in Griggstown June 13 produced 5 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at the Tourne Park in Boonton June 13. Dot Brooks Nature Trail near Ongs Hat (DeLorme P.56, G-8) was home to two KENTUCKY WARBLERS, one PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, two HOODED WARBLERS and two WORM-EATING WARBLERS June 18. Five LEAST BITTERNS were tallied at Mannington Marsh June 14. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. -End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 11, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:35:58 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.11 * June 11, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black-necked Stilt Bufflehead Dark-eyed Junco Kentucky Warbler Northern Bobwhite Summer Tanager Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, June 11th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BUFFLEHEAD, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHIMBREL, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, and DARK-EYED JUNCO. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen along the south dike at Brig/Forsythe NWR through at least 6/8. A late WHIMBREL was noted there on 6/8, as were 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen flying over Cape May Pt. State Park on 5/6. An extremely late DARK-EYED JUNCO was noted the same day. A BUFFLEHEAD lingered in the impoundments along Maple Ave at Turkey Point, in Dividing Creek, through 6/7. WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were recorded at Cape May Pt. State Park, The Meadows/CMMBR, Turkey Point, Nummy Island and Stone Harbor Point this week. A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was heard and seen at Cape May Pt. State Park on 6/10. Breeding birds detected near Dividing Creek, Cumberland County this week included KENTUCKY and WORM-EATING WARBLERS, as well as SUMMER TANAGER. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August.*** **CMBO will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.** *Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.* CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 10, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:07:31 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.10 * June 10, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Acadian Flycatcher American Oystercatcher Bank Swallow Barred Owl Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Bobolink Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Raven Eastern Meadowlark Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Bobwhite Northern Goshawk Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Savannah Sparrow Solitary Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow Virginia Rail Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Wednesday June 10, 2009 with reports of BLACK-NECKED STILT, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, CERULEAN WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. A BLACK-NECKED STILT was discovered in the NJ Meadowlands at Harrier Meadow Jun 8-9. A female BLACK-NECKED STILT was found at Brigantine NWR through Jun 8. The bird has been frequenting the impoundment side of the beginning of the south dike. Other birds reported at Brig Jun 6 were YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, VIRGINIA RAIL, 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 12 BANK SWALLOWS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and BLUE GROSBEAK along the upland portion of the wildlife drive. A late WHIMBREL and a CASPIAN TERN were noted Jun 8. High Point State Park/Worthington State Forest birds noted Jun 5-6 included the continuing RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near the bathhouse/Kuser Rd intersection at Lake Marcy; 8 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 4 COMMON RAVENS, AND 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS along Park Ridge/Sawmill Roads. Another CERULEAN WARBLER was found at Lusscroft Farm Jun 7. Also in Sussex County in the Wantage grasslands were a late migrant SOLITARY SANDPIPER at Unionville Marsh Jun 7, a singing VESPER SPARROW along Unionville Rd north of Wolf Pit Rd (DeLorme P. 19, D-24), and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and BOBOLINK along Hickory Rd just below Snover Rd. (DeLorme P. 19, F-22). Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap NRA breeders Jun 7 were an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK over Watergate Picnic Area, 3 Alder Flycatchers— one at the swamp the west side of Old Mine Rd and 2 at Van Ness Rd, 5 species of vireos, COMMON RAVEN, 5 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 3 WORM-EATING WARBLERS near Tillman Ravine, 8 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 25 HOODED WARBLERS, a singing KENTUCKY WARBLER at mile marker 11 just below the power line cut, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at the farmhouse just north of Van Campens Glen. The LAWRENCE’S WARBLER continued this week at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester; look for the bird in the fields before the parking lot at the center. Among the 11 species of shorebirds found at Sandy Hook Jun 8 were 10 PIPING PLOVERS, 8 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, 7 RED KNOTS, and 3 WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Most of the birds were found at the tidal cut east of the end of the fisherman’s trail at the north end. Birds noted at the Michael Huber Preserve off Sooy Place Rd in Burlington County Jun 6 were 4 BARRED OWLS, 4 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, 15 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 4 HOODED WARBLERS, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Grassland birds detected at Featherbed Lane in Salem County Jun 8 were NORTHERN BOBWHITE, several singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BOBOLINKS, and EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 4, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:10:43 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0906.04 * June 4, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Black Scoter Black-necked Stilt Caspian Tern Kentucky Warbler Mississippi Kite Red-necked Phalarope Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, June 4th, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, BLACK SCOTER, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, and SUMMER TANAGER. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - A WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed flying over Pond Creek Marsh on 5/29. The same or another was seen near a pond at the intersection of Shunpike and Stimpson Roads in West Cape May on 5/30, as well as flying over the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR the same day. Another WHITE-FACED IBIS was noted at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 6/1. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen from the Natural Lands Trust's "Peek Preserve," near Millville, on 6/3. Another MISSISSIPPI KITE was observed over West Cape May on 5/30. An AMERICAN AVOCET has been seen along the south dike at Brig/ Forsythe NWR this week, last reported on 6/2. 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were noted there on 6/1, as was a STILT SANDPIPER on 6/2. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was found at Heislerville WMA on 5/29, and continued through 5/31. 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen there as fly- overs on 5/30. 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and a CASPIAN TERN were there on 6/1. Breeding birds reported from Belleplain State Forest this week included KENTUCKY WARBLER and SUMMER TANAGER. A female BLACK SCOTER was seen at Cape May Pt. State Park on 6/4. WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were heard at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR and at Cape May Pt. State Park this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ***Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August.*** **In the coming days, East Lake Drive in Cape May Point (where CMBO's Northwood Center is located) will become a one-way street. Vehicles will only be able to travel west along the road, from Lighthouse Ave to Oak Ave.** *Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.* CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, June 4, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 14:21:44 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0906.04 * June 4, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + Swainson's Warbler + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher American Avocet Barred Owl Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Moorhen Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Northern Fulmar Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Piping Plover Red Knot Red-headed Woodpecker Semipalmated Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday June 4, 2009 with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The previously reported adult WHITE-FACED IBIS was observed again at Brigantine NWR Jun 1. A breeding plumage AMERICAN AVOCET was noted along the south dike the Jun 1-2. Other birds noted at Brig Jun 1 included 3 WHIMBRELS, 8,000+ SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 20 WHITE- RUMPED SANDPIPERS. A STILT SANDPIPER was noted in the southwest pool Jun 2. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was a "one day wonder" at Warinanco Park in Union County Jun 1. A SWAINSON'S WARBLER was discovered at Hamilton Veteran's Park in Mercer County May 28 along the red trail. No reports since. Sandy Hook had 10 RED KNOTS and 8 PIPING PLOVERS at the tidal cut near the end of the fisherman's trail May 31. Two CASPIAN TERNS were flyovers at Spermaceti Cove May 31. The hook hosted 14 species of warbler this week, including MOURNING WARBLERS daily from May 30-Jun 1 with a high of 4-5 on May 31. Three ALDER FLYCATCHERS were detected May 31 and 2 were singing near the rusty barn Jun 1. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was noted at the locust grove May 30 and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen along Raccoon Alley Jun 1. Two GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES were near the rusty barn May 31. Single LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were found at the Garden May 30 and along the Fisherman's Trail May 31. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Birds noted at a wetland restoration site in the Avenel section of Woodbridge off Omar Ave May 31 included a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and MOURNING WARBLER. Kearny Marsh East May 28 had 3 COMMON MOORHENS and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS just south of the 1E landfill. Two CASPIAN TERNS were noted at the DeKorte Environmental Center May 31. At the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester the LAWRENCE'S WARBLER continued this week in the field along the entrance road before the parking lot. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was detected there May 28. Stokes/High Point State Park birds May 30-Jun 1 included a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the junction of Kuser Rd and the bathhouse driveway in High Point, an ALDER FLYCATCHER at the intersection of Deckertown Pike and Sawmill Rd, 21 species of warbler including a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at the intersection of Rte 560 & Brook Rd and 5+ CERULEAN WARBLERS along Park Ridge Rd. A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was also viewed at the first parking lot on Flatbrook Rd opposite Brook Rd off Rte 560 May 30. Also in Sussex County was a calling LEAST BITTERN at Blair Creek Preserve in Stillwater Twp Jun 1. Birds noted along Old Mine Rd, Worthington State Forest, Delaware Water Gap NRA this week included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, an ALDER FLYCATCHER 8.1 miles north of Fairview parking area in the roadside marsh, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER near the farmhouse just north of Van Campens Glen, 10 CERULEAN WARBLERS, and several WORM-EATING WARBLERS. Allendale Celery Farm birds this week included a MOURNING WARBLER and PINE SISKIN May 30. Also there this week was BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. A NORTHERN FULMAR was photographed 10 miles southeast of Beach Haven May 29. Manahawkin WMA Jun 1 hosted BARRED OWL, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. Hawkins Rd in Burlington County had Hooded Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, and Worm-eating Warbler this week. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the toll attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor Center, Horseshoe Cove, Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, K-lot, and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 am and after 5 pm. If you arrive before 7 am an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. Note that with summer beach traffic and the reconstruction of the Sea Bright- Highlands bridge it is advisable to allow additional time to travel to and from Sandy Hook. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net . Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Warinanco Park From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:22:47 -0400 The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher discovered this afternoon by Cliff Miles at Warinanco Park was still present at 3:00 pm this afternoon when Hank and Karin Burk and I left it. I took some pictures and have posted two of them on the New Jersey Bird Records Committee site (www.njbrc.net) under "What's New." Warinanco Park is located in Roselle, Union County, at the border with Linden (Delorme p. 38, N-4). The flycatcher was catching insects in a patch of daisies at the southwest corner of the large pond off Saint Georges Avenue. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Linden From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:48:46 -0400 A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is being seen at Warinanco Park, in Union (Exit 13). Found at 12:30 today by Cliff Miles, it is still present as I write, per phone call from Bill Boyle. The bird is near the big pond, hawking insects by a field of daisies. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 28, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:28 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0905.28 * May 28, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Swainson's Warbler + White Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher American Golden-Plover Bay-breasted Warbler Black-headed Gull Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Golden-winged Warbler Gray-cheeked Thrush Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Louisiana Waterthrush Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Red Knot Ruffed Grouse Summer Tanager Tricolored Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday May 28, 2009 with reports of WHITE IBIS, SWAINSON'S WARBLER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. The adult WHITE IBIS continued this week at Great Swamp NWR through at least May 24. The has been seen from the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd looking north/upstream; from the "friends" blind at the wildlife observation center on Long Hill Rd; and in one of the two small ponds on New Vernon Rd in the field by a major curve between 8 and 9:30 am. Also at the swamp this week were 2 MOURNING WARBLERS near the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd May 23. A SWAINSON'S WARBLER was heard by multiple observers at Sandy Hook May 23. The bird was heard along raccoon alley north of Randolph Ave--no further reports. Also at the hook this week were multiple GRAY- CHEEKED THRUSHES, including a high of 4 birds May 24, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER May 23, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at K- lot May 22, and 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS May 24. LEAST BITTERNS continue at north pond. A free, detailed birding map is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. First-cycle BLACK-HEADED GULLS were found May 25 along Raritan Bay. One bird with a partial black hood was detected at South Amboy and another mostly basic plumage bird was noted at the Belford ferry terminal. A very rare spring PHILADELPHIA VIREO was photographed at Island Beach State Park May 23. Brigantine NWR sightings this week were of an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER May 23-24, 30-70 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS May 24-25, and 2-3 CASPIAN TERNS. Great Bay Blvd WMA hosted 100 RED KNOTS and 3 TRICOLORED HERONS May 24. Glassboro Woods breeders noted May 25-26 included PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, 3 KENTUCKY WARBLERS, several HOODED WARBLERS, and a SUMMER TANAGER. Duke Island Park in Bridgewater had a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER along the river path west of Robert Rd May 22. The Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center in Chester continues to host a singing male LAWRENCE'S WARBLER; also there this week were ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and HOODED WARBLERS. Birds noted along Old Mine Road in Worthington State Forest/Delaware Water Gap NRA this week included single GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS just north of Van Campens Glen on the west side of the road near a farmhouse, and near the fisherman's parking lot at the junction of Rte 560 and Brook Rd; and a KENTUCKY WARBLER was singing on May 23 near the Watergate Picnic area between the stone gate posts and the powerline cut between the road and the stream. Also noted this week in the Water Gap were RUFFED GROUSE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, MOURNING WARBLER, and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS. Breeding birds detected in Stokes State Forest/High Point State Park May 24 included multiple CERULEAN WARBLERS along Park Ridge and Sawmill Roads, WORM-EATING WARBLER and HOODED WARBLERS at Sunrise Mountain, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH at Steam Mill. Kearny Marsh hosted 6 LEAST BITTERNS and 7 COMMON MOORHENS May 26. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sandy Hook has no summer entrance fee for birding as long as you park in designated lots. Tell the toll attendant "you are birding and not parking in beach access lots." This allows you to park at the Visitor Center, Horseshoe Cove, Scout Camp, all Fort Hancock lots, K-lot, and SHBO. Fees are not charged before 7 am and after 5 pm. If you arrive before 7 am an attendant at the Ranger Station will give you a pass that allows you free access to all parking areas. Note that with summer beach traffic and the reconstruction of the Sea Bright- Highlands bridge it is advisable to allow additional time to travel to and from Sandy Hook. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. Please submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr, Warren NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 28, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 18:44:08 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0905.28 * May 28, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Black-bellied Whistling-Duck + Curlew Sandpiper + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Golden-Plover Black Rail Blackburnian Warbler Caspian Tern Grasshopper Sparrow Gull-billed Tern Iceland Gull Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Mourning Warbler Red Knot Roseate Tern Ruddy Duck Sandwich Tern Sooty Shearwater Surf Scoter - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, CURLEW SANDPIPER, SURF SCOTER, RUDDY DUCK, SOOTY SHEARWATER, LEAST BITTERN, BLACK RAIL, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, RED KNOT, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN TERN, ROSEATE TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were discovered on a private pond in Cape May Point on 5/26. This pond is also visible from the "dead-end" trail at the back side of Cape May Point State Park, though heavily shrouded in vegetation. The birds have not been re-found since the 26th. At least 1 CURLEW SANDPIPER continued at Heislerville WMA through at least 5/23. A SANDWICH TERN made a brief appearance on the "gull island," along the east path of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR, on 5/23. A ROSEATE TERN was in the same location on 5/28, as were 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS on 5/25. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS have been noted there throughout the week, and a LEAST BITTERN was noted along the east path several times this week. A SOOTY SHEARWATER was seen flying past the 2nd Avenue Jetty in Cape May on 5/26. A BLACK RAIL was heard at Jake's Landing on the evening of 5/23. An ICELAND GULL and a RUDDY DUCK were noted at Cook's Beach on 5/27, along with 2,000 RED KNOTS. Also in the lingering duck department were 3 SURF SCOTERS noted offshore of the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 5/25. MOURNING WARBLERS were found at CMBO's Northwood Center and at Cape May Point State Park on 5/27. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was at the Northwood Center the same day. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was noted at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 5/23 and 5/24. CASPIAN TERNS were also seen there this week. 4 KENTUCKY WARBLERS were noted along Sunset Road in Belleplain State Forest on 5/23. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was heard from the west side of the Beanery/Rea Farm on 5/23. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday - Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in place through the end of August. ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Swainson's Warbler (heard), Sandy Hook From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 16:11:27 -0400 NJBIRDS, I received a voice mail message from Scott Barnes who, while leading an NJAS field trip at Sandy Hook this morning, heard a SWAINSON'S WARBLER singing in the woods. As of 10 AM they had not yet been able to get a visual observation. The location was the intersection of the bike path with the "road to nowhere," in the area referred to as "Raccoon Alley," not far south of the Bird Observatory. Please check with the Observatory for further information if possible. My apologies for the posting delay; I wasn't near phone or computer myself today. Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 21, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 09:16:06 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0905.21 * May 21, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Curlew Sandpiper + Eurasian Collared-Dove + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Canada Warbler Dickcissel Grasshopper Sparrow Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Olive-sided Flycatcher Parasitic Jaeger Red Knot Sooty Shearwater Stilt Sandpiper Vesper Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, May 21, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, CURLEW SANDPIPER, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, SOOTY SHEARWATER, LEAST BITTERN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, RED KNOT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, PARASITIC JAEGER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WILSON'S WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and DICKCISSEL. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list/rarities or spectacles only) - 2 CURLEW SANDPIPERS continued at Heislerville WMA through 5/20. The AMERICAN AVOCET was last reported on 5/16. Multiple WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS have been present there throughout the week. Another male CURLEW SANDPIPER was found at Nummy Island on 5/20. No reports since. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was discovered at Brig/Forsythe NWR on 5/15 and continued through at least 5/17, last reported along the beginning of the south dike. 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were noted in the southwest pool at Brig on 5/20, and a STILT SANDPIPER was seen the same day. A EURASIAN-COLLARED DOVE was noted flying past the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 5/15. No reports since. Also at the Meadows this week were LEAST BITTERN, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a fly-by WHITE- WINGED SCOTER on 5/15, as well as a WILLOW FLYCATCHER singing along the west path on 5/20. A SOOTY SHEARWATER and 4-5 PARASITIC JAEGERS were noted from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry on 5/16. A very late YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was noted at Higbee Beach WMA on 5/16. Migrants noted at Higbee on 5/15 included WILSON'S WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER and a DICKCISSEL in the "tower" field. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen near the Higbee spillover lot on 5/20, and a LEAST FLYCATCHER was also noted the same day. Multiple GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and a VESPER SPARROW were again noted on 5/16 from the fields at Buckshutem WMA in Cumberland County (located off Buckshutem Road, west of the Millville Airport). Shorebird numbers increased along the Delaware Bay beaches this week. 800-1000 RED KNOTS have been seen during the incoming high tide at Reed's Beach during the past few days. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily through the end of May, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 21, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 21:11:49 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0905.21 * May 21, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + White Ibis + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) Alder Flycatcher Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Canada Warbler Cape May Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Cliff Swallow Common Nighthawk Grasshopper Sparrow Gray-cheeked Thrush Gull-billed Tern Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Red-shouldered Hawk Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager Tennessee Warbler Virginia Rail Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-throated Warbler - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, WHITE IBIS, BLACK-NECKED STILT, seasonal and local reports of interest. An adult WHITE-FACED IBIS was discovered at Brigantine NWR May 17, seen along the south dike a few hundred yards past the turn off to the gull pond tower. Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were found in the southwest pool near the turtle cove tower May 20. Also at Brig were 200 WHIMBRELS, 6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPER, and 8 GULL- BILLED TERNS. An adult WHITE IBIS appeared along the Passaic River at Great Swamp NWR May 19-20. Look for the bird from the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd; the bird has been frequenting the stand of dead trees upstream/north of the bridge. It was also viewed from the roofless blind at the end of the rightmost boardwalk trail off Long Hill Rd on May 20. Also in the swamp this week were RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, ALDER FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. Sandy Hook sightings this week were of LEAST BITTERN at north pond, 3 BLACK TERNS off the end of the fisherman’s trail May 16, a singing CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW pre-dawn at Gunnison Lot May 18, multiple OLIVE- SIDED FLYCATCHERS including 2 on May 18, ALDER FLYCATCHER near the maintenance building May 21, six BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS May 16, and SUMMER TANAGER at the road to nowhere May 20. An excellent flight on May 15 was highlighted by 22 species of warbler including TENNESSEE WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, 15 CANADA WARBLERS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT; CLIFF SWALLOW, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were on the Plum Island sandbar May 14. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Garret Mountain reports this week included several GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES, including 3+ on May 20, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. Halifax Rd in Mahwah hosted a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and 75 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS May 15; birds noted there May 17 were BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. The Allendale Celery Farm had 3 CLIFF SWALLOWS, MOURNING WARBLER, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW May 19. Sussex County sightings this week included a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Hillside Park in Andover May 19. Old Mine Rd in Warren County hosted an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER south of Millbrook Village near Van Campens Brook May 15 and a MOURNING WARBLER near the DePew Picnic Area May 18. Baldpate Mountain in Mercer County had a MOURNING WARBLER near the Pleasant Valley Rd entrance May 20. Also there were several HOODED WARBLERS, KENTUCKY WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (DeLorme P. 41, F-22). Birds noted at Six Mile Run this week were YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, and BLUE GROSBEAK. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: White Ibis at Great Swamp NWR From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:28:39 -0700 NJ Birds,   An adult White Ibis is currently being seen at Great Swamp NWR (afternoon 5/19).  The bird is being viewed from the closed bridge over the Passaic River on Pleasant Plains Rd.  Look north from the bridge; the bird is in the "Red-headed Woodpecker trees" visible at roughly 12 or 1 o'clock from the bridge.   White Ibis is a nearly annual vagrant to NJ but an adult bird inland in north Jersey in spring is very rare.    White Ibis is a review list species and details (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) is requested by the NJ Bird Records Committee.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: White-faced Ibis-Brigantine NWR From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 18:25:35 -0700 An adult White-faced Ibis was found at Brigantine NWR this afternoon (5/17) around 2:30 on a rising tide.  The bird was in the southwest pool a few hundred yards east of the road to the gull pond tower.   White-faced Ibis is a "Review List" species in NJ and details are sought by the New Jersey Bird Records Committee.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 14, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 23:23:15 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0905.14 * May 14, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Arctic Tern + Curlew Sandpiper + Swallow-tailed Kite + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Avocet Bay-breasted Warbler Black-necked Stilt Brown Pelican Bufflehead Cape May Warbler Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Dickcissel Glaucous Gull Grasshopper Sparrow Gull-billed Tern Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Duck Marbled Godwit Mississippi Kite Northern Pintail Red-headed Woodpecker Roseate Tern Sora Vesper Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Highlights this week include reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, SWALLOW- TAILED KITE, CURLEW SANDPIPER, ARCTIC TERN, NORTHERN PINTAIL, LONG- TAILED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, BROWN PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, SORA, COMMON MOORHEN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,and DICKCISSEL. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review list or very rare birds or spectacles only) - 3 SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were noted at the South Cape May Meadows on 5/11, a new high count for New Jersey. 2 CURLEW SANDPIPERS were found at Heislerville WMA in Cumberland County on 5/10. At least one continued through 5/14. At least 1 WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Beaver Swamp WMA in South Dennis on 5/7 and 5/9. 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS were there on 5/14. An ARCTIC TERN was noted during a passing storm at the South Cape May Meadows on 5/9. Other sightings from the Meadows this week included ROSEATE TERN, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at the "gull island" along the east path on 5/9, COMMON MOORHEN along the west path on 5/11, and a LEAST BITTERN along the east path on 5/12. The BLACK-NECKED STILT was last noted on 5/10. An AMERICAN AVOCET was discovered at Heislerville WMA on 5/12, and continued through 5/14. 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were also noted here on 5/14. At least 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were noted over the Beanery/Rea Farm between 5/9 and 5/10. Others were noted at Beaver Swamp WMA and Brig/ Forsythe NWR on 5/9. An excellent passerine flight on 5/8 was highlighted by CERULEAN, CAPE MAY and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS plus a WILLOW FLYCATCHER at Higbee Beach WMA. ALEAST FLYCATCHER was noted at Cape May Pt. State Park the same day. At least 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen on 5/10 around Cape Island, including 4 on a single tree at Higbee Beach WMA. A VESPER SPARROW was found at Buckshutem WMA, located on Buckshutem Road west of the Millville Airport, on 5/13. A DICKCISSEL and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were heard singing from the field next to the new development on Bayshore Road on 5/12. 2 BROWN PELICANS were seen flying past Cape May Pt. State Park on 5/13. A SORA was noted near Lighthouse Pond on 5/13. A MARBLED GODWIT has been seen sporadically on Thorofare Island, visible from Two Mile Landing. Lingering ducks in the past week included NORTHERN PINTAIL at the Coast Guard Ponds, LONG-TAILED DUCK near St. Peter's in Cape May Pt., and 2 BUFFLEHEADS at Shell Bay Landing. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 14, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 21:40:20 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0905.14 * May 14, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Black Brant + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern Bay-breasted Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Blue Grosbeak Canada Warbler Cape May Warbler Caspian Tern Chestnut-sided Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Common Merganser Common Moorhen Glaucous Gull Gray-cheeked Thrush Hooded Warbler Iceland Gull Kentucky Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Least Bittern Lincoln's Sparrow Little Blue Heron Little Gull Mississippi Kite Olive-sided Flycatcher Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Sandhill Crane Seaside Sparrow Summer Tanager Tennessee Warbler Virginia Rail Whip-poor-will Wilson's Warbler Winter Wren Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-throated Vireo - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday May 14, 2009 with reports of BLACK BRANT, SANDHILL CRANE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, LITTLE GULL, CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW, LAWRENCE'S WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, seasonal and local reports of interest. A BLACK BRANT was detected at Sandy Hook's Spermaceti Cove May 13. The RED-NECKED GREBE was last reported there May 12. Up to 3 LEAST BITTERNS were calling around north pond this week and 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS were flyovers near Horseshoe Cove May 8. Two MISSISSIPPI KITES were noted over the scout camp/raccoon alley area May 9. The COMMON MOORHEN remained in north pond through May 9. A VIRGINIA RAIL was noted at Plum Island May 11. Gull sightings of interest at the hook this week included first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULLS at north beach and Spermaceti Cove, 2 first-cycle ICELAND GULLS at the end of the fisherman's trail May 9, and a first-cycle LITTLE GULL at Horseshoe Cove May 13-14. Four CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOWS were heard at 8:35 pm around the Gunnison lot May 9 and a WHIP-POOR-WILL was calling at the hook May 12. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was found south of the scout camp May 8. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was near the Rusty Barn May 13. Among the 23 species of warblers noted at the hook this week were 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS May 12, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER near the rusty barn May 8, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Sparrows May 9 included 4 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, 10 SEASIDE SPARROWS, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Three PURPLE FINCHES were noted May 9. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Garret Mountain tallied 107 species May 9 including several BLACK- BILLED CUCKOOS, CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, 24 species of warbler including an impressive 12+ CAPE MAY WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Other species noted at Garret this week included 2 GRAY- CHEEKED THRUSHES, a late WINTER WREN May 11, and an "overshoot" male SUMMER TANAGER May 13. An excellent landbird fallout at Palmyra Cove Nature Park May 8 included YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, CAPE MAY WARBLER, 7 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 20 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 45 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, and 2 CANADA WARBLERS. Other birds noted over the weekend at Palmyra were LEAST BITTERN, COMMON MERGANSER, WILSON'S WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Sightings from Princeton Institute Woods/Rogers Refuge May 12 included a fly-over SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, and 14 species of warbler including BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was found at Halifax Rd in Mahwah May 13. Another Olive-sided Flycatcher was noted along Old Mine Rd in the Delaware Water Gap near Pompey Rd May 14. A SANDHILL CRANE flew past the Montclair Hawk Watch May 10. A LAWRENCE'S WARBLER continued this week at the Elizabeth Kay Environmental Center May 13. Rutgers Gardens had 17 species of warblers May 8 including a singing male KENTUCKY WARBLER. Two first-cycle LITTLE GULLS were observed at South Amboy May 11. Nearby at Conaskonk Point a first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL was noted May 12. More information about birding these sites can be found at www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO Two CASPIAN TERNS were noted a Wreck Pond May 13. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was a fly-over at the Danzenbaker Pool at Brigantine NWR May 11. Also in Atlantic County was a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER detected at Estelle Manor Park May 9. The bird was ca. 1.4 miles around the paved loop along the river. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, May 8, 2009 (WSB Edition) From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 12:07:08 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0905.08 * May 8, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Swallow-tailed Kite + White-faced Ibis + (Details requested by NJBRC*) Acadian Flycatcher American Coot American Kestrel American Pipit Bald Eagle Belted Kingfisher Black Rail Black Scoter Black Skimmer Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Blue-throated Vireo Bobolink Bonaparte's Gull Bufflehead Cattle Egret Cedar Waxwing Common Loon Common Moorhen Eastern Bluebird Eastern Meadowlark Gadwall Great Blue Heron Great Cormorant Gull-billed Tern Hairy Woodpecker Hooded Merganser Horned Lark Kentucky Warbler King Rail Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Gull Marbled Godwit Mississippi Kite Northern Bobwhite Northern Harrier Northern Pintail Parasitic Jaeger Pectoral Sandpiper Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Prothonotary Warbler Purple Sandpiper Red Knot Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruddy Duck Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Scaup Sp. Seaside Sparrow Snow Goose Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager Surf Scoter Virginia Rail Whimbrel Whip-poor-will Willow Flycatcher Wilson's Snipe Wood Duck Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-throated Vireo - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and southern Atlantic Counties , NJ Compilers: Don Freiday and Marleen Murgitroyde, 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 Friday, May 8, 2009. We remind all teams to respect private property and drive safely, and wish all the best of luck. For more info, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org (Recent Sightings); Twitter - CMBOBirds; and http://dvoc.org/WSB/WSB2009/ScoutingNotes2009.htm Rather than a conventional hotline, this week we feature news on many birds relevant to the World Series of Birding on May 9, some rare, some not. The list is in taxonomic order. All sightings below without dates are from the past week. Most come from the CMBO WSB swap meet held on May 7. Legend: SCCM - The Nature Conservancy Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge (aka South Cape May Meadows); CGP (Coast Guard Ponds along Ocean Drive between Cape May & Wildwood Crest (WWC); 2 Mi (Two Mile Restaurant off Ocean Drive) SNOW GOOSE - 2 pond on Rte 9 at CM County Park/ Zoo entrance; 5 at Forsythe, 5 at Featherbed (Salem) WOOD DUCK - scattered; Cove Pool (Mt. Vernon) GADWALL - CGP, Heislerville, SCCM, Forsythe, Bunker Pond, Cove Pool (Mt Vernon), BLUE-WINGED TEAL - SCMM, CGP NORTHERN PINTAIL - dozen at Forsythe; 5 CGP closest to WWC SCAUP - Forsythe (3 Greater; 5 Lesser) SURF SCOTER - 20 Reeds on 5/7 BLACK SCOTER - off shore Cape May Point BUFFLEHEAD - Stone Harbor; Forsythe, Shellbay, 2 Mi RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Shellbay; Sunset Lake WWC, Reeds, Heislerville HOODED MERGANSER - Pond at 4065 Bayshore Rd (S of Canal) RUDDY DUCK - Forsythe, Stimpson Island at end on 5/5 NORTHERN BOBWHITE - Hidden Valley audible from New England Road 5/8; James Moore Rd (Cumberland), Beaver Swamp; Forsythe RED-THROATED LOON - scattered COMMON LOON- 2 Mi, Sunset Lake WWC GREAT CORMORANT - Poverty Beach GREAT BLUE HERON - Nummy, Jakes, Willow Pond (Beanery) CATTLE EGRET - avg 7 around Stevens St, Bayshore Rd., Willow Pond (Beanery); Eastern Shore Nursing Home Rt 9 opposite Avalon Golf Course YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - Bayside at the end of 37th St in Avalon; Nummy,; Beanery WHITE-FACED IBIS (Adult) - Beaver Swamp Rd (7 PM 5/7) MISSISSIPPI KITE - Cape May 5/7 SWALLOW-TAILED KITE - continues around Beanery, Seagrove Ave., Stevens St., Magnesite Plant, Hawkwatch BALD EAGLE - Beaver Swamp with young on nest NORTHERN HARRIER - Jakes, 2 Mi (Male), Sunset Lake WWC, Tuckahoe, Bunker Pond, Magnesite Plant AMERICAN KESTREL - 5 James Moore (Cumberland), Robbinstown Rd, Cape May & Woodbine Airport PEREGRINE FALCON - Forsythe, Thompson Beach - check snags around box, Stone Harbor Blvd/Nummy BLACK RAIL - Jakes Landing, though not reported KING RAIL - Tuckahoe Rd at NW end dikes (not heard in several days) VIRGINIA RAIL - Cape May Point State Park dog leg at red trail; couple at Jakes COMMON MOORHEN - 3 SCMM east path near beach; 1 west of west path AMERICAN COOT - 1 SCMM, Heislerville PIPING PLOVER - SCCM enclosure BLACK-NECKED STILT - continues at SCCM west path on right of Plover Pond; may be hard to see WHIMBREL - Stone Harbor, Nummy, 2 Mi MARBLED GODWIT - 2 Mi - usual spot Thorofare Island (look diagonally left over railing) RED KNOT - Reeds Beach (a few); Nummy, Stone Harbor, 2 Mi, Cook's Beach PECTORAL SANDPIPER - 2 at 2 Mi, 3 Robbinstown Rd. PURPLE SANDPIPER - Sea Isle; 6 at Concrete Ship (look from Alexander not Sunset Blvd.), Reeds Beach (late in day) STILT SANDPIPER - 2 Mi near Marbled Godwit spot WILSON'S SNIPE - Cove Pool (Mt. Vernon) PARASITIC JAEGER - daily; scan off Cape May Point LITTLE GULL - Florida Ave/Miami Ave (Villas) BONAPARTE'S GULL - 3 Reeds Beach, CM Ferry terminal (Jetty end of Higbee), 19 Cooks Beach LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 3rd cycle around Cape May - SCMM Gull Pond (east path) GULL-BILLED TERN - Beaver Swamp, Forsythe, 1 SCMM CASPIAN TERN - Forsythe (5/4) BLACK TERN - SCMM Gull Pond (east path) - not recently BLACK SKIMMER - Forsythe, Heislerville, fly-by SCMM COMMON NIGHTHAWK - Magnesite Plant, SCMM CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW - Hidden Valley, Jakes WHIP-POOR-WILL - Jakes, Belleplain (near Field Office) RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - feeders at CMBO Goshen, Alexander Ave (CM Point), 152 Stevens; Belleplain BELTED KINGFISHER - Cove Pool (Mt Vernon), Lake Lily (CMBO Northwood), Heislerville RED-HEADED WOODPECKER - 2 Cape May Point State Park (red trail); Villas WMA (Ponderlodge), Ackley Rd (Dividiing Creek), on fence post between 47 & 50th St along Dune Drive Avalon. Pair at Tamerlane Camp Ground, Rt 9/Walnut St.