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19 Nov FW: Peregrine Falcon [judson hamlin ] 18 Nov Re: 11/18/09 - Troy Meadows [David Blinder ] 18 Nov Glenhurst Meadows...Red-headed Woodpeckers [Mike Hiotis ] 18 Nov 11/18/09 - Troy Meadows [David Blinder ] 18 Nov Malibu Beach WMA [Mary Harper ] 17 Nov Re: Barnaget Light (add another shorebird spp...8 in all) [Michael Britt ] 17 Nov Bald Eagle over Garret Mt. [Christopher Takacs ] 17 Nov Re: Barnaget Light (add another shorebird spp...8 in all) [Michael Britt ] 17 Nov Brigantine/Barnegat over the weekend ["Volker M. Schmidt" ] 17 Nov National Park - Rough-winged Swallows [Sandra Keller ] 17 Nov Sandy Hook photos: Eider, RT Loon, et. al. [Trina Anderson ] 17 Nov Juv. Northern Goshawk in Somerset, 11/17 [David La Puma ] 17 Nov APOLOGY [Henry Kielblock ] 17 Nov Re: Tagged Canada Geese....Black-headed Gull hideouts [CATHY BLUMIG ] 17 Nov Rails [Harvey Tomlinson ] 16 Nov Barnaget Light/Manahawkin [Michael Britt ] 16 Nov HSR: Raccoon Ridge (15 Nov 2009) 12 Raptors ["Hawkcount.Org Reports" ] 16 Nov HSR: Raccoon Ridge (14 Nov 2009) 1 Raptors ["Hawkcount.Org Reports" ] 16 Nov Yard birds, Somerset [Rebecca Buck ] 16 Nov Western Grebe still present at South Amboy [Patrick Belardo ] 16 Nov Re: Cape May, 15 Nov 2009 [Steve Glynn ] 16 Nov No Subject [Joe Miklewicz ] 16 Nov Forsythe NWR - White-rumped Sandpipers, Ipswich Sparrow, waterfowl [Sandra Keller ] 16 Nov Garret birds today [Christopher Takacs ] 16 Nov New South Jersey CBC [Tom Reed ] 16 Nov test [Laurie Larson ] 16 Nov Pine Siskins [Theodore Chase ] 16 Nov Red-throated Loons in Raritan Bay ["OSTRAND, THOMAS J (THOMAS J)" ] 16 Nov NJ/NY Pelagic on Sun, Dec 6 from Belmar, NJ [Paul Guris ] 16 Nov Cumberland County - Common Eider [Sandra Keller ] 15 Nov Tagged Canada Geese....Black-headed Gull hideouts [Michael Hiotis ] 15 Nov Eider high count 184 and other birds around Cape May County [Samuel Galick ] 15 Nov Goshawk over the Raritan [Gary Himber ] 15 Nov Big Brook Park (Monmouth County) 11/15/2009 [Susan Treesh ] 15 Nov Merrill Creek-BH Gull,Cackling Goose on a Golden day [Michael Hiotis ] 15 Nov nature photography workshops at Sherman Hoffman Sanctuary [Philip Witt ] 15 Nov Great Swamp: Fox Sparrows, Great Cormorant [Ben Barkley ] 15 Nov Upcoming Bergen County Audubon (BCAS) Meeting [Beth Goldberg ] 15 Nov Cape May, 15 Nov 2009 [Tony Leukering ] 15 Nov WESTERN GREBE - South Amboy 11/15 [Patrick Belardo ] 15 Nov Fwd: Cape May, 14 November [Tony Leukering ] 15 Nov Re: posting problems? [Neil Maruca ] 15 Nov DeKorte - Kearny - Mehrhof [Neil Maruca ] 15 Nov posting problems? [Laurie Larson ] 13 Nov Painted Bunting status? [Patrick Belardo ] 13 Nov White Red-tailed Hawk in Piscataway [Patrick Belardo ] 12 Nov Hooded Mergansers at Garret [Christopher Takacs ] 12 Nov Common Eiders;etc. Cape May 11-10-09 [Barbara Hiebsch ] 12 Nov Re: Dismal Swamp [Neil Maruca ] 11 Nov HSR: Raccoon Ridge (11 Nov 2009) 12 Raptors ["Hawkcount.Org Reports" ] 11 Nov Re: Dismal Swamp [Katrina Baptista ] 11 Nov Photo album for you from Barbara on Windows Live [Barbara ] 11 Nov Re: OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters [Tony Geiger ] 11 Nov Dismal Swamp [Michael Britt ] 11 Nov Re: OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters ["Joe P." ] 11 Nov OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters [Chase Schiefer ] 10 Nov Further on Barnegat eiders [Tony Leukering ] 10 Nov DVOC Banquet with Rick Wright is November 19th (correction) [Frank Windfelder ] 10 Nov National Park - waterfowl - local notes [Sandra Keller ] 10 Nov Rick Wright headlines DVOC Banquet on November 26th [Frank Windfelder ] 10 Nov Garrret Map Available for Download [Craig Nunn ] 10 Nov Eiders @ Barnegat [Tony Leukering ] 10 Nov Update on Garret Map [Norma Holmes ] 9 Nov The Map of Garret is ready. [Norma Holmes ] 9 Nov Barnegat Inlet Seawatch (11/9) [Scott Barnes ] 9 Nov Cape May Point - Swainson's Hawk, Eiders, Western Kingbird [Sandra Keller ] 9 Nov 11/9/09 - Troy Meadows: RH Woodpeckers & more [David Blinder ] 9 Nov Merrill Creek Black-headed Gull continues.. [Mike Hiotis ] 9 Nov HSR: Raccoon Ridge (08 Nov 2009) 6 Raptors ["Hawkcount.Org Reports" ] 9 Nov Baltimore Oriole Flock [Michael Fritz ] 9 Nov Sunday afternoon, November 8, 3:30 to 4:45 PM. [Elaine Long ] 8 Nov Re: Meadowlands Saturday [Rebecca Buck ] 8 Nov Barnegat Light [Michael DeCorte ] 8 Nov Red Headed Woodpecker Continues at Lenape Park in Cranford [Christine Pazzani ] 8 Nov Sandy Hook Field trip report [Scott Barnes ] 8 Nov Sandy Hook eiders [Michael Newlon ] Subject: FW: Peregrine Falcon From: judson hamlin <jhhamlin AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:45:20 -0500 From: jhhamlin AT hotmail.com To: jerseybirds AT princeton.edu Subject: Peregrine