- Oceanville (You must stop at the campground office and get permission before entering this campground. Thank them for allowing access & obey posted speed limit - 5 mph) YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - Villas WMA (near parking area) HAIRY WOODPECKER - Sunset Bridge Belleplain, Villas WMA, Beanery ACADIAN FLYCATCHER - Belleplain (Sunset Bridge area) WILLOW FLYCATCHER - Higbee tower field 5/8/09 BLUE-THROATED VIREO - Cape May Point State Park Red Trail, Villas WMA YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - Weatherby Rd (power line cut) HORNED LARK - Cape May County & Millville & Woodbine Airports, Stevens St., SCMM BANK SWALLOW Mauricetown to Dividing Creek Rd just past Haleyville Rd - late house (private property - do not trespass) RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH - CMBO Northwood, Cape May Point State Park Red Trail RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - Cape May Point State Park EASTERN BLUEBIRD - Villas WMA, Belleplain, James Moore, Millville Airport, Tyler Rd, AMERICAN PIPIT - Rt 47 Sod Farm (Paper Mill Rd - Pg 72 B4 in DeLorme) CEDAR WAXWING - Cape May Post Office, Avalon Campground PROTHONOTARY WARBLER - Head of River Rd (near Peaslee WMA), Beanery (along train tracks) KENTUCKY WARBLER - Mauricetown near US Silica sign (Noble St); Snow Hill Rd (Cumberland); Pine Swamp Rd (Belleplain) SUMMER TANAGER - Belleplain: Sunset Rd (private property), Franks Rd (1/10th mi from Sunset, Pine Swamp Rd (near Sunset); Tracks at Rt 555; Weatherby Rd (RR tracks) SAVANNAH SPARROW - SCMM GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - Millville Airport (Buckshutem Rd past Motor Sport Complex; take left & STOP - retention basin - do not flush) SALT -MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW - BreeZee Lee Marina (Ocean Drive); 2 Mi, Jakes, Turkey Point, Forsythe SEASIDE SPARROW - Cooks & Reeds Beach, Goshen Landing Rd., WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - CMBO Northwood (at back feeder) BLUE GROSBEAK - Higbee 1st field, Beanery, Hidden Valley BOBOLINK - New England Rd; SCMM, Wilson Ave, Sumner Rd (Woodbine) EASTERN MEADOWLARK - end of Jakes Landing - scan across channel; across the road from CMBO Goshen - listen from parking lot (do not go on property) DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRESPASS OR IGNORE PRIVATE PROPERTY SIGNS. TIDES HIGH LOW Cape May / Nummy 852 A 236 P Reeds Beach 948 A 403 P Heislerville 1109 A 458 P Forsythe 1008 A 437 P Simon Lane provided the following important information about Great Swamp NWR: "Very High Water levels everywhere. After entering the Harding Gate and passing the 'Tower' ponds, the first spillway is 6ins deep in water. Coming out to Pleasant Plains in either direction is good. The track along the river on the L at the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains is very muddy and has water over-flowing 6ins+ deep. Don't even think about driving the track a little further back on the R before the bridge. The road between pools 3 and 3A down to the T at the river is fine, and you can turn at the T. The loop road around the river on the L is not passable to most vehicles. Water on the spillway is about a foot deep, and in my high 4WD, I almost regretted it! You cannot do a K turn at any point along this loop coming at it from ether direction, from either the T or the woods. Be warned, people get stuck every year, and I'm sure will do so tonight - no-one else wants to be trapped behind!! The overlook is pretty good this year. Good Luck - Simon Lane" Chatham NJ OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript * Birders are encouraged to submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 'report AT njbrc.net' or hard copy to 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, May 7, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 17:12:03 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0905.07 * May 7, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Eared Grebe + Green-tailed Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Pipit Bay-breasted Warbler Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Blackburnian Warbler Blue Grosbeak Bonaparte's Gull Bufflehead Canada Warbler Cape May Warbler Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Cliff Swallow Common Loon Common Moorhen Common Tern Forster's Tern Golden-winged Warbler Hooded Warbler Iceland Gull Kentucky Warbler Least Bittern Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Little Gull Northern Gannet Parasitic Jaeger Prothonotary Warbler Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-throated Loon Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Solitary Sandpiper Sora Summer Tanager Swainson's Thrush Tennessee Warbler Virginia Rail White-crowned Sparrow Wilson's Snipe Worm-eating Warbler 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 May 7, 2009 with reports of EARED GREBE, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, SANDHILL CRANE, LITTLE GULL, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. Most locations mentioned can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon Society Bookstores. An EARED GREBE was found off the seawall at Bayonne Park May 6. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was still present at feeders in Collingswood, Camden County May 3. Sandy Hook had 19-20 species of warbler on May 2 & 7 respectively, including TENNESSEE WARBLER, 6 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 4 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. An impressive 2-3 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were found along the "road to nowhere"/raccoon alley area May 7. Other birds at the hook this week included an alternate plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE at Spermaceti Cove May 2-7; 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS at the salt pond/north pond area, Least Bitterns at north pond and south pond, a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at the salt pond, all May 1; a COMMON MOORHEN at north pond May 6-7; an adult PARASITIC JAEGER off the Visitor's Center May 7; an immature ICELAND GULL on the beach at C- lot May 4; 7 BLACK TERNS off the end of the Fisherman's trail May 5; 4 AMERICAN PIPITS; LINCOLN'S SPARROW; 12 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS; and a BLUE GROSBEAK south of Gunnison Rd May 7. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. A first-cycle LITTLE GULL was present at South Amboy May 2-4 and a first-cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was there May 6. More information on birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html A "near-adult" NORTHERN GANNET was a great surprise at Spruce Run Reservoir May 3 and a Hunterdon County first. Also there that day was a RED-THROATED LOON. Other Spruce Run reports May 6-7 included up to 21 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 6 BUFFLEHEADS, 14 COMMON LOONS, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 FORSTER'S TERNS, and COMMON TERN. Garret Mountain had an excellent passerine migration this week; especially on May 2 with 24 species of warbler, both cuckoos, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and "hundreds" of ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. Among the warblers noted were TENNESSEE, WORM-EATING, BAY- BREASTED, and BLACKBURNIAN. Hofstra Park had 17 species of warbler including CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 5 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW May 3. Overpeck Creek May 4 had SUMMER TANAGER and CANADA WARBLER. A CAPE MAY WARBLER was noted there May 3. Great Swamp NWR hosted COMMON MOORHEN, SORA, and 5+ VIRGINIA RAILS May 2. An immature male SUMMER TANAGER was seen at the DeMott Ln crossing of the D&R Canal May 3. A SANDHILL CRANE was found in a detention basin off Rte 519 in Lopatcong Twp May 5. Also in Warren County many breeders were back on territory at Old Mine Rd/Worthington State Forest including YELLOW- THROATED VIREO, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, HOODED WARBLER, and CERULEAN WARBLER. Another SANDHILL CRANE was a flyover near the intersection of Hawkins Rd and Rte 528 in Jackson May 2. Also in Ocean County was a SHORT- EARED OWL May 2 seen along a dike at Manahawkin WMA. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER highlighted birds at Allaire State Park May 6. Sightings from Palmyra Cove May 2-3 included 3 LEAST BITTERNS, AMERICAN BITTERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and 12 species of warbler. Also in Burlington County was a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Bass River State Forest office May 2-4. The bird was visiting a suet feeder there. Franklin Parker Preserve near Chatsworth had SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, 10+ WILSON'S SNIPE, 9 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, and CLIFF SWALLOW. A KENTUCKY WARBLER returned to Hawkin Rd May 6. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email at sightings njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite in Cape May From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 12:04:33 -0400 I just got word that a Swallow-tailed Kite was seen over Higbee Beach at about 11:15 a.m. this morning, heading east. I don't have the name of the observer. Tom Reed found a Mississippi Kite over the Beanery shortly thereafter. In other news, Jessie Barry and Chris Wood just found a Dickcissel on the east side of the Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary (the former heron rookery) in Stone Harbor. Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Painted Bunting at the Beanery in Cape May From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:33:14 -0400 Adding to Bill Boyle's recent post about Mark Garland's female Painted Bunting at the Beanery/Rea Farm, the "Willow Pond," sometimes called the "Oxbow Pond," is the main pond along the dirt lane closest to Bayshore Road. Interestingly, a female Painted Bunting was seen in a private yard in Cape May a few days ago. Birders are reminded that the Rea Farm is private property but may be accessed by members of New Jersey Audubon Society or Cape May Bird Observatory, or by obtaining a pass from CMBO. Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Painted Bunting in Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:17:16 -0400 Mark Garland found a female Painted Bunting near the willow pond at the Beanery in Cape May this morning. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Say's Phoebe continues From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 10:37:20 -0400 Mike O'Brien reports that the Say's Phoebe was found again this morning, but this time at the dune crossing of the East path at the South Cape May Meadows (Nature Conservancy sanctuary). Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 30, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 07:26:47 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0904.30 * April 30, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Say's Phoebe + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) Acadian Flycatcher Barn Owl Black-necked Stilt Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Warbler Brown Pelican Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Tern Great Crested Flycatcher Hooded Warbler Mississippi Kite Red-headed Woodpecker Scarlet Tanager Stilt Sandpiper Summer Tanager Warbling Vireo Wood Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of SAY'S PHOEBE, SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, STILT SANDPIPER, COMMON TERN, BROWN PELICAN, BARN OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WOOD THRUSH, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, SCARLET TANAGER, and BLUE GROSBEAK. A SAY'S PHOEBE was found at the Cove Pool boardwalk, located at the end of Mount Vernon Avenue in Cape May, on 4/30. The bird continued through 3:00pm, usually in the dunes visible from the end of the boardwalk. A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen along Route 55 in Cumberland County, heading south from mile marker 35, on 4/27. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen about a mile south of CMBO's Center for Research & Education, circling above a field next to Route 47, on 4/28. A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at the South Cape May Meadows "plover pond," the pond between the Meadows and the beach, on 4/29 and 4/30. A newly-arrived COMMON TERN was also here on 4/29. A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at Higbee Beach on 4/26, as was CHESTNUT- SIDED WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Several RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS have been noted throughout the area, including Cape May Point State Park and Villas WMA, both on 4/26. One was near Lily Lake on 4/29. 2 BROWN PELICANS were seen off the Cape May Point State Park beach on 4/28. Perhaps the same duo was also seen from a Villas beach the same day. A STILT SANDPIPER was reported at Heislerville WMA in Cumberland County on 4/26. Both SCARLET and SUMMER TANAGERS were seen in Belleplain State Forest on 4/25. WORM-EATING WARBLERS, HOODED WARBLERS, BLUE-WINGED WARBLERSWOOD THRUSH were also located there the same day. Other arrivals this week included WARBLING VIREO, BLUE GROSBEAK, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER. A BARN OWL was heard at Turkey Point, Cumberland County on 4/24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, April 30, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:30:35 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0904.30 * April 30, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Bittern Barred Owl Bay-breasted Warbler Black-billed Cuckoo Blackpoll Warbler Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Brown Pelican Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Common Moorhen Common Raven Golden-winged Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Hooded Warbler Least Bittern Louisiana Waterthrush Nashville Warbler Orchard Oriole Palm Warbler Prairie Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Rusty Blackbird Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Sandhill Crane Solitary Sandpiper Sora Virginia Rail Warbling Vireo Whimbrel Wilson's Snipe Winter Wren Worm-eating Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-rumped 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 April 30, 2009 with reports of BROWN PELICAN, SANDHILL CRANE, CERULEAN WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations mentioned can be found in Bill Boyle’s “A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey” available at New Jersey Audubon Society Bookstores. Sandy Hook sightings this week included a BROWN PELICAN seen from both B-lot and on the fishing nets off SHBO, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Horseshoe Cove, and a COMMON RAVEN over the Migration Watch—all Apr 25. Seventeen species of warbler were recorded Apr 26 including 800+ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 40 PALM WARBLERS, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Other passerines migrants noted that day were 100 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS and 5 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. The BARRED OWL continues to call early in the day from Raccoon Alley/Scout Camp area. An AMERICAN BITTERN and a LEAST BITTERN were found at the salt pond Apr 29. The raptor count at the Sandy Hook Migration Watch now stands at 2,823 birds. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Reports from Garret Mountain this week included a flyover SANDHILL CRANE Apr 28 along with WINTER WREN, WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and PURPLE FINCH. Seventeen species of warbler were tallied Apr 28 including BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and PRAIRIE WARBLER. BLACK- BILLED CUCKOO was found along Wilson Ave Apr 29. Walker Ave wetlands in Wayne hosted an AMERICAN BITTERN and SORA this week. Hofstra Park Apr 26 had a CERULEAN WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Losen Slote Park in the Meadowlands district hosted 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 20 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, and 35 PALM WARBLERS Apr 26. Tenafly Nature Center had YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH Apr 27. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was noted there Apr 24. Celery Farm reports this week included 2 early BLACKPOLL WARBLERS Apr 27; VIRGINIA RAIL, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Hyper Humus WMA hosted AMERICAN BITTERN, VIRGINIA RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO Apr 25. Old Mine Road/Worthington State Forest Apr 26 had GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and HOODED WARBLER. Troy Meadows sightings this week included 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS, 3 VIRGINIA RAILS, 10 WILSON’S SNIPE, and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. Lord Stirling Park had 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS Apr 26. Rutgers Gardens Apr 27 had HOODED WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, WARBLING VIREO, and ORCHARD ORIOLE. Brigantine NWR featured AMERICAN BITTERN, VIRGINIA RAIL, 200 WHIMBRELS, and CASPIAN TERN Apr 26. Hawkin Rd in Burlington County had 4 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, 2 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, 7 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and 7 HOODED WARBLERS Apr 26. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email at sightings njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Say's Phoebe in Cape May From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:50:17 -0400 > From: Bill Boyle > Date: April 30, 2009 10:30:33 AM EDT > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Say's Phoebe in Cape May > > Bob Fogg called to report that a Say's Phoebe was found this morning > in Cape May. It is still being seen as of 10:20 am at the boardwalk > that begins at the west end of Mt. Vernon Avenue in Cape May. From > the traffic light at Sunset and Broadway in West Cape May, continue > on south on Broadway to Mt. Vernon (3 blocks) and turn right. Go two > blocks to the end of Mt. Vernon and scan for the bird from the > boardwalk. This is only the second spring record for this species in > NJ. > > > > Bill Boyle > How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Say's Phoebe in Cape May From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:30:33 -0400 Bob Fogg called to report that a Say's Phoebe was found this morning in Cape May. It is still being seen as of 10:20 am at the boardwalk that begins at the west end of Mt. Vernon Avenue in Cape May. From the traffic light at Sunset and Broadway in West Cape May, continue on south on Broadway to Mt. Vernon (3 blocks) and turn right. Go two blocks to the end of Mt. Vernon and scan for the bird from the boardwalk. This is only the second spring record for this species in NJ. Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 24, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:15:02 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0904.24 * April 24, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Swallow-tailed Kite + Yellow Rail + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Redstart Baltimore Oriole Black Skimmer Black-and-white Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blue-headed Vireo Broad-winged Hawk Cattle Egret Common Yellowthroat Eastern Kingbird House Wren Indigo Bunting Northern Parula Northern Waterthrush Orchard Oriole Ovenbird Prothonotary Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Short-eared Owl Snow Goose Whimbrel White-eyed Vireo Worm-eating Warbler Yellow Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Friday, April 24, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, YELLOW RAIL, SHORT-EARED OWL, CATTLE EGRET, and southern NJ first of spring arrivals of OVENBIRD, YELLOW WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, EASTERN KINGBIRD, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, RED-EYED VIREO, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, ORCHARD ORIOLE, HOUSE WREN, WHITE-EYED VIREO, BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, WHIMBREL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, INDIGO BUNTING, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, WORM-EATING WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and BLACK SKIMMER -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org- A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen Thursday, April 23 over the Beanery and Friday, April 24 over Cape May Point State Park. 2 YELLOW RAILS have been heard at Turkey Point, Cumberland County this week, most recently around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2009 just past the “dog leg.” A lingering SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Jake’s Landing Road on Saturday, April 18, 2009. CATTLE EGRET sightings include up to 4 in the vicinity of Bayshore Road and Stevens Street near the Beanery on Cape Island on Thursday, April 23 2009. A large egret roost has been forming at the Beanery every evening in recent days. The two SNOW GEESE are still present along Stevens Street through Friday, April 24 2009. OVENBIRD arrived at Belleplain Sate Forest on Friday April 17, 2009. Other sightings from Belleplain include YELLOW WARBLER,NORTHERN PARULA, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, and EASTERN KINGBIRD on Saturday, April 18, 2009, and BROAD-WINGED HAWK and AMERICAN REDSTART on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER and WHITE-EYED VIREO arrived at Higbee Beach on Friday, April 17, 2009. A RED-EYED VIREO was seen at the Cape May Point State on Saturday, April 18, 2009, part of a good flight there. Other State Park birds ON Saturday included BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, HOUSE WREN, INDIGO BUNTING and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. ORCHARD ORIOLE arrived in Goshen and Cape May on Tuesday, April 21 2009. Eight WHIMBREL were seen on Nummy’s Island on Saturday, April 18, 2009. A ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen at a feeder along Sea Grove Ave. in Cape May Point on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. An INDIGO BUNTING and a WORM-EATING WARBLER were found in Belleplain Sate Forest on Wednesday, April, 22, 2009. A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen at the Coral Ave. Dune Crossing in Cape May Point on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. A BLACK SKIMMER was seen at Jakes Landing Road on Saturday April 18, 2009. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory’s Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO’s Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, April 23, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:50:37 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0904.23 * April 23, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Brewer's Blackbird + Western Grebe + Yellow Rail + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern Bank Swallow Black-headed Gull Black-throated Green Warbler Blue-headed Vireo Brown Thrasher Caspian Tern Cliff Swallow Great Cormorant Hooded Warbler House Wren Iceland Gull Indigo Bunting Kentucky Warbler Least Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Orchard Oriole Pine Siskin Piping Plover Prothonotary Warbler Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rusty Blackbird Short-billed Dowitcher Short-eared Owl Sora Vesper Sparrow Virginia Rail Whimbrel White-crowned Sparrow White-eyed Vireo White-winged Crossbill Wood Thrush Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, April 23, 2009 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, GREAT CORMORANT, AMERICAN BITTERN, YELLOW RAIL, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, PIPING PLOVER, WHIMBREL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, CASPIAN TERN, SHORT-EARED OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW- BELLIED SAPSUCKER, CLIFF SWALLOW, WOOD THRUSH, KENTUCKY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, VESPER SPARROW, INDIGO BUNTING, BREWER’S BLACKBIRDS (POSSIBLE), RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and seasonal and local reports of interest. A WESTERN GREBE continues at South Amboy as of April 22. This is probably the same bird that has frequented the South Amboy/Sandy Hook/ Staten Island area the last few years. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was also present at South Amboy April 22. Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS were observed by the Sandy Hook migration watcher from the observation deck at the north end of the “Hook” on April 23. Two AMERICAN BITTERNS were around North Pond at Sandy Hook April 20 with one there April 22. April 18 on Sandy Hook provided two YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, a HOODED WARBLER, a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (rare on the “Hook”), and four RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, while April 20 featured three PIPING PLOVER and an ICELAND GULL. A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was photographed in a yard in Basking Ridge April 23. The Great Swamp NWR hosted a VESPER SPARROW by the Friend’s building on April 17. A VIRGINIA RAIL April 18 and Sora and an AMERICAN BITTERN April 19 were all heard calling from the Gazebo lot on Pleasant Plains Road.. A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was also present and calling at the latter location April 19. Another AMERICAN BITTERN was discovered at the Stahl Tract WMA in Bedminster April 17. A first of the season INDIGO BUNTING visited a feeder in Scotch Plains April 18 and four RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were noted at Troy Meadows April 17. Early was a WOOD THRUSH discovered at Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park (formally West Paterson) April 21. An AMERICAN BITTERN was present at the Allendale Celery Farm April 18 and 19 and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD April 19. PINE SISKINS continue at the feeders at Scherman-Hoffman Sanctuary in Bernardsville. The Princeton Institute Woods hosted a HOODED WARBLER April 19. A male and two female BREWER’S BLACKBIRDS were reported in a fenced field near the iron bridge on Kingtown Road in Pittstown April 19. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR hosted two CASPIAN TERNS and a KENTUCKY WARBLER April 18. A CLIFF SWALLOW was discovered among a large flock of swallows at the Gull Pond there as well as 35 WHIMBREL and the first of season SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and LEAST SANDPIPERS. A RED- HEADED WOODPECKER was photographed in a backyard in Egg Harbor Township April 22 and a CASPIAN TERN frequented a pond near the Galloway Township Library also April 22. A YELLOW RAIL returned to Turkey Point in Cumberland County again this year on April 18 and was heard calling 0.7 miles down Turkey Point Road. A VIRGINIA RAIL was also present calling there. Two PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were singing at Glassboro Woods April 17. In the category of birds on the move or arriving this week include: RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BANK SWALLOW, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WHITE-EYED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, BROWN THRASHER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, ORCHARD ORIOLE, WHITE- CROWNED SPARROW and PURPLE FINCH. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 16, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:27:46 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0904.16 * April 16, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black-headed Gull Broad-winged Hawk Green Heron Iceland Gull Little Blue Heron Pileated Woodpecker Prothonotary Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, PILEATED WOODPECKER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, ICELAND GULL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, LITTLE BLUE HERON, GREEN HERON, and PROTHONATARY WARBLER. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org- A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen on Monday, April 13, 2009 at The Nature Conservancy’s Cape Island Creek Preserve. At least 11 species of raptors, not including the vultures, were south of the Cape May Canal this day. A PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen flying south near the junction of Bayshore Road and Stevens Street in Cape May on Friday, April 10, 2009. Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS were seen at East Point Light, Cumberland County on Wednesday, April 15 2009. A first cycle ICELAND GULL was seen at Stone Harbor Point on Saturday, April 11, 2009. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen at the South Cape May Meadows on Monday, April 13, 2009, an apparent first-of-season for Cape May County. An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was also seen there on the same day. A GREEN HERON was recorded over a yard in Cape May on Saturday, April 11, another apparent arrival for Cape May County. A returning PROTHONATARY WARBLER was seen in Dividing Creek in Cumberland County on Thursday, April 9, 2009. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory’s Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO’s Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, April 16, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:37:09 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0904.16 * April 16, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Western Grebe (probable) + Brewer's Blackbird + Swallow-tailed Kite + (Details requested by NJBRC) Bank Swallow Bonaparte's Gull Broad-winged Hawk Caspian Tern Common Moorhen Common Raven Iceland Gull Little Gull Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Shoveler Palm Warbler Pine Siskin Piping Plover Purple Finch Red-headed Woodpecker Ruddy Duck Rusty Blackbird Sandhill Crane Vesper Sparrow Whimbrel Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the NJ Audubon Society for Thursday, April 16, 2009 with reports of "WESTERN-TYPE" GREBE, AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, COMMON MOORHEN, SANDHILL CRANE, PIPING PLOVER, WHIMBREL, LITTLE GULL, ICELAND GULL, CASPIAN TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, COMMON RAVEN, BANK SWALLOW, WINTER WREN, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, VESPER SPARROW, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PURPLE FINCH, PINE SISKIN and seasonal and local reports of interest. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or "report AT njbrc.net." Five LITTLE GULLS were discovered at South Amboy April 11 in a large flock of BONAPARTE'S GULLS, while an immature ICELAND GULL April 12 and a distant WESTERN-type GREBE April 14 were also observed there. Eleven PIPING PLOVER were present at Sandy Hook April 9. A SANDHILL CRANE was present in Wantage along Quarry Road near the Black Dirt Marsh, April 10; while up to ten RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were noted at the Allendale Celery Farm April 11 and 13. The COMMON RAVEN was tallied at Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park (formally West Paterson) April 11 to 13. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, WINTER WRENS, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, PALM WARBLERS, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were also observed there this week The RED- HEADED WOODPECKER at the Great Swamp NWR was last reported along Pleasant Plains Road April 9. Mehrhof Pond in Little Ferry was home to 400 RUDDY DUCKS and 120 NORTHERN SHOVELERS April 10. Please be aware of private property issues when birding this location. Four LITTLE GULLS were discovered at Spruce Run Reservoir April 10 and only remained there for about an hour. They were visible from the lot accessed by taking the first right turn after the toll station. A VESPER SPARROW was also present at the same location April 10 to 15. A BANK SWALLOW was observed over the Delaware River near Milford April 12. PINE SISKINS have continued to frequent north Jersey feeders for the last three months with over 100 still present at the Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuaries in Bernardsville. A singing LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH is also present there along the river trial. Individual PURPLE FINCHES were noted at feeders in West Windsor April 11 and Highland Park April 15. Three BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS continue near Salem off Freas Road April 11, while Mannington Marsh hosted two COMMON MOORHENS and a flyover SANDHILL CRANE April 11. Four WHIMBREL were discovered at Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR April 15, while a CASPIAN TERN was noted there earlier in the week. A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was observed over the TNC's Cape Island Preserve east of Broadway in Cape May April 13. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite in Cape May From: "Donald P. Freiday" <don.freiday AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:13:56 -0400 I just learned that Jason Guerard had a Swallow-Tailed Kite at TNC's Cape Island Preserve, east of Broadway in Cape May. This was at about 12:20 p.m. today. This was at least the ninth raptor species (not counting the two vultures) seen in Cape May this morning thanks to the northwest winds. Don -------------------------------------------------- Donald P. Freiday Director of Birding Programs New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory 600 Route 47 North Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 861-0700 voice (609) 861-1651 fax don.freiday AT njaudubon.org www.birdcapemay.org www.njaudubon.org How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 9, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:43:26 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0904.09 * April 9, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Black-and-white Warbler Brown Creeper Brown Pelican Cattle Egret Chimney Swift Cliff Swallow Golden-crowned Kinglet Hooded Warbler Least Sandpiper Purple Martin Red-headed Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird Savannah Sparrow Short-eared Owl Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Whip-poor-will Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of BROWN PELICAN, ‘IPSWICH’ SAVANNAH SPARROW, SHORT-EARED-OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, and reports of returning YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, CATTLE EGRET,SPOTTED SANDPIPER,SOLITARY SANDPIPER,LEAST SANDPIPER, WHIP-POOR-WILL,CHIMNEY SWIFT,RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, PURPLE MARTIN, CLIFF SWALLOW, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and HOODED WARBLER, and an announcement about the closure of Cape May Bird Observatory’s Center for Research and Education in Goshen. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org- An apparent first of season juvenile BROWN PELICAN was seen off Stone Harbor Point on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Also there the same day was an ‘IPSWICH’ SAVANNAH SPARROW. 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS continue at Jake’s Landing through Wednesday, April 8 2009. 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Villas WMA through Sunday, April 5, 2009, along with 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS and BROWN CREEPER. Following are some apparent first-of-season reports from southern New Jersey this week: YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - April 5, 2009 at Avalon. CATTLE EGRET - April 6, 2009 at the Beanery/Rea Farm. SPOTTED SANDPIPER - reported April 8, 2009 at Beaver Swamp WMA. SOLITARY SANDPIPER - April 5, 2009 at the Beanery/Rea Farm. LEAST SANDPIPER - April 4, 2009 at the South Cape May Meadows. WHIP-POOR-WILL - April 8, 2009 at Jake’s Landing Road. RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - April 4, 2009 at Leesburg, Cumberland County. PURPLE MARTIN - March 31, 2009 at Villas WMA, with scouts now throughout Cape May County, including several at nest colony inGoshen on Monday, April 6, 2009. CLIFF SWALLOW - April 4, 2009 at the South Cape May Meadows. BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER - April 6, 2009 in Cape May Court House. HOODED WARBLER - April 8, 2009 at Belleplain State Forest at the campground intersection. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory’s Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO’s Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, April 9, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:25:32 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0904.09 * April 9, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Bohemian Waxwing + Brewer's Blackbird + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Kestrel Bald Eagle Black-headed Gull Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Glaucous Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Blue Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Gannet Northern Harrier Northern Parula Palm Warbler Pine Siskin Pine Warbler Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Sandhill Crane Summer Tanager Vesper Sparrow Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for April 9, 2009 with reports of BOHEMIAN WAXWING, BREWER’S BLACKBIRDS, SANDHILL CRANE, SUMMER TANAGER, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations mentioned can be found in Bill Boyle’s “A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey” available at New Jersey Audubon Society Bookstores. Four BREWER’S BLACKBIRDS continued this week in the pasture along Freas Rd off Rte 49 South of Pennsville Apr 5. Also in Salem County that day was a CATTLE EGRET along Compromise Rd, several LITTLE BLUE HERONS, and 3-4 SANDHILL CRANES at the Rte. 45 bridge over Mannington Marsh. Brigantine NWR reports this week were of a RED-NECKED GREBE and a CASPIAN TERN Apr 6. A SUMMER TANAGER was an unusual “overshoot” migrant at a Belmar residence Apr 5. The elusive BOHEMIAN WAXWING was observed again at Sandy Hook Apr 7 at the east end of the scout camp. Other hook sightings this week included a good hawk flight Apr 4 that included 93 AMERICAN KESTRELS and 33 NORTHERN HARRIERS. Thirty-eight RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were tallied Apr 8. Nine species of gulls at the hook Apr 4-5 included a first-cycle BLACK-HEADED GULL off SHBO, first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL at north beach pavilion, first-cycle ICELAND GULL at C-lot, and a first- cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Spermaceti Cove. Other migrants at the hook this week included 400 NORTHERN GANNETS in the bay off SHBO, an AMERICAN BITTERN at north pond, a CASPIAN TERN north of Horseshoe Cove, and a NORTHERN PARULA. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the bird sightings log there for daily reports. A RED-NECKED GREBE was a nice find at Prospertown Lake in Jackson Apr 4. An adult alternate-plumaged BLACK-HEADED GULL was detected at South Amboy Apr 7. An ICELAND GULL was noted near the mouth of Cheesequake Creek Apr 4. More information about birding here can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html At New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman-Hoffman Sanctuary in Bernardsville 150 PINE SISKINS and a flyover BALD EAGLE were noted April 4. A WINTER WREN was there Apr 5. Nearby at Great Swamp NWR a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still present near the closed bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd Apr 8. Garret Mountain reports this week included 2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS Apr 7, 15 PINE WARBLERS, 18 PALM WARBLERS, and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH Apr 8. Spruce Run Reservoir had 39 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS Apr 5 and a VESPER SPARROW near the entrance Apr 8. Also there this week were 1-2 RED-THROATED LOONS. The Allendale Celery Farm hosted an early LITTLE BLUE HERON Apr 5. Also in Bergen County was a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at White’s Pond in Waldwick the same day. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email at sightings njaudubon.org Thanks for calling and reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Bohemian Waxwing, Sandy Hook From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:56:43 -0700 NJ Birds,   The Bohemian Waxwing was seen again today (4/7) by SHBO Associate Naturalist Tom Boyle.  The bird was viewed by itself at the east (back) end of the Scout Camp near the cul-de-sac and flag pole in the late morning.   This represents the second record for an April Bohemian Waxwing in the state.  The first April Bohemian Waxwing was an individual at Flemington Junction, Hunterdon County 10-22 April 1962.   Also of note, an adult alternate-plumage Black-headed Gull was detected among 800 Bonaparte's Gulls at South Amboy this afternoon (4/7).  More information about birding at South Amboy can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 2, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:34:57 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0904.02 * April 2, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Bittern Barn Swallow Black Scoter Black-crowned Night-Heron Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Phoebe Glossy Ibis Great Egret Iceland Gull King Eider Laughing Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Blue Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Gannet Northern Parula Red-necked Grebe Royal Tern Yellow-throated Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and southern Atlantic Counties , NJ Compilers: David Lord and Don Freiday, 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, April 2, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of KING EIDER, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL,ROYAL TERN, RED- NECKED GREBE, and AMERICAN BITTERN; seasonal arrivals of NORTHERN PARULA, LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, GLOSSY IBIS, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and BARN SWALLOW; reports of interest involving EASTERN PHOEBE, NORTHERN GANNET, LAUGHING GULL, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GREAT EGRETS, and BLACK SCOTER; and an announcement about the closure of Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education in Goshen. For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org 3 KING EIDERS were flybys off Cape Island on Tuesday March 31, 2009. An immature ICELAND GULL and an arriving ROYAL TERN were seen at the Concrete Ship on Sunday, March 29, 2009. Two RED-NECKED GREBES continued off the Cape May Convention Center April 1, 2009. An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Concrete Ship on Saturday, March 28, 2009. The same or another was on the south jetty of the Cape May Canal the same day. An early male NORTHERN PARULA was seen at the Villas WMA on March 31, 2009. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS arrived with sightings at Cove Pool in Cape May on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, and Belleplain State Forest on Wednesday April 1, 2009. Belleplain State Forest also had newly arrived YELLOW- THROATED WARBLERS on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the latter being the same date as last year. EASTERN PHOEBE, already reported elsewhere, returned to Belleplain on Friday, March 27, 2009. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen from Sunset Beach on Tuesday, March 31 2009. Arriving BARN SWALLOWS include one at Norbury's Landing on Sunday, March 29, 2009, and two at the South Cape May Meadows on Monday March 30, 2009. NORTHERN GANNETS have been staging in Delaware Bay and around Cape May Point. Best viewing has generally been from Sunset Beach in Cape May Point. Estimates of 50 to 100 per minute were seen passing at various spots along the Delaware Bay on Saturday, March 28, 2009, and Sunday, March 29, 2009. A Flock of 600 resting on the water was seen from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry on Saturday March 28, 2009. Flocks of LAUGHING GULLS totaling 400 birds were seen flying over the South Cape May Meadows on Monday, March 30, 2009. An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen there the same day. 30 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were seen at Heislerville WMA on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. 