Falcon Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:42 -0500 I've been seeing one around the Courthouse in New Brunswick over the last week or so. Anyone in town should look at the roof line of the old admin building or the apartment building across the street from the Courthouse. JudsonHamlin metuchen Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009v2 How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: 11/18/09 - Troy Meadows From: David Blinder <daveblinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:04:33 -0800 Finally got around to editing some of the bird photos from today. Scroll down from the nuthatch to see the imm. RH Woodpecker and Fox Sparrow. Unfortunately, not much detail on those. As usual, the waterfowl shot off like a lightning bolt, so no shots of the ducks seen today. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidraymond/4116913092/ - Dave Blinder Denville, NJ --- On Wed, 11/18/09, David Blinder wrote: > From: David Blinder > Subject: [JerseyBirds] 11/18/09 - Troy Meadows > To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU > Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 3:38 PM > East Hanover side (Troy Road), stream > across from Hanover Sewerage Authority: > > Am. Wigeon - 6 > Wood Duck - 30 > Gadwall - 1 > Blk Duck - 5 > Fox Sparrow - 2 > > Parsippany, off of Troy Meadow Road > Red-Headed Woodpeckers - 2, 1 adult, 1 immature w/ small > amount of red on head > Fox Sparrow - 1 > Carolina Wren - 1 > RT Hawk - 2, imm. > > > Dave Blinder > Denville, NJ > > >       > > How to report NJ bird sightings: > How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Glenhurst Meadows...Red-headed Woodpeckers From: Mike Hiotis <mhiotis1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:05:44 -0500 Hey Folks, aka; Warren Green Acres On a walk around the perimeter of the sight some good birds were had: Red-headed Woodpeckers(8)-5 ad.,3 imms...spread out along the Passaic in twos from east to west...These individuals were seen and there may be more there, I just could not pinpoint calls while observing the birds...They are not seen easily and there are benches along the river in appropriate locations to wait them out for a look... Other species of note were-5 Fox Sparrows & imm.Red-shouldered Hawk.. Mike Hiotis Martinsville NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: 11/18/09 - Troy Meadows From: David Blinder <daveblinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:38:51 -0800 East Hanover side (Troy Road), stream across from Hanover Sewerage Authority: Am. Wigeon - 6 Wood Duck - 30 Gadwall - 1 Blk Duck - 5 Fox Sparrow - 2 Parsippany, off of Troy Meadow Road Red-Headed Woodpeckers - 2, 1 adult, 1 immature w/ small amount of red on head Fox Sparrow - 1 Carolina Wren - 1 RT Hawk - 2, imm. Dave Blinder Denville, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Malibu Beach WMA From: Mary Harper <galeharrier AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:58:59 -0500 Hi, Yesterday at Malibu Beach we had: 4 black-bellied plovers 75 American Oystercatchers 4 lingering juvenile Black Skimmers 400 dunlins 25 sanderlings 60 black scoters 12 surf scoters 1 common loon 2 long-tailed ducks 8 Am. black ducks 350 Atlantic Brant (in the pond and on the bayside) 1 red-tailed hawk dropping straight down near the pond and coming up with a delicious vole. The ocean breached the dunes at the north end of the pond so that's salty now and the storm moved alot of sand over the mussel beds so there's not too much foraging area at the moment. Mary Harper How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Barnaget Light (add another shorebird spp...8 in all) From: Michael Britt <mbritt78 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:18:30 -0500 All, As promised, some of my photography work from Barneget Light yesterday...it is a combo of digiscoping and shots with my Panasonic Lumix (the better shots)... http://www.flickr.com/photos/24928477 AT N07/ Mike Britt Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Bald Eagle over Garret Mt. From: Christopher Takacs <Uschris AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:32:14 EST One of the local photographers spotted a juvenile Bald Eagle over Riflecamp Park this afternoon flying south after climbing. He sent emailed me a few photos for an ID. A couple of photos are available here : _http://friendsofgarretmountain.blogspot.com/_ (http://friendsofgarretmountain.blogspot.com/) Good Birding Chris Takacs Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Barnaget Light (add another shorebird spp...8 in all) From: Michael Britt <mbritt78 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:09 -0500 All, I was very tired when I returned home...make that 8 spp. of shorebird...had Western Sand as well. Mike Britt Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009v2 How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Brigantine/Barnegat over the weekend From: "Volker M. Schmidt" <vmschmidt AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:45:34 -0500 Jerseybirders, sorry for late posting but here are some observations from the weekend. Brigantine on Saturday: Horned Grebe: 5 Tundra Swan: app. 20 mostly in the gull pond area Snow Goose: app. 200, one colour-marked (black on yellow presumably reading 27CH) plus one bird approaching blue morph Thousands of Pintails, Black Ducks and Teals. Some Shoveler and Gadwall. Lesser Scaup: a raft of app. 150 with Brants from the South Dike Ruddy Duck: app. 150 from the South Dike Red-breasted Merganser: app. 30 Bald Eagle: 1 ad Long-billed Dowitcher: app. 20 with one bird looking structurally more like a Short-billed but no calls heard. Greater Yellowlegs: app. 50 Black-bllied Plover: app. 50 Sempalmated Plover: app. 10 Dunlin: a couple hundred at least Least Sandpiper: 2 Western Sandpiper: at least a dozen White-rumped Sandpiper: at least a dozen mixed in between the Dunlins Saltmarsh Sparrow: 2 Ipswich Sparrow: at least 2 along the auto loop Barnegat on Saturday: Common Eider: 200-250 at close range but difficult to count with the high waves still coming in. No Kings unfortunately. White-winged Scoter: at least 5 (all female type) Black Scoter: app. 20 (mostly female type) Surf Scoter: app. 20 (mostly female type) Harlequin Duck: 4 males and 1 female Some Sanderlings, Purple Sands, Ruddy Turnstones and a lonesome Black-bellied Plover. Volker How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: National Park - Rough-winged Swallows From: Sandra Keller <sandrakeller AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:37:10 -0500 Hello, I hit a few areas today in Gloucester County. Tues. 11-17-09. Sunny, 55 degrees or so. Light NE winds. Highlights were at the dredge spoils. Loads of sparrows, but nothing out of the ordinary. I am waiting on Tree Sparrows still down here. The west dike area was loaded. The north woods area was loaded. The northwest dike area was good. The northeast dike area was dead. 6 SAVANNAH SPARROWS - in a little feeding flock along the crossdike. 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - adult - the NW corner area. That's actually kind of unusual here now. They usually move on for some reason. 2 ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS - hunting the SE corner area. Then flew south around 4:15PM so I am assuming not roosting here. I am on a quest to see how long I get them here. And where they are roosting. Lots of good wet areas. Zero ducks. All the usual out in the cove though on the Delaware River. BUFFLEHEAD, SCAUP, CORMS, 1 female RED-BREASTED MERG, etc. No Canvasback yet for me here. Strange, but no Robins today. I guess they have moved on south. Butterfly notes: 1 Cabbage White. That was it. Sandra Keller Barrington, NJ sandrakeller AT verizon.net How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Sandy Hook photos: Eider, RT Loon, et. al. From: Trina Anderson <laporello AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:48:02 -0800 Thought I'd share some photos taken today at the end of Fisherman's Trail on Sandy Hook. There were at least 12 Common Eider, a Red-throated Loon, a Common Loon, a Peregrine Falcon (banded), and a lone Sanderling (which I almost stepped on) along with the usual assortment of Gulls. An album containing several photos are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/laporello/SandyHook20091117# Trina Anderson Red Bank NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Juv. Northern Goshawk in Somerset, 11/17 From: David La Puma <woodcreeper AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:38:43 -0500 Hey All: I had a few minutes this afternoon (between 2 and 3pm) to walk around the Hutcheson Memorial Forest, and was totally stoked to have a Juvenile Northern Goshawk come in low from the direction of Colonial Park, then catch a thermal above the display fields just south of the caretaker house where we live. The bird rose up a few hundred feet, and then headed south over the Old Woods (the 64 acre forest), toward the Sourland Mountains... or the Doris Duke Estate. Definitely not a bad bird to see on my limited birding-time-budget these days! Good Birding David ____________________________________________________ David A. La Puma, Ph.D. Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources Online Teaching Portfolio: http://www.woodcreeper.com/teaching Lockwood lab: http://rci.rutgers.edu/~jlockwoo Websites: http://www.woodcreeper.com http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodcreeper How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: APOLOGY From: Henry Kielblock <hlkiel AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:21:56 -0500 I stupidly sent along to many of you an email about cancer supposedly from John Hopkins. I was in a hurry this AM (had to cover the hawk watch) and the 'info' came from a John Hopkins connected source. I always preach to check everything out with Snopes.com but like a fool I didn't this time and Snopes blasts the email as very FALSE. Thanks to my son, my sister and my friend Tom B. for showing me the error of my ways. (Tom-I may not be able to call myself the "fact-checker" for quite a while.) Sorry, Henry How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Tagged Canada Geese....Black-headed Gull hideouts From: CATHY BLUMIG <WOLGAST AT AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:58 -0500 Greetings all: Birds of all species with various markers, including color markers should be reported to the USGS Bird Banding Lab. They can be reported online at: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/ Cathy Blumig Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hiotis" To: Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: [JerseyBirds] Tagged Canada Geese....Black-headed Gull hideouts > Hey folks, > > If any of you out there know a contact to report marked Canada Geese > can you pass it along...I have had a number of inquiries re/ the marked > beasts.... > > Re: Black-headed Gull at Merrill Creek...I have heard suggestions the bird > may be loafing at the confluence of the Lehigh River in to the Deleware... > hanging out along islands on the Deleware in northern Warren & Sussex > Counties...on Sussex Co. inland impoundments? Do any of you have a > theory for this Gull...It could be in PA. for all we know...! > > Mike Hiotis > Martinsville NJ > > > > How to report NJ bird sightings: > How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Rails From: Harvey Tomlinson <ShearH2Os AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:45:25 EST Hi Jersey Birders, A belated report from my wanderings in Cape May yesterday. Aside from the already mentioned goodies I had a Sora wander across the boardwalk at the State Park in the morning, and 3-4 Virginia Rails calling at dusk from the Meadows. I also heard,saw a King Rail at dusk. The King called a few times and then a couple walked by, asked what I had seen, and almost on cue it called again for them. The Swainsons Hawk put on a show near the water hazard on Bayshore late afternoon. Good Birding, Harvey Tomlinson _http://www.flickr.com/photos/shearh2o/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shearh2o/) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Barnaget Light/Manahawkin From: Michael Britt <mbritt78 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:29:46 -0500 Took a trip to Barnaget Light & Manahawkin today with Dave Blinder. The emphasis of the trip was more bird photography than birding. Anyways, highlights below and a few pics later. "Barnaget Light" A large raft of 200+ COMMON EIDER (with plenty of alternate plumaged males) remains, along with all three SCOTER spp., HARLEQUIN (4; two males, two females), 7 spp., of shorebird including...BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (1), AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, PURPLE SANDPIPERS, RUDDY TURNSTONES, DUNLIN, & SANDERLINGS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, plenty of NORTHERN GANNETS...plus Dave had a several IPSWICH SPARROW. Noteworthy was the absence of wintering waterbirds such as Red-breasted Merg, Long-tailed Duck, etc. "Bridge to Nowhere" NORTHERN HARRIER (6), KESTREL (female) on wires along road, PEREGRINE, BALD EAGLE (adult) came in off the bay at dusk (typical), an AMERICAN BITTERN left the marsh at dusk to commence migration, 12 GREAT BLUE HERONS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, & BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, a raft of SCAUP spp. in the distance numbering in the low hundreds, plus a pair of GREAT HORNED OWLS from the woods. The road is indeed paved until the last few yards (a lot more traffic), they are still ditching the hell out of the marsh, and the Dunkin Donuts on Rt. 9 & Bay Ave., close down...apparently one is opening nearby on 72... Mike Britt Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: HSR: Raccoon Ridge (15 Nov 2009) 12 Raptors From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports AT HAWKCOUNT.ORG> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:50 -0400 Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 217 Bald Eagle 1 10 163 Northern Harrier 0 20 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 42 1598 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 175 