57 GREAT EGRETS were at the Dennisville Lake roost along Route 47 on Wednesday, April 1 2009. Finally, a male BLACK SCOTER was out of place on Lily Lake in Cape May Point on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen will be closed to the public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript *Birders are encouraged to submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 'report AT njbrc.net' or hard copy to 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, April 2, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:10:04 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0904.02 * April 2, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Brewer's Blackbird + (Details requested by NJBRC) Bald Eagle Barn Swallow Blue Grosbeak Blue-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull Common Eider Common Raven Common Redpoll Eastern Phoebe Fox Sparrow Glaucous Gull Glossy Ibis Greater White-fronted Goose Harlequin Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Gull Northern Goshawk Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Red-breasted Merganser Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Ross's Goose Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl Snow Goose Winter Wren Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday April 2 with reports of BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, LITTLE GULL, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon Society Bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. Five BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS were found in Pennsville, Salem County Mar 28. The flock (2 males and 3 females) was seen feeding in the cow pasture near the intersection of West Supawna Rd and Freas Rd off Rte 49. Three BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS (2 males and a female) were found in the same location Mar 29 (DeLorme P. 60, H-13). Mannington Marsh continued to host high numbers of dabbling ducks over the weekend, and at Featherbed Lane near Sharptown a ROSS'S GOOSE and GREATER WHITE- FRONTED GOOSE were gleaned from the SNOW GOOSE flock there Mar 29. Fifteen RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were noted at the Pedricktown causeway Mar 29. A LITTLE GULL was found at Spruce Run Reservoir Apr 1 in a flock of 25 BONAPARTE'S GULL at the fishing pier. Also at Spruce Run Reservoir this week were 86 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and a first-cycle ICELAND GULL Mar 28. A different ICELAND GULL was at the boat launch there Mar 30. A belated report of 150 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS was received from Spruce Run on Mar 26. A RED-NECKED GREBE was noted there Mar 29. A female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was on Round Valley Reservoir Mar 29. Great Swamp NWR continued to host a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near the heronry overlook and had a flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS this week. A juvenile NORTHERN GOSHAWK was observed there Mar 29-30. Garret Mountain had an influx of early spring migrants including 12 EASTERN PHOEBES and 10 FOX SPARROWS Mar 29. Also noted at Garret this week were COMMON RAVEN, WINTER WREN, PINE WARBLERS, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. Birds noted at South Amboy Mar 29 included 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BALD EAGLE, and a third-cycle LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Sandy Hook sightings this week included an early "overshoot" BLUE GROSBEAK near the parking area at the visitor's center Mar 29 and a fly-over COMMON REDPOLL at the hawkwatch Mar 31. New arrivals at the hook this week included GLOSSY IBIS, BARN SWALLOW, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and an early PRAIRIE WARBLER Mar 31 along the road to F- lot. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Barnegat Light State Park hosted a male COMMON EIDER, 30+ HARLEQUIN DUCKS, RED-NECKED GREBE, and a GLAUCOUS GULL Mar 28. A SHORT-EARED OWL was found at Mercer County Park Northwest near the Cold Soil Rd entrance Mar 29. An extremely early PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was heard calling at Winlsow WMA in Camden County Apr 1. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Little Gull at Spruce Run From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:56:04 -0400 Rich Kane called to report a Little Gull in a flock Bonaparte's, seen from the fishing pier at Spruce Run at 1:45 pm. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 27, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:41:40 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.27 * March 27, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Bittern Blue-winged Teal Great Egret Horned Lark Northern Gannet Piping Plover Red-necked Grebe Red-throated Loon Short-eared Owl - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Friday, March 27, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of RED-NECKED GREBE, and seasonal reports of interest including SHORT- EARED OWL BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN BITTERN, PIPING PLOVERS, GREAT EGRETS, RED-THROATED LOONS, NORTHERN GANNETS, SCOTERS and HORNED LARK. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org- 2 RED-NECKED GREBES were found off the Convention Center beach in Cape May City on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. SHORT-EARED OWLS are still being seen throughout the region, including two at Tuckahoe WMA on Sunday, March 22, 2009, and three at Jakes Landing Road on Tuesday March, 24 2009. 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and AMERICAN BITTERN were at the Cape May Meadows on Friday, March 20, 2009. Up to 6 PIPING PLOVERS have been on the beach at Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows this week. RED-THROATED LOONS, NORTHERN GANNETS, and SCOTERS continue to stage at the mouth of the Delaware Bay. 24 GREAT EGRETS were seen flying past the Concrete Ship in Cape May Point on Friday, March 27, 2009. HORNED LARKS were displaying at Bay Point Road in Cumberland County on Sunday March 22, 2009. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******CMBO Bookstore APRIL HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through SATURDAY, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays.****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 26, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:06:58 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.26 * March 26, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Bohemian Waxwing + Brewer's Blackbird + Green-tailed Towhee + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Robin Barred Owl Blue-winged Teal Brown Creeper Cedar Waxwing Common Eider Eastern Meadowlark Eurasian Green-winged Teal Fox Sparrow Golden Eagle Harlequin Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Duck "Nelson's Gull" (Herring x Glaucous)( Northern Bobwhite Northern Rough-winged Swallow Piping Plover Purple Finch Purple Sandpiper Red-breasted Merganser Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Virginia Rail White-winged Crossbill Willet Winter Wren - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday March 26, 2009 with reports of BOHEMIAN WAXWING, GREEN- TAILED TOWHEE, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. The BOHEMIAN WAXWING was detected briefly at the north end of the South Beach Dune Trail Mar 21. The bird was in an AMERICAN ROBIN and CEDAR WAXWING flock. Other birds noted at the hook Mar 21-22 included 18 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, a calling VIRGINIA RAIL at north pond, BARRED OWL along Raccoon Alley, 6 FOX SPARROWS, 10 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, and PURPLE FINCH. A RED-NECKED GREBE was reported Mar 23. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was still visiting the feeders at 1147 Mansion Ave in Collingswood, Camden County through Mar 22. Birders are welcome to visit; please use common sense and discretion. Walk to the backyard on the left side and the house and watch for the bird at the feeders and the shrubs on the left. Four BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS were found at Pennsville, Salem County Mar 23. The birds (two males & two females) were in the cattle field along Freas Road off Rte 49 (DeLorme P. 60, H-13). Sussex County reports this week were of 1-2 RED-NECKED GREBES at Swartswood Lake Mar 20-25 and an adult GOLDEN EAGLE soaring over Yard's Creek Reservoir Mar 24. Three RED-NECKED GREBES were found on Split Rock Reservoir in Rockaway Mar 23. The COMMON TEAL continues this week at the DeKorte Environmental Center in Lyndhurst. The bird was in the small pond adjacent to the entrance near the railroad tracks. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was over Secaucus Mar 24. Early spring migrants at Garret Mountain Mar 24 included 3 BROWN CREEPERS, WINTER WREN, and 7 FOX SPARROWS. Great Swamp NWR hosted an immature GOLDEN EAGLE at Pleasant Plains Road Mar 22. The adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was there that day as well. Also at the swamp Mar 23 were 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 3 RED- SHOULDERED HAWKS, and BARRED OWL. Hunterdon County reports this week were of LONG-TAILED DUCK at Round Valley Reservoir; RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 2 RED-THROATED LOONS, ICELAND GULL, and a NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at Spruce Run Reservoir, all Mar 20-22. An immature ICELAND GULL and 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at Spruce Run Mar 26. A first-year "Nelson's Gull" (hybrid HERRING GULL X GLAUCOUS GULL) was found at South Amboy Mar 20. The COMMON TEAL was seen again at the 4th pond at Lake Takanassee Mar 21. In western Monmouth County a RED-THROATED LOON was found on Lake Assunpink Mar 21. A SHORT-EARED OWL was noted at Mercer County Park Northwest (the pole farm) Mar 22. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was found along Rte 72 at Cedar Bonnet Island Mar 22. Barnegat Light State Park hosted a female COMMON EIDER, 30 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, RED-NECKED GREBE, PIPING PLOVER, and PURPLE SANDPIPERS Mar 23. Two RED-NECKED GREBES were there Mar 21. Brigantine NWR continued to host 2-9 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in the pines near the refuge headquarters through Mar 21. Other birds noted at Brig this week included 2 REDHEADS and 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS Mar 19; a NORTHERN BOBWHITE was seen along the upland portion of the wildlife drive and an early WILLET was detected Mar 21. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Monk Parakeet in New Jersey From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:23:01 -0400 New Jersey Birders, At the Spring 2008 meeting of the New Jersey Bird Records Committee, March 22, 2009, the committee voted to add Monk Parakeet to the New Jersey State List. The population in Bergen County, which has been present for many years, has been growing and spreading and is unlikely to be extirpated by natural causes. A second, smaller colony exists in Middlesex County. The committee would be interested in learning of other nesting colonies that exist outside these areas now or in the future. The purpose of the Bird Records Committee is to compile and maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of birds that occur or have occurred in New Jersey. More details are available on the committee's web site at www.njbrc.net. The site has information about NJBRC, the New Jersey State List of birds, the New Jersey Review List of birds for which the committee wishes to receive documentation of sightings, a form that can be used to submit reports, and other useful information about New Jersey's birds. Reports and photographs can be sent to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee, preferable via email to report AT njbrc.net, or regular mail to: Bill Boyle Secretary, NJBRC 14 Crown Drive Warren, NJ 07059 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 20, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:34:14 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.20 * March 20, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Oystercatcher Eurasian Wigeon Iceland Gull Northern Gannet Pine Warbler Red-headed Woodpecker Red-throated Loon Rusty Blackbird Snowy Owl Western 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: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Friday, March 20, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of SNOWY OWL, ICELAND GULL, EURASIAN WIGEON, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, and seasonal notes of interest on AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, SCOTERS, NORTHERN GANNETS AND PINE WARBLERS. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org - A SNOWY OWL continues at Stone Harbor Point, through Sunday, March 15, 2009, all the way at the tip of the point that day. Also at Stone Harbor Point were 7 WESTERN SANDPIPERS and numerous AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER pairs. An ICELAND GULL was seen in flight over the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, a.k.a. the South Cape May Meadows, on Friday, March 20, 2009. The female EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the Villas WMA on Sunday, March 15, 2009. Also at Villas WMA were 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS NORTHERN GANNETS, all three SCOTERS, and RED-THROATED LOONS are common and visible around Cape May Point, most especially at the Concrete Ship. PINE WARBLERS have arrived at several locations, including Jake’s Landing Road. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ******CMBO Bookstore MARCH HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. NOTE: CRE Days of operation have changed, The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through SATURDAY, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed SUNDAYs and Mondays thru the month of March ****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 19, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:43:57 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.19 * March 19, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Bohemian Waxwing + Green-tailed Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Pipit Canvasback Common Eider Common Redpoll Eurasian Wigeon Glaucous Gull Harlequin Duck Horned Grebe Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Pine Siskin Purple Sandpiper Redhead Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Tundra Swan White-eyed Vireo White-winged Crossbill - 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 March 19, 2009 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. The elusive WESTERN GREBE was detected off the Sea Bright municipal beach parking lot Mar 15. Also there was a RED-NECKED GREBE. The BOHEMIAN WAXWING was detected near the northwest corner of Gunnison lot at Sandy Hook Mar 15. Other Sandy Hook sightings this week included a RED-NECKED GREBE off the end of the fisherman's trail Mar 14-15 and 2 RED-NECKED GREBES off SHBO Mar 15. A first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL was among the gull flock at the end of the fisherman's trail Mar 14. Eight+ RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were noted Mar 14 over Battery Potter near the garden. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was found along the bike path south of SHBO Mar 14. A COMMON REDPOLL was gleaned from a small flock of PINE SISKINS near the park visitor center Mar 15. The Sandy Hook Migration Watch tallied 20 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and 35 RED- TAILED HAWKS Mar 18. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was still present Mar 19 in Collingswood, Camden County. Birders are welcome to visit, but please use discretion and common sense when there. The address is 1147 Mansion Ave, Collingswood NJ. Approach the backyard from the left-hand side of the house and look for the bird in the bushes along the left edge of the yard or under the feeders. North Shore reports were of 14 COMMON EIDERS and an ICELAND GULL in Deal Mar 15. A RED-NECKED GREBE was off Monmouth Beach the same day. More information about birding the north shore can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html A first-year ICELAND GULL was found at South Amboy Mar 15. For more information on birding this area see http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html Manasquan Reservoir had a pair of REDHEADS near the environmental center and a RED-NECKED GREBE off the causeway Mar 16. Burlington County reports this week included 38 CANVASBACKS, HORNED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, and 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS at Taylor's Refuge in Cinnaminson, 58 TUNDRA SWANS at Franklin Parker Preserve, and a RED- NECKED GREBE on the Delaware River in Riverton, all Mar 15. Barnegat Light hosted 28 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 100 PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and an ICELAND GULL Mar 18. Brigantine NWR continued to host a large CANVASBACK flock with some REDHEADS mixed in as well as 8 AMERICAN PIPITS Mar 15. Four WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen again at the ornamental pines near the refuge headquarters Mar 14. Spruce Run Reservoir had 15 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS Mar 16. Sussex County reports included 2 drake EURASIAN WIGEONS at Hyper Humus Marsh Mar 15; one bird was on pond # 2 and the other was on pond # 7; a map of these sites is available at www.sussexcountybirdclub.org . Two RED-NECKED GREBES were on Swartswood Lake Mar 16-18, with one remaining through Mar 19. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Grebe, Sea Bright From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:21:08 -0700 NJ Birds,   SHBO Associate Naturalist Tom Boyle located the "on-again-off again" Western Grebe today (Mar 15) off the municipal beach parking lot in Sea Bright around 1 pm.  Many birders have wondered if this Western Grebe was the same individual appearing on Staten Island's south shore this winter, covering a wide swath of bay and ocean.  Today's afternoon sighting of the Western Grebe off Wolfe's Pond Park on Staten Island seems to finally determine that two birds are present in the Raritan Bay/Sandy Hook Bay/Monmouth County seafront.   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 14, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:24:31 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0903.14 * March 14, 2009 - Birds Mentioned Cackling Goose Eurasian Wigeon Laughing Gull Lesser Yellowlegs Osprey Piping Plover Snowy Owl - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties , NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Saturday, March 14, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of SNOWY OWLS, EURASIAN WIGEON, CACKLING GOOSE, seasonal arrivals of OSPREY, PIPING PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and LAUGHING GULL, and an announcement about CMBO's Optics Sale March 14 and 15. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org - A male SNOWY OWL was seen at Stone Harbor Point, not far from the observation platform, on Thursday March 12, 2009. Another SNOWY OWL, or potentially two, appeared farther south in Cape May, with sightings Friday March 13 at 10:30 a.m. of a bird flying from the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge towards Cape May City, and perhaps the same bird discovered late on Friday on the beach near the Cape May Convention Center in Cape May City. The female EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the Villas WMA on Thursday March 12, 2009. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge a.k.a. the South Cape May Meadows on Thursday March 12, 2009. The vanguard OSPREY was reported over Cape May Court House March 5, and another OSPREY arrived at Jakes Landing Sunday March 8, 2009. PIPING PLOVERS arrived at Cape May Point State Park and Stone Harbor Point on Sunday March 8, 2009. Seven returning LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the South Cape May Meadows on Sunday March 8, 2009. Returning LAUGHING GULLS were seen last weekend at Cape May Point, the Cape May Ferry Terminal, and over Belleplain State Forest, with the first reports coming Friday, March 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO Bookstore MARCH HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. NOTE: CRE Days of operation have changed, The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through SATURDAY, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed SUNDAYs and Mondays thru the month of March. 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. Good luck and good birding! - End transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 12, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:16:35 -0400 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.12 * March 12, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barrow's Goldeneye + Bohemian Waxwing + Thayer's Gull + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Bittern American Pipit American Woodcock Black-headed Gull Blue-winged Teal Canvasback Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Common Raven Eurasian Green-winged Teal Eurasian Wigeon Fox Sparrow Glaucous Gull Harlequin Duck Horned Grebe Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Duck Northern Pintail Purple Sandpiper Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl Snow Goose Tundra Swan White-winged Crossbill - 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 March 12, 2009 with reports of BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, WESTERN GREBE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. The WESTERN GREBE appeared again off Pullman Ave in the Elberon section of Long Branch Mar 7. The bird was viewed off the end of Valentine Street in Monmouth Beach Mar 8. Other North Shore reports this week included the EURASIAN WIGEON at Silver Lake in Belmar through Mar 9; the COMMON TEAL at Lake Takanassee, REDHEAD on Lake Como Mar 7, two RED-NECKED GREBES off Deal Mar 7; an AMERICAN BITTERN at Wreck Pond Mar 7, and an adult ICELAND GULL was found at Allenhurst Mar 7-8; a first-cycle ICELAND GULL and an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were noted in Shark River Estuary Mar 9. Another "less-back" was on the Sea Girt parade grounds Mar 9. What was either a dark second- cycle Kumlien's Gull or pale THAYER'S GULL was noted at Shark River the same day. Two fly-over WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were heard over Pullman Ave Mar 9. More information about birding the northern part of the north shore can be found at www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/northshore.html The BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen briefly at Sandy Hook Mar 7; the bird was in the scout camp near site # 2. The female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continued in Horseshoe Cove with the COMMON GOLDENEYE flock through Mar 7. Other Sandy Hook sightings this week included a RED-NECKED GREBE off the visitor's center, a first-cycle BLACK-HEADED GULL in the bay off SHBO, 12+ AMERICAN WOODCOCKS at the scout camp--all Mar 7; 5 FOX SPARROWS and RUSTY BLACKBIRD were noted Mar 8. A hybrid Zonotrichia sparrow--probably a White-throated X White-crowned Sparrow, was seen near the wooden bridge at Horseshoe Cove Mar 8. A COMMON RAVEN was a fly-over at the scout camp Mar 11. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. Brigantine NWR Mar 7-8 hosted 50+ TUNDRA SWANS, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, EURASIAN WIGEON, 340 CANVASBACKS, 27 REDHEADS, AMERICAN BITTERN, 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS, and 5-8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in the pines near the visitor center Mar 7 only. A light-morph ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK was noted at Leed's Point Mar 8. Barnegat Light State Park had 30+ HARLEQUIN DUCKS, a RED-NECKED GREBE, and 30 PURPLE SANDPIPERS Mar 7. Burlington County reports this week include a male EURASIAN WIGEON in Mount Laurel through Mar 6. The bird was in a pond at the end of Goff Lane on Ramblewood Golf Course off Rte 73. A waterfowl flight at Palmyra Mar 8 included 1700 SNOW GEESE, 250 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 75 COMMON MERGANSERS, and 3 HORNED GREBES. A dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was detected at Amasa Landing Mar 8. Twenty WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted in Wharton State Forest Mar 7. Florence larids this week included 2 ICELAND GULLS and single GLAUCOUS GULLs Mar 5 & 9. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was gleaned out of a flock of 50 HORNED LARKS at Monmouth Battlefield State Park Mar 8. The birds were in a recently ploughed field at the corner of Wemrock Rd and Rte 522. Great Swamp NWR continued to host a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the heronry overlook through Mar 8. Six WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were observed at Echo Hill Park Mar 7. Other Hunterdon County reports this week were of LONG-TAILED DUCK at Round Valley Reservoir, an ICELAND GULL at Spruce Run Reservoir Mar 6, and 20 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS there Mar 7. Three REDHEADS were found on Mount Hope Lake in Rockaway Mar 10. NJ Meadowlands sightings this week included COMMON TEAL at the DeKorte Center, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and SHORT-EARED OWL. Six WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found in the spruce trees at Ringwood Manor Mar 8. In Sussex County a drake EURASIAN WIGEON was found at Hyper Humus on pond # 2 with a large flock of dabbling ducks. A birding map of Hyper Humus is available at www.sussexcountybirdclub.org Five WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were detected in Kittatinny Valley State Park Mar 7. The birds were in Norway spruces at the southwest corner of Lake Aeroflex near the Quonset hut. Nearby, 6 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found in Green Twp along Rte 517 near the "Welcome to Sussex County" sign the same day. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Grebe, Elberon From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:26:54 -0800 NJ Birds,   Linda Mack and I found the Western Grebe floating on the ocean off the end of Pullman Ave in the Elberon section of Long Branch this morning.  The bird was to the north of the street and near a group of Common Loons.   More information on this area is available at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May NJ, March 6 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:26:53 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.06 * March 6, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Oystercatcher American Woodcock Bonaparte's Gull Common Eider Great Egret Horned Lark King Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Gannet Osprey Peregrine Falcon Pine Siskin Redhead Snowy Owl White-crowned Sparrow - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties , NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Friday, March 6 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of SNOWY OWL, PEREGRINE FALCON, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, BONAPARTE' GULL, NORTHERN GANNET, REDHEAD, KING EIDER, COMMON EIDER, PINE SISKIN, GREAT EGRET, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, HORNED LARK, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, OSPREY, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and announcements about CMBO's Optics Sale March 14 and 15 and a change in hours at CMBO-CRE in Goshen. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org - The Stone Harbor Point SNOWY OWL was seen Thursday March 5 2009, perched on a dune southeast of the viewing platform at 5:50 p.m. A PEREGRINE FALCON was also seen there March 5. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Saint Mary's Jetty in Cape May Point on Sunday March 1 2009. On Friday March 6, several hundred BONAPARTE'S GULLS were there and a significant movement of NORTHERN GANNETS was flying out of Delaware Bay. Several thousand dark-winged SCOTERS continue there as well. 17 REDHEADS were seen at Forsythe NWR on Saturday February 28 2009. The hen KING EIDER continues at the 8th Street Jetty, Avalon as of Thursday March 5 2009. A COMMON EIDER was also seen there on Saturday February 28 2009. The eiders move around and are sometimes far offshore; it may be necessary to walk out on the jetty to see them. PINE SISKIN was reported at Cape May Point on Sunday March 1 2009. A GREAT EGRET is still hanging on at the "Ibis Pond" on the north side of Reeds Beach Road as of Saturday February 28 2009. An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was also present at the opening of Bidwell's Creek at the north end of Reed's Beach on February 28 2009. 9 HORNED LARKS were at the Beanery Monday, March 2 2009. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were reported along New England Road and at the TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge this week. A returning OSPREY was reported over Cape May Court House Thursday, March 5. With recent snow AMERICAN WOODCOCK have been quite visible in southern NJ. On Wednesday, March 4 2009, 18 to 20 American Woodcock were seen shoulder of Sunset Boulevard in Cape May. They have also been reported in scattered yards throughout Cape May County, and displaying along Reed's Beach Road and at Turkey Point, Cumberland County, both on Friday March 6, 2009. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO'S FOURTEENTH ANNUAL OPTICS SALE will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. The sale offers a large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new, and used optics priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. Shoppers must belong to NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you're not already a member. ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. NOTE: CRE Days of operation have changed, The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through SATURDAY, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed SUNDAYs and Mondays thru the month of March ****** CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript * Birders are encouraged to submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 'report AT njbrc.net' or hard copy to 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, March 5, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:50:24 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0903.05 * March 5, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Black Brant + Bohemian Waxwing + Eared Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Robin Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Green-winged Teal Eurasian Wigeon Glaucous Gull Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Duck Northern Shrike Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill White-winged Scoter - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday March 5, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, EARED GREBE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. The BARNACLE GOOSE was last reported Feb 27 at Warinanco Park. A BLACK BRANT was found among 200+ "pale-bellied" Brant on the athletic fields at South Amboy Waterfront Park Feb 28. Nearby an EARED GREBE was detected at the mouth of Matawan Creek in Keyport Feb 28- Mar 1; look for the bird near the fishing pier behind the post office. More information about birding here and at South Amboy can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html Sandy Hook's BOHEMIAN WAXWING was observed again at the south end of the Gunnison Parking Lot Feb 28 among a flock of AMERICAN ROBINS and CEDAR WAXWINGS. The bird was found at the scout camp Mar 4. At least one female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues in Horseshoe Cove at the hook through Mar 4. To look for the bird pass the ranger station and park in the small median lot opposite the south maintenance area, walk north and take the gated service road west to the bay: the Goldeneye flock is usually here. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The EARED GREBE reappeared at Round Valley Reservoir near the boat launch Mar 4. Also there this week were LONG-TAILED DUCK, a female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and RED-NECKED GREBE. Also in Hunterdon County were 2 first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULLS off the fishing pier at Spruce Run Reservoir Mar 1. A flock of 30 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were detected at Allamuchy State Park in Sussex County Feb 28-1 Mar. The birds were found in tall Norway spruces about 1200 feet north of the wooden gate at the Waterloo Trailhead. Possibly the same flock was found along Rte 517 in tall spruces near the "Welcome to Sussex County" sign this week. Also in Sussex County was a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK near Winding Brook Farm on Rte 565 in Frankford Twp Mar 4. Seven WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS continued to frequent the hemlocks at the Ringwood Manor Parking lot Feb 27. Six were found in the spruce trees there Mar 3. Six WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted at New Jersey Audubon's Lorrimer Sanctuary in Franklin Lakes Mar 4. Two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted at the intersection of 7th Street & Kennedy Blvd in Bayonne Feb 27. At nearby Liberty State Park a drake Eurasian Wigeon was noted Feb 28. An ICELAND GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL (both first-cycle) were found on Lake Hopatcong Mar 1. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at Great Swamp NWR Feb 28-Mar 1; seen northwest of the heron rookery overlook on Pleasant Plains Rd. The NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen around noon in the field south of the overlook parking lot Mar 3. Gulls noted at Johnson Park in New Brunswick this week included 2 ICELAND GULLS and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. North Shore reports this week included continuing drake COMMON TEAL at the 3rd or 4th ponds on the Lake Takanassee complex though Mar 4 and the drake EURASIAN WIGEON at Silver Lake in Belmar Feb 28. A pair of REDHEAD continues on Lake Como; Shark River Estuary hosted an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an adult ICELAND GULL Mar 1. Other LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were off Roosevelt Ave in Deal Mar 1 and Sylvan Lake in Bradley Beach Mar 4. More information about birding the north shore can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html Five REDHEADS were found at the Oceanic Bridge in Middletown Mar 4. Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were hunting the fields at Big Brook Park in Marlboro Feb 28. At Thompson Park in Lincroft 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS visited a bird feeder at park headquarters Mar 3. Brigantine NWR continued to host 3-5 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS through Mar 5 in the black pines adjacent to the HQ parking lot. On Mar 5 the wildlife drive was closed due to the recent snowstorm. Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were among 255 HORNED LARKS near the pond on the north side of Rte 40 and Pointers-Auburn Rd in Salem County Mar 3. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Eared Grebe at Round Valley From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:55:00 -0500 Mike Hiotis called to report that the Eared Grebe is back at the boat launch at Round Valley. It is coming into breeding plumage, so is more colorful that it has been. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Eared Grebe at Keyport From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:28:35 -0500 Scott Barnes just called to report an Eared Grebe present at the mouth of Matawan Creek in Keyport Harbor. There is a fishing pier behind the post office, which is at 95 W. Front Street in Keyport and the bird is swimming around the pier. (DeLorme p. 38, M-6) Bill Boyle How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, February 26, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:27:27 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0902.26 * February 26, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Woodcock Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Canvasback Common Eider Dickcissel Forster's Tern Iceland Gull King Eider Little Gull Razorbill Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl White-winged Crossbill - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, February 26, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of REDHEAD, CANVASBACK, KING EIDER, COMMON EIDER, RED-NECKED GREBE, LITTLE GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, BONAPARTE'S GULL, ICELAND GULL, FORSTER'S TERN, RAZORBILL, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, SNOWY OWL, SHORT-EARED OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, DICKCISSEL, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL. --For more up-to-the-minute sightings information and a downloadable birding map of Cape May, check out www.BirdCapeMay.org.-- An adult LITTLE GULL was seen among a flock of 300 BONAPARTE’S GULLS on 2/19, near the Concrete Ship at Sunset Beach. Also seen there that day was a fly-by RAZORBILL. An ICELAND GULL flew by Sunset Beach on 2/22; a RED-NECKED GREBE did likewise on 2/26. At least 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS were reported between St. Peter's in Cape May Point, Sunset Beach, and the Ferry Terminal in North Cape May throughout the week. FORSTER'S TERNS were also reported from Cape May Point throughout the week. The Stone Harbor Point SNOWY OWL was seen again on 2/23. Up to 7 COMMON EIDERS and a female KING EIDER continued to be seen in the area of the 8th Street Jetty in Avalon through 2/21. REDHEAD, CANVASBACK and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were all reported from Villas WMA on 2/21. As many as 7 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were observed in the short pines near the "main" parking lot at Brig/Forsythe NWR through 2/23. At Jakes Landing Road, SHORT-EARED OWLS are still flying, and up to 4 have been seen. AMERICAN WOODCOCKS have been displaying throughout the area, including location such as Jakes Landing Road and Tuckahoe WMA. A DICKCISSEL continues to be seen in West Cape May, through 2/25. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’S FOURTEENTH ANNUAL OPTICS SALE will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. The sale offers a large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new, and used optics priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. Shoppers must belong to NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. NOTE: CRE Days of operation have changed, The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through SATURDAY, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed SUNDAYs and Mondays thru the month of March ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). Good luck and good birding! - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 26 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:11:19 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0902.26 * February 26, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Bohemian Waxwing + Green-tailed Towhee + Pacific Loon + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Black-headed Gull Cackling Goose Canada Goose Eurasian Green-winged Teal Eurasian Wigeon Glaucous Gull Harlequin Duck Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler Redhead Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Tundra Swan White-winged Crossbill - Transcript hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon number: (732) 872-2595 to report: (732) 872-2500 compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/ This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday February 26, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, WESTERN GREBE, PACIFIC LOON, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. A BARNACLE GOOSE was discovered at Warinanco Park in Linden, Union Co. Feb 19-26. The bird has been seen in the company of CANADA GEESE flocks on the park's lawns. The bird was found in the park's pond on Feb 26. Also there this week were 6 CACKLING GEESE. The somewhat elusive PACIFIC LOON was seen off Cedar Ave at the north end of the Allenhurst boardwalk Feb 23. The WESTERN GREBE was observed again after an extended hiatus off Pullman Ave in Elberon Feb 26. Other North Shore sightings this week included the drake EURASIAN WIGEON at Silver Lake in Belmar (sometimes found early/late in the day feeding in Shark River Inlet), a drake EURASIAN TEAL ("Common" Teal) on the 4th pond at the Lake Takanassee complex Feb 22, RED-NECKED GREBE in the marina at Belmar through Feb 25, a SNOWY OWL at Shark River Inlet Feb 24, a first-cycle BLACK-HEADED GULL on Old Sam's Pond in Point Pleasant Feb 22, an ICELAND GULL near Channel Drive in Point Pleasant Feb 21, 2 first-year ICELAND GULLS off the Allenhurst boardwalk Feb 21, a first-year GLAUCOUS GULL and 3+ LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULLS at Wreck Pond Feb 22, and a Razorbill off Phillips Ave in Deal Feb 21. More information about birding the north shore can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html Two female BARROW'S GOLDENEYES were found at Sandy Hook Feb 21-25. Look for the birds at the south end of Horseshoe Cove. The BOHEMIAN WAXWING was viewed on Feb 21-23 at Sandy Hook in the scout camp area around sites 2/3. The bird found was seen Feb 26 at the south end (back) of Gunnison Lot. The ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was detected again at Plum Island (west side) Feb 21. Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the salt pond Feb 26. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Horseshoe Cove Feb 21. Two RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (one over-wintering juvenile & an adult) have been frequenting the k-lot/north beach area this week. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE continues this week in Collingswood, NJ through Feb 20. Birders are welcome to visit, but please use discretion and common sense when visiting. The address is 1147 Mansion Ave, Collingswood NJ. Approach the backyard from the left- hand side of the house and look for the bird in the bushes along the left edge of the yard or under the feeders. Sussex County reports this week included a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the Bluet Tract of Delaware Water Gap NRA. The bird was seen along Rte 615 just south of Peter's Valley. Wallkill River NWR had 2 Tundra Swans and a SHORT-EARED OWL Feb 21. Oberly Rd at Alpha produced 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 100 HORNED LARKS, and a SHORT-EARED OWL Feb 22. The COMMON TEAL was seen again in the impoundments near the DeKorte Center in the NJ Meadowlands Feb 24. Also there this week was ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK. Spruce Run Reservoir had 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, an adult GLAUCOUS GULL, and a first-winter ICELAND GULL Feb 23. On Feb 25 the reservoir had 68 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and 4 ICELAND GULLS. Best times for large numbers of larids is early/late in the day; look for them from the boat launch area. Ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found in the Norway spruce stand at Willowwood Arboretum south of Chester Feb 21. A first-year ICELAND GULL was noted at Newark's Weequahic Park Feb 24. A first-cycle ICELAND GULL was found at South Amboy Feb 21; more information on birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/SoAmboy.html Sayen Gardens in Hamilton Twp continued to attract up to 4 WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS through Feb 21. Barnegat Light State Park had 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and 26 HARLEQUIN DUCKS Feb 21. Brigantine NWR continued to attract 3+ WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS near the visitor's center in pines through Feb 23. Also there Feb 22 were TUNDRA SWANS and 2 REDHEADS. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Barnacle Goose, Linden From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:24:37 -0500 NJBIRDS, Yesterday 2/19 at noon Clifford Miles secured video of a Barnacle Goose, in company with Canada Geese at Waranenco Park in Linden NJ. I apologize to all, for the delay in posting; he reported it yesterday, was unable to post to the list, and I didn't check my mail. Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 19, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:45:25 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0902.19 * February 19, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Bohemian Waxwing + Eared Grebe + Green-tailed Towhee + Pacific Loon + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Robin Atlantic Puffin Cackling Goose Canada Goose Cedar Waxwing Common Redpoll Eastern Meadowlark Eurasian Green-winged Teal Eurasian Wigeon Fox Sparrow Glaucous Gull Greater Scaup Harlequin Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Siskin Purple Finch Redhead Red-necked Grebe Red-shouldered Hawk Ross's Goose Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Snow Goose Tundra Swan White-winged Crossbill 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 February 19, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, PACIFIC LOON, EARED GREBE, ATLANTIC PUFFIN, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, seasonal and local reports of interest. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was noted Feb 13-15. Look for the bird early/late in the day at the pond in "downtown" Califon or among CANADA GEESE along Rte 513 near Trimmer Rd or Melick's Farm Stand. The female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues through Feb 16 at Sandy Hook's Horseshoe Cove. To look for the bird park in the small median lot opposite the south maintenance area (there is a fenced-in missile here) and walk north to a gated service road on the left that ends at the bay: look for the Goldeneye flock here. A BOHEMIAN WAXWING continues at Sandy Hook through Feb 16. The bird is most frequently seen in the Boy Scout Camp (especially sites 2 & 3), around the Gunnison parking lot, or along Atlantic Drive. The bird is often alone and may not associate with the main AMERICAN ROBIN / CEDAR WAXWING flock. Additional reports from the hook this week included juvenile RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at Plum Island, and a COMMON REDPOLL Feb 16. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The PACIFIC LOON continues to appear in the Deal/Elberon area as recently as Feb 17. Best places to look are off Pullman Ave in Elberon and Roosevelt & Phillips Ave in Deal. Other North Shore sightings Feb 14-16 included the EURASIAN WIGEON at Silver Lake in Belmar, a COMMON TEAL on the 4th lake at Lake Takanassee (near the fireman's memorial), 2 REDHEADS at Lake Como, RED-NECKED GREBE at Shark River Marina, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at Sylvan Lake and Wreck Pond, and single ICELAND GULLS at Manasquan Inlet and Deal. More information about birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html The EARED GREBE was still present at Round Valley Reservoir near the main boat launch Feb 14. Also in Hunterdon County was a CACKLING GOOSE at Round Valley, a first-year GLAUCOUS GULL at Spruce Run Reservoir Feb 13, 15 COMMON REDPOLLS in the center of Oldwick at the Lutheran Church parking lot Feb 18, and a small flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in spruces at the entrance to Deer Path Park in Flemington Feb 16. An ATLANTIC PUFFIN was observed off the end of the jetty at Barnegat Light State Park Feb 14; no reports since. Thirty-eight HARLEQUIN DUCKS were tallied Feb 15 and a RED-NECKED GREBE continued there through Feb 17. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was present as recently as Feb 2 in Collingswood, Camden County. Birders are welcome to visit, but please use discretion and common sense when visiting. The address is 1147 Mansion Ave, Collingswood NJ. Approach the backyard from the left-hand side of the house and look for the bird in the bushes along the left edge of the yard or under the feeders. Wallkill River NWR Feb 15 & 17 had a SANDHILL CRANE around sunset along the west side of the Liberty Loop impoundments. Also at the refuge Feb 15 were 2 TUNDRA SWANS, 8 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 3-4 SHORT- EARED OWLS, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE along Kelly Rd. The Sussex County Landfill in Lafayette hosted 3 immature ICELAND GULLS and an immature GLAUCOUS GULL Feb 13. For more information on access when birding this site and directions go to www.sussexcountybirdclub.org Four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found in evergreens by the maintenance yard of Stokes State Forest Feb 17. Merrill Creek Reservoir Feb 14 had 10,000 SNOW GEESE, 3 REDHEADS, 11 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULL, and 3 ICELAND GULLS. At nearby Alpha/Oberly Rd a ROSS'S GOOSE was noted Feb 14. Also in Warren County was a flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at Alumni Field in Hackettstown; the birds were feeding in Norway Spruces by the football field Feb 14. Small numbers of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted at Ringwood Manor Feb 17. The wintering COMMON TEAL, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and SHORT-EARED OWL highlighted birds found at the NJ Meadowlands this week. Big Brook Park in Marlboro Feb 18 hosted 2 PURPLE FINCHES, 31 WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 4 PINE SISKINS. Also there were 5 FOX SPARROWS and 22 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. The finches were found in a tall grove of spruce trees on the western edge of the park accessed off Allen Rd via Rte 79. Sayen Gardens in Hamilton Twp continued to attract up to 6 WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS through Feb 15. Seven REDHEADS were among a large group of GREATER SCAUP off the end of Cedar Run Dock Rd Feb 15. Stafford Ave in Manahawkin had a ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK and a PALM WARBLER the same day. Up to 11 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted Feb 16 in the evergreens at the entrance to Brigantine NWR on the right-hand side of the entrance road near the headquarters building. A probable GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in the Delaware River off the Camden Aquarium Feb 16. Also in Camden County was a flock of 15 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in Haddon Heights Feb 16. The birds were found in large spruce trees at the entrance to the sewage treatment plant next to the Camden County Park on Glover St off Kings Highway. An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was gleaned out of a large starling/blackbird flock on Sunset Rd near Mannington Marsh Feb 14. The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, February 12, 2009 From: Jean Bickal <jbickal AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:11:59 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0902.12 * February 12, 2009 - Birds Mentioned American Oystercatcher Black-headed Gull Canvasback Common Eider Eurasian Wigeon Golden Eagle Harlequin Duck Purple Sandpiper Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Tundra Swan White-winged Crossbill White-winged Scoter Willet - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULL, EURASIAN WIGEON, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, TUNDRA SWAN, GOLDEN EAGLE, ROUGH LEGGED HAWK, HARLEQUIN, COMMON EIDER, PURPLE SANDPIPER, “WESTERN” WILLET, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and an announcement about CMBO’s Optics Sale March 14 and 15. -For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org - An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL has been frequenting Cape May Point, mostly at the Concrete Ship at the end of Sunset but ranging well north towards the ferry terminal. It was last reported today, Thursday, February 12, 2009. The hen EURASIAN WIGEON was still at the Villas WMA as of Monday February 9, 2009. Also continuing there as of Monday were a male REDHEAD, one RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, and one WHITE WINGED CROSSBILL. A CANVASBACK was there as of Sunday, February 8, 2009. 4 TUNDRA SWANS were seen at the Maple Ave. impoundments near Divding Creek on Sunday, February 8, 2009. The large flock of 25+ was seen at Tuckahoe WMA on Monday, February, 9, 2009. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Tuckahoe WMA on Monday, February 9, 2009. The dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen again at Jakes Landing Road on Sunday, February 8, 2009, and the light and dark morphs continue at Tuckahoe WMA as of Monday February 9, 2009. The duck collection continues at the 8th street Jetty in Avalon, including a drake HARLEQUIN, 12 COMMON EIDER, and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, all through at least Sunday, February 8, 2009. PURPLE SANDPIPERS are also on the jetty there. Great Channel, north of the free bridge to Nummy Island south of Stone Harbor, held 3 “WESTERN” WILLETS and 16 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS on Monday, February 9. We received no reports of the RUFOUS-TYPE HUMMINGBIRD or the Stone Harbor Point SNOWY OWL this week, though they may still be present. Please continue to report these birds if seen. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO’S FOURTEENTH ANNUAL OPTICS SALE will be Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in Goshen. The sale offers a large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new, and used optics priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come, first served. Shoppers must belong to NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). - End Transcript ============ *Documentation of review list species goes to report AT njbrc.net - or US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren, NJ 07059 *** Please report your sightings! *** Join or search archives: "NJBIRDS," New Jersey rare bird alert list: Join or search archives: "JerseyBirds," NJ birding discussion list: How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 12, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:43:35 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * Feb. 12, 2009 * NJNJ0902.12 - Birds mentioned + (Details requested by NJBRC*) + Barnacle Goose + Barrow's Goldeneye + Pacific Loon + Eared Grebe + Western Grebe + Common Murre + Bohemian Waxwing Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Eurasian Wigeon "Eurasian" Green-winged Teal Redhead Common Eider Harlequin Duck Red-necked Grebe American Bittern Rough-legged Hawk Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Dovekie Razorbill Atlantic Puffin Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Shrike Common Raven Horned Lark American Pipit Orange-crowned Warbler "Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow Lapland Longspur Rusty Blackbird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pine Siskin - 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, February 12, 2009 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, "EURASIAN" GREEN-WINGED TEAL, REDHEAD, COMMON EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, PACIFIC LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, EARED GREBE, WESTERN GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, DOVEKIE, COMMON MURRE, RAZORBILL, ATLANTIC PUFFIN, SNOWY OWL, SHORT-EARED OWL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN SHRIKE, COMMON RAVEN, HORNED LARK, AMERICAN PIPIT, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, "IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLL, AND PINE SISKIN, a pelagic report and seasonal and local reports of interest. Reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written Documentation) go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059 or report AT njbrc.net. A basic plumaged PACIFIC LOON was discovered off Deal Feb 9 and last seen at the end of Roosevelt Avenue Feb 11. A "Eurasian" GREEN-WINGED TEAL was found at Lake Takanassee on the fourth pond in from Ocean Avenue Feb 11. The WESTERN GREBE off Deal was last reported Feb 5, while a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was present there Feb 7. The EURASIAN WIGEON continues on Silver Lake Belmar as of Feb 9, while three RED-NECKED GREBES were observed off Monmouth Beach Feb 8 and one at Shark River Estuary Feb 7. Forty SNOW BUNTINGS were tallied at Shark River Inlet also Feb 7. A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was observed at the SW corner of the Gunnison Beach lot at Sandy Hook Feb 9 and 10 and was also noted 100 yards north of the Boy Scout Camp Feb 9. A hen BARROW'S GOLDENEYE discovered Feb 7 at the south end of Horseshoe Cove Feb 7 became two hen Barrows Feb 11, while an ICELAND GULL was found at that location Feb 7. An ORANGE- CROWNED WARBLER has been observed at the Sandy Hook Visitor Center lot Feb 8 and 10. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL have been noted at Sandy Hook along Atlantic Drive with six Feb 8 and ten Feb 11, with about ten tallied at the Visitor Center Feb 8. A flock of over 100 COMMON REDPOLLS was observed near the garden at Sandy Hook Feb 7, with over 60 SNOW BUNTING visiting the field north of SHBO Feb 7 and 9. A RAZORBILL was also tallied at the end of the Fisherman's Trail at Sandy Hook Feb 7. Conasconk Point hosted a first year ICELAND GULL Feb 10. The RED-NECKED GREBE at Barnegat Light SP continued as of Feb 10 along with 30 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, a COMMON EIDER, 20 HORNED LARKS and two "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROWS. A Rough-legged Hawk was present at Cedar Run Dock Road Feb 8. Sayen Gardens on Hughes Drive in Hamilton seems to be the hotspot for WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS with up to 20 observed there through Feb 9. Round Valley Reservoir continues to impress with bird reports this winter with the continuing EARED GREBE as of Feb 7 as well as five RED- NECKED GREBES, two ICELAND GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, 7 LESSER BLACK- BACKED GULLS, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and several TUNDRA SWANS and four REDHEAD. Several flyover WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were also tallied there Feb 7. A COMMON REDPOLL was observed along Fox Farm Road near the Merrill Creek hawkwatch site Feb 7 in a flock of over 100 PINE SISKINS. Pine Siskin reports are being received all across north Jersey. A GLAUCOUS GULL was recorded at Merrill Creek along with Several TUNDRA SWANS Feb 7. Other TUNDRA SWAN were noted along Valley Station Road in Portal also Feb. 7. Oberly Road in Alpha was also a major hotspot with the week's high totals including: 250 SNOW BUNTINGS, 300 HORNED LARKS, six ROUGH- LEGGED HAWKS, three LAPLAND LONGSPURS and a flock of 3000 SNOW GEESE containing two CACKLING GEESE Feb 7. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE continues being viewed Feb 8 at Melick's Town Farm along Rte. 513. Please be aware of private property issues. The Great Swamp NWR NORTHERN SHRIKE and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were relocated Feb 7 along Pleasant Plains Road. Four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were tallied at Black River WMA Feb 11, while 15 were tallied at Washington Crossing SP Feb 7 near the footbridge across Rte. 29. A dozen WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were recorded at the Allendale Celery Feb. 6 with other WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS reported from backyards in Peapack and Morris Plains each also including a COMMON REDPOLL. The two SNOWY OWLS continue at DeKorte in the NJ Meadowlands in Lyndhurst as of Feb 7, along with the "Eurasian " GREEN-WINGED TEAL, two SHORT-EARED OWLS and three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. Over 120 SNOW BUNTINGS were tallied at the Ocean Terminal in Bayonne Feb 7 and the two COMMON RAVENS were observed at Laurel Hill in the Meadowlands in Secaucus Feb 6. Five ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were recorded at Troy Meadows in Parsippany Feb 6, while a RUSTY BLACKBIRD was noted at Waterloo Feb 8. Rainbow Lake in Salem County Feb 9 hosted eight TUNDRA SWANS and two REDHEAD, while two REDHEAD were present at National Park Feb 8. Pedricktown featured a flyover COMMON REDPOLL and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD Feb 7. Fifty HORNED LARKS were tallied on Bay Point Road in Salem County Feb 9 and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the Franklin Parker Preserve near Chatsworth Feb 5. Ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS made it to Pitman in Gloucester County Feb 10. A pelagic trip out to Belmar Feb 8 to the "Mud Hole" ten miles offshore produced excellent results including: three RED-NECKED GREBES, three ICELAND GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, ten COMMON MURRE, 19 RAZORBILL and an ATLANTIC PUFFIN. The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report birds, please call 732-872-2500. This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting. *Birders are encouraged to submit reports of Review List Species (photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 'report AT njbrc.net' or hard copy to 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Pacific Loon & Sandy Hook updates From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:18:31 -0800 NJ Birds,   The Pacific Loon was viewed yesterday (Feb 10) during both the morning and afternoon off Roosevelt and Phillips Ave in Deal.  More site info at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html   The female Barrow's Goldeneye was viewed all day yesterday (2/10) at the south end of Horseshoe Cove at Sandy Hook.  Best viewing is from the end of the service road at the north end of the holly forest.   What may well be a second female Barrow's Goldeneye was photographed off Conaskonk Point in Union Beach yesterday (2/10).  More site info at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/RaritanBirding.html   The Bohemian Waxwing was seen again briefly at Sandy Hook Feb 9 north of the scout camp and Feb 10 at the southwest corner of the Gunnison Lot.   Good birding, Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Pacific Loon, Deal From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:55:53 -0800 NJ Birds,   A basic-plumaged Pacific Loon was found at 4:50 pm today (2/9) off Deal, observed by Scott Barnes and Linda Mack.  It was associating with 9+ Common Loons between Clem Conover Blvd and the Phillips Ave pier.  The bird showed a well-defined chin strap, smoothly rounded head, dark brown crown and nape, and uniformly dark upperparts.  In direct comparison with nearby Common Loons, the smaller size/structure and less blocky/angular head shape were quite noticeable.  We were able to snap several distant photos which will be forwarded to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee along with a written report.   More information on birding this area, as well as a photo of Pacific Loon seen off Phillips Ave in Deal March 10-11, 2007 can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Barrow's Goldeneye, Sandy Hook From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:20:59 -0800 NJ Birds,   I found a female Barrow's Goldeneye this afternoon (2/7) at Sandy Hook.  The bird was off Batteries Kingman/Mills in Sandy Hook Bay.  This is the "usual spot" at the south end of Horseshoe Cove where this species has been observed in previous winters and is accessible via the gated road that heads west to the bay at the north end of the holly forest.  Park in the median lot opposite the south maintenance area (look for the "caged missile") and walk north, turning left at the gated roadway.   In grebe news, the Eared Grebe continues today at Round Valley Reservoir near the main boat launch.  The Western Grebe along the Deal/Long Branch sea front was reported most recently on Feb 5.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO   How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, Feb. 6, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:10:30 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0902.06 * February 6, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Rufous-type Hummingbird + (Details requested by NJBRC) Canvasback Common Eider Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck House Wren King Eider Orange-crowned Warbler Redhead Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Tundra Swan White-winged Crossbill White-winged Scoter Wood Duck - 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 Friday, February 6, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, RUFOUS-Type HUMMINGBIRD, SNOWY OWL, EURASIAN WIGEON, REDHEAD, CANVASBACK, SNOW BUNTING, EASTERN PHOEBE, HOUSE WREN, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, COMMON EIDER, TUNDRA SWAN, SHORT-EARED OWL, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and announcements about the Cumberland County Eagle Festival and CMBO's Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls birding workshop. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org - WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS continue to be seen throughout the region. A flock of 13-14 was seen at the end of Whildin Ave, Cape May point on Saturday, January 31, 2009. A single was at Villas WMA on Sunday, February 1, 2009 and a flock of 20+ was reported there on Monday February 2, 2009. The RUFOUS-TYPE HUMMINGBIRD somehow continues to survive at 711 New England Avenue in Cape May as of Wednesday, February 4, 2009. One of the Stone Harbor Point SNOWY OWLS was seen on Monday, February 2, 2009. The female EURASIAN WIGEON continues at the Villas WMA, through Thursday, February 5, 2009. Other waterfowl sightings from Villas WMA include the male REDHEAD, a male WOOD DUCK through at least February 1, and a female CANVASBACK. 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were seen at the 8th street Jetty in Avalon. Also present were 10 COMMON EIDER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and a continuing hen KING EIDER, all through at least Tuesday, February 3, 2009. EASTERN PHOEBE continues at Cape May Point State Park through Monday, February 2, and a flock of 20+ SNOW BUNTINGS has been frequenting the dunes off the State Park and the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, through at least February 2. Other Cape May Point State Park birds included HOUSE WREN and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, both on Sunday, February 1, 2009. 26 TUNDRA SWANS and 2 dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen at Tuckahoe WMA on Sunday February 1st 2009. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Turkey Point on Sunday February 1st 2009. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A great opportunity to see eagles and other raptors is coming this Saturday, February 7th, 2009, the date for the Ninth Annual Cumberland County Winter Eagle Festival centered at the Mauricetown Fire Hall on Noble Street in Mauricetown, NJ. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under twelve. For more info visit www.co.cumberland.nj.us. A few spaces are still available on CMBO's Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls Workshop Feburary 13-15, 2009. Visit www.birdcapemay.org and click on School of Birding Workshops for more info. CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 5, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:38:13 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0902.05 * February 5, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Bohemian Waxwing + Eared Grebe + Green-tailed Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) American Robin Barred Owl Cackling Goose Canvasback Cedar Waxwing Common Redpoll Eastern Meadowlark Glaucous Gull Golden Eagle Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Northern Shrike Orange-crowned Warbler Pine Siskin Razorbill Redhead Red-headed Woodpecker Red-necked Grebe Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Snowy Owl White-winged Crossbill - 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 February 5, 2009 with reports of, Barnacle Goose, Western Grebe, Eared Grebe, Bohemian Waxwing, Green-tailed Towhee, White-winged Crossbill, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle’s “A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey” available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of *Review List Species* through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. The *BARNACLE GOOSE* was seen along Rte 513 near Melick’s Town Farm in Califon Feb 3. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen in the area. The *WESTERN GREBE* was observed off Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch and just north of there in Monmouth Beach Jan 31- Feb 1. The bird moved south on Feb 2, viewed from the end of Clem Conover Blvd in Deal and off Roosevelt Ave Feb 5. Other North Shore reports this week Jan 31-Feb 1 included 2 REDHEADS at Lake Como, 3 RED-NECKED GREBES and 3 “large alcid sp.” off the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, RED-NECKED GREBE at Belmar Marina, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, and 2 “large alcid sp.” off Allenhurst, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Sylvan Lake in Bradley Beach. More information about birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html The *EARED GREBE* continues at Round Valley Reservoir through Feb 4 near the main boat launch area. Also noted there Jan 31-Feb 1 were 6 REDHEADS, RED-NECKED GREBE, 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS, 2 ICELAND GULLS, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and fly-over 5 COMMON REDPOLLS and 12 WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS. A *BOHEMIAN WAXWING* was discovered at Sandy Hook Feb 2. The bird was found with the AMERICAN ROBIN & CEDAR WAXWING flock at the south end of the Gunnison Parking Lot. Small flocks of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, numbering up to 12-14 were found there as well; look and listen for them anywhere there are stands of Virginia or Pitch Pines. Other hook birds this week included a RAZORBILL off North Beach Pavilion Feb 2 and the ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at Plum Island Jan 30. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. The *GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE* was present as recent as Feb 2 in Collingswood, Camden County. Birders are welcome to visit, but please use discretion and common sense when visiting. The address is 1147 Mansion Ave, Collingswood NJ. Approach the backyard from the left- hand side of the house and look for the bird in the bushes along the left edge of the yard or under the feeders. Warren County reports this week included the elusive flock of WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS in spruces at the corner of Richline and Fox Farm Roads at Merrill Creek Reservoir Feb 2. Up to 14 COMMON REDPOLLS were noted there Feb 1. Also noted on the reservoir Feb 1 were REDHEAD, 2 immature ICELAND GULLS, and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Up to 5 ROUGH- LEGGED HAWKS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were detected at the Alpha Grasslands along Oberly Rd Jan 31- Feb 1. In Allamuchy Twp a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found among a HORNED LARK & SNOW BUNTING flock along Shades of Death Rd between Long Bridge Rd and Gibbs Rd (DeLorme P. 23, L-24) Jan 30-31. Another LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found along Ervey Rd in Allamuchy Twp (DeLorme P 23, K-25) Jan 30. Wallkill River NWR’s Liberty Loop Impoundment hosted ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 SHORT-EARED OWL, and BARRED OWL Feb 1. Also in Sussex County were 2 GOLDEN EAGLES (one adult, one juvenile) over Van Campens Inn in the Delaware Water Gap NRA Feb 1. Spruces and hemlocks around Ringwood State Park and Skylands Manor continued to host 15-35 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS Feb 1-2. Also in Passaic County was a flock of 100 COMMON REDPOLLS on School House Rd off Clinton Rd Feb1. A flock of 400 CANVASBACK was off Hudson County Park Jan 30. Up to 2-3 SHORT-EARED OWLS were reported hunting over the Bayonne Golf Club Jan 30 and 90 SNOW BUNTINGS were at Ocean Terminal the same day. Great Swamp NWR this week had RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and NORTHERN SHRIKE, both seen near the heron rookery overlook on Pleasant Plains Rd. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was along Pleasant Plains Rd Feb 4. Nearby Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary had 80+ PINE SISKINS and a brief visit by a COMMON REDPOLL Jan 31. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was noted at the Stahl Natural Area in Bedminster Feb 1. At Mercer County Park Northwest (aka the pole farm) 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS were tallied Jan 31 and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were there Feb 1. Fifteen WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found in the vicinity of the bird feeders at Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Preserve HQ Jan 30. A flock of 20-30 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were detected at Sayen Garden in Hamilton Feb 5. A SNOWY OWL was reported from a field along North Pemberton Rd in Pemberton Feb 4. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was a rare find at National Park in Gloucester County Feb 2. Mad Horse Creek WMA hosted a CACKLING GOOSE, SHORT-EARED OWL, and 18 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS Feb 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar February 8, 2009 in search of Razorbill, Dovekie, other alcids, Black-legged Kittiwake, and “good gulls.” For more information or to register, please contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Bohemian Waxwing, Sandy Hook From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:26:19 -0800 NJ Birds,   Tom Boyle phoned me (Feb 2) to report a Bohemian Waxwing with a small flock of Cedar Waxwings at the back end of Gunnison (G) Lot.  Tom Also reports small flocks of White-winged Crossbills overhead, and another flock that kept returning to the Virginia Pine stand at the southern end of Atlantic Drive.   Good Birding,   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: New Jersey, Jan. 29, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:16:54 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0901.29 * January 29, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Barnacle Goose + Black Brant + Eared Grebe + Green-tailed Towhee + Western Grebe + (Details requested by NJBRC) Blue-headed Vireo Common Raven Common Redpoll Eurasian Wigeon Glaucous Gull Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark Iceland Gull Lapland Longspur Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Duck Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Siskin Pine Warbler Purple Finch Razorbill Redhead Red-necked Grebe Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Snow Goose Snowy Owl Tundra Swan White-winged Crossbill - 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 January 29, 2009 with reports of BLACK BRANT, BARNACLE GOOSE, WESTERN GREBE, EARED GREBE, GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements. Most locations in this report can be found in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey" available at New Jersey Audubon bookstores. Birders are encouraged to submit reports of Review List Species through photos, field sketches, and/or written documentation to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at report AT njbrc.net or 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ 07059. A BLACK BRANT was gleaned from a flock of "pale-bellied" Brant on the lawn adjacent to Phillips Ave in Deal Jan 24. The BARNACLE GOOSE was seen Jan 25 in a field at the intersection of Rte 513 and Maple Lane near Califon, Hunterdon County. The "pond" section of the Raritan River where the bird is normally found with Canada Geese is currently frozen. A small flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was noted along River Rd in Califon Jan 28. A WESTERN GREBE was observed at Manasquan Inlet Jan 23. Possibly the same individual was re-located and photographed off Roosevelt Avenue in Deal Jan 25. On Jan 26 the Western Grebe was observed off Phillips Ave & Clem Conover Blvd in Deal. The bird was viewed off the end of Neptune St in Deal on Jan 27. More information on birding this area can be found at http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO/Northshore.html The EARED GREBE continues at Round Valley Reservoir through Jan 28 near the main boat launch area. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was noted Jan 25. Immature ICELAND GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL were present at the reservoir early in the morning several days this week along with a COMMON REDPOLL on Jan 27. Spruce Run Reservoir hosted 1,500 SNOW GEESE, 2 TUNDRA SWANS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and 3 SNOW BUNTINGS at the boat launch Jan 26. Also in Hunterdon County was a flock of three dozen WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS that stopped to feed on hemlock trees along Third St in Frenchtown Jan 27 and another flock in Clinton Twp Jan 26. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE was present as recently as Jan 23 in Collingswood, Camden County. Birders are welcome to visit, but please use discretion and common sense when visiting. The address is 1147 Mansion Ave, Collingswood NJ. Approach the backyard from the left- hand side of the house and look for the bird in the bushes along the left edge of the yard or under the feeders. Warren County reports this week included the elusive flock of WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILLS near the corner of Richline and Fox Farm Roads at Merrill Creek Reservoir Jan 24-26. The best times to look for the crossbills are early morning, late morning, and late afternoon. Other birds noted at Merrill Creek included 3,000 SNOW GEESE, TUNDRA SWAN, COMMON RAVEN, 250 PINE SISKINS, and 3 COMMON REDPOLLS. Two ROUGH- LEGGED HAWKS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were detected at the Alpha Grasslands along Oberly Rd Jan 24. Twenty-seven COMMON REDPOLLS were tallied at the Water Gate picnic area along Old Mine Rd Jan 24. Ringwood Manor/Botanical Gardens continues to host a sporadic flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS through Jan 25. Also there this week were COMMON RAVEN and 49 PINE SISKINS. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were also heard along Clinton Rd in the Pequannock Watershed Jan 25. The birds are most frequently detected between parking areas P4 and P5. A COMMON REDPOLL briefly visited a feeder in Hewitt Jan 27. Two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were noted at the Liberty Loop area in Wallkill River NWR Jan 25. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was noted with HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS along Long Bridge Rd near the Pequest River in Allamuchy Jan 29. Reports from the NJ Meadowlands this week included 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along Valley Brook Ave and 2 COMMON RAVENS Jan 23. Great Swamp NWR had a flock of PINE SISKINS and 2 male PURPLE FINCHES visiting the feeders on White Bridge Road this week. Sandy Hook sightings this week included 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and 1-2 COMMON REDPOLLS at the end of the fisherman's trail Jan 25. An immature ICELAND GULL was off Batteries Kingman & Mills Jan 23. The most recent report of the Plum Island ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was Jan 23. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports. North Shore reports this week were of the drake EURASIAN WIGEON at Silver Lake in Belmar Jan 23-24 and at Shark River Inlet Jan 25; 4 REDHEADS along Riverside Dr in Shark River Estuary Jan 26; 4 REDHEADS at Little Silver Lake in Point Pleasant, single RED-NECKED GREBES off Sea Bright Jan 23, the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center Jan 24, and off Allenhurst/Deal Jan 26 & 27; RAZORBILL off Pullman Ave in Elberon Jan 23; 2 "large alcid sp." off the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center Jan 24; single LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS appeared this week at Clem Conover Blvd in Deal, Allenhurst, and Sylvan Lake in Bradley Beach. A small number of COMMON REDPOLLS continue at Shark River Inlet between the south jetty and the Belmar Fishing Club; nine birds were in the pines there Jan 26. The SANDHILL CRANE pair continues in Franklin Twp through Jan 27. The birds have been in a field south of Weston Rd and east of Mettler Rd; safest viewing is from the vacant office building parking lot across from the Huntington Life Sciences building. The cranes have also been seen in a corn stubble field west of Randolph Rd half way between Weston Canal and School House Roads. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Headquarters at the feeders Jan 24. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and SHORT-EARED OWL were noted at Mercer County Park Northwest off the Federal City/Cold Soil Rd entrance Jan 24. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were noted at Palmyra Cove Jan 25. Also in Burlington County was a dark-morph ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK, 3 PALM WARBLERS, and 5 PINE WARBLERS at Franklin Parker Preserve near Chatsworth Jan 25. The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE appeared again along Cedar Run Dock Rd in Ocean County Jan 24. Three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a SNOWY OWL were viewed from the end of Stafford Ave in Manahawkin WMA Jan 27. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was a rare mid-winter surprise at Brigantine NWR Jan 23. The bird was feeding in the small clearing just before the bridge at the end of the wildlife drive. Also at Brig was a drake EURASIAN WIGEON Jan 24. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A pelagic trip is scheduled from Belmar February 8, 2009 in search of Razorbill, Dovekie, other alcids, Black-legged Kittiwake, and "good gulls." For more information or to register, please contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or www.paulagics.com The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly summary of birding in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email sightings AT njaudubon.org Good Birding and thanks for reporting. - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, Jan. 29 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:15:41 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties * NJCM0901.29 * January 29, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Eared Grebe + Rufous Hummingbird + (Details requested by NJBRC) Common Crane Common Redpoll Eurasian Wigeon Iceland Gull King Eider Redhead Sandhill Crane Snowy Owl Tricolored Heron White-winged Crossbill - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties , NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January 29, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of EARED GREBE, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, EURASIAN WIGEON, SANDHILL CRANE, SNOWY OWL, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLL, ICELAND GULL, REDHEAD, TRI-COLORED HERON, KING EIDER, and results of CMBO's Winter Marsh Raptor Survey. - For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org .- The EARED GREBE was seen from the Municipal Lot at 80th Street and Ocean Ave. in Stone Harbor on Thursday January 22, 2009. At least one of the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS is still being seen at the feeders located at 711 New England Road, Cape May Point, last reported Sunday, January 25. The female EURASIAN WIGEON was still being seen on the main pond at Villas WMA as of Saturday January 24, 2009. The male REDHEAD is also continuing on the pond. 2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at the WMA on Saturday January 24, 2009. The flock of SANDHILL CRANES is still being seen on Husted Landing Road near Bridgeton in northern Cumberland County, last reported Sunday January 25. There does appear to be a COMMON CRANE mixed in with the flock. One of the Stone Harbor SNOWY OWLS was photographed in the southernmost dunes of Stone Harbor Point on Friday, January 23. Numerous sightings of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have been reported throughout the area of late including 2 birds at the CMBO/CRE on Monday January 26, 2009; 10 birds over St. Peters in Cape May Point on January 25, 2009, and some over Cape Island Preserve on Saturday January 24 2009. An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Ocean Drive Fisheries Plant heading toward Wildwood Crest on Saturday January 24, 2009. A KING EIDER was seen at the 8th Street Jetty in Avalon on Thursday January 22, 2009. 2 TRI-COLORED HERONS were found on Nummy's Island on January 25, 2009. CMBO conducted a winter marsh raptor survey on Sunday. Eleven locations in NJ's southern four counties were surveyed according to a standardized protocol in the hour surrounding sunset. The primary species of interest for this survey are Northern Harrier and Short- eared Owl, and 92 harriers and 18 short-ears were tallied, as well as 3 Rough-legged Hawks (Jake's Landing and Mott's Creek), 15 Red-tailed Hawks, 17 Great-horned Owls, 18 Bald Eagles, and 1 Golden Eagle (at Turkey Point). Short-eared Owls were at many locations including Jake's Landing (4), Stipson Island Road (2), Tuckahoe (2), Thompson's Beach (1), Bivalve (1), Newport Landing (3), Ragged Island (2), and Mott's Creek (2). Thanks go out to the many volunteers observers who participated in the survey. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore FALL HOURS 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 How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Grebe at Deal From: Bill Boyle <sawwhet AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:25:43 -0500 Scott Barnes just called to report that the Western Grebe is present at the end of Phillips Avenue in Deal. The bird is pretty far out but the viewing conditions are excellent. Bill Boyle Warren, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Round Valley Eared Grebe continues From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:43:00 -0800 NJ Birds,   The Eared Grebe continues at Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County, seen today (Jan 23) at close range from the main boat launch.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: Western Grebe, Manasquan Inlet From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:37:11 -0800 NJ Birds,   A Western Grebe was observed by Alex Tongas at Manasquan Inlet this afternoon around 12:30 pm.  The bird was last seen moving north towards Sea Girt.   The New Jersey Bird Records Committee requests details such as photos, field sketches, or written notes on "review list species" such as Western Grebe.   Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society     How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html Subject: RBA: Cape May, NJ, Jan. 22, 2009 From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:33:41 -0500 - RBA * New Jersey * Statewide * NJNJ0901.22 * January 23, 2009 - Birds Mentioned + Eared Grebe + Rufous Hummingbird + (Details requested by NJBRC) Cackling Goose Chipping Sparrow Eurasian Wigeon Orange-crowned Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Siskin Redhead Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl White-winged Crossbill - Transcript Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings AT birdcapemay.org Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties , NJ Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January 21, 2009. Highlights this week include sightings of EARED GREBE, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, EURASIAN WIGEON, SNOWY OWL, WHITE- WINGED CROSSBILL, PINE-SISKIN, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, CACKLING GOOSE, PALM WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, REDHEAD. For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and downloadable birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org . An EARED GREBE was found at Cape May Harbor on Saturday January 17 2009, near Utch's Marina. Another was seen in Stone Harbor near the free bridge to Nummy's Island on Sunday January 18 2009. One RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was still being seen as of Saturday January 17, 2009 at 711 New England Road in Cape May. A female EURASIAN WIGEON, perhaps the same bird seen January 14 on Lily Lake in Cape May Point, was seen on Monday January 19, 2009 at the Villas WMA. Other notable sightings at Villas WMA included a PALM WARBLER, a male REDHEAD, and a flock of 35 CHIPPING SPARROWS. Two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Villas WMA on Sunday January 18 2009. A PINE SISKIN was there the same day. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at Lily Lake on Saturday January 17 2009. The darker, probably female SNOWY OWL was seen at the Stone Harbor Point parking lot on Thursday January 15 2009. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Cape May Point State Park on Monday January 19 2009. Another was seen at Cape Island Preserve on Wednesday January 21, 2009. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were reported this week at Jake's Landing, Tuckahoe, Turkey Point and Newport Landing. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about joining today! ******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays. ****** The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May,Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member discounts in the stores). - End Transcript How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html