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 29 45 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5253 Red-tailed Hawk 10 418 626 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 9 14 American Kestrel 0 0 328 Merlin 0 2 121 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 13 46 Total: 12 569 8705 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Brian Hardiman Observers: Brian Butler, Jim Thomson, Megan Taylor, Patrick Fellion Visitors: Additional observers: Scott "Traffic Cone" Wood, Maura "Bear Eye" Griffin, Stephen Bagen, Wayne Rooney, Dave Cory, Sam & Becky & Nicole Cory w/ Dakota, Denise & Buddy & Noelle. Also Richard Reilly, Mary Margaret Halsey, Jeanine Apgar, Sandra Escala, Anne Purcell. Apologies to those I missed. Weather: heavy fog/mist early, then partly to mostly sunny, wind NW/WNW 5-10, temp 50-65 deg F. Raptor Observations: BE - 1 ad AT 12:39.CH - 1 in area but not counted. Bird of the Day - the adult RS that soared directly over the lookout, showing off its colors in the sunlight. Non-raptor Observations: TVs.BV - 4. Clouded Sulphur - 1. BEAR - again in tree downslope from lookout, seen by M. Griffin & S. Bagen at approx. 11:00. Yellow Card - 1 received by yours truly for the owl pole mishap. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Brian Hardiman (hardiman AT nac.net) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: HSR: Raccoon Ridge (14 Nov 2009) 1 Raptors From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports AT HAWKCOUNT.ORG> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:36 -0400 Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 217 Bald Eagle 0 9 162 Northern Harrier 0 20 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 42 1598 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 175 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 28 44 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5253 Red-tailed Hawk 0 408 616 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 9 14 American Kestrel 0 0 328 Merlin 0 2 121 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 13 46 Total: 1 557 8693 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Brian Hardiman Observers: Jim Thomson Visitors: Hikers - 6 plus Sponge Bob Square Pants. Thank you to JT for getting on the ridge today and doing the count. Weather: misty rain early and late, overcast w/ poor visibility, wind ENE 5-16, temp 49. Raptor Observations: Bird of the Day was the only bird of the day--a Sharpie at the owl decoy. BE - 1 immature in area but not counted. Non-raptor Observations: Raven - 2. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Brian Hardiman (hardiman AT nac.net) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Yard birds, Somerset From: Rebecca Buck <Catbird17 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:53:03 -0500 A calling Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was the highlight. 15 or so juncos are beginning to pick at the deck fare. The woodpeckers are down a bit, some finches and sparrows around as well. We have the usual hawk that feeds on the others, a Cooper's this year, young and intent. Rebecca Buck Somerset, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Western Grebe still present at South Amboy From: Patrick Belardo <pbelardo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:17 -0800 Another birder observed and photographed the Western Grebe at South Amboy today. If you're one of the few birders who hasn't seen one there in the last 5 years (one has been seen on an off at South Amboy since 2004), you still have a chance!  Patrick Belardo pbelardo-at-yahoo Piscataway, NJ http://www.hawkowlsnest.com How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Cape May, 15 Nov 2009 From: Steve Glynn <southjerseyglynn AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:25:57 -0500 The juvenile Swainson's was very cooperative along Stevens St. yesterday afternoon, perching on power lines and poles, as well as making an occasional grab to the fields beneath his perch. The Common Eider show was as impressive as has been noted by others. By our count, 144 birds together around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. Many other more common birds rounded out a pleasant day of birding with my son. For those with interest, I've put a few digiscoped photos of the Swainson's on my Flickr page indicated below. Good birding! Steve Glynn Millville, NJ http://www.flickr.com/photos/southjerseybirder/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: No Subject From: Joe Miklewicz <miklewicz AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:05:53 -0500 Query NJBIRDS How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Forsythe NWR - White-rumped Sandpipers, Ipswich Sparrow, waterfowl From: Sandra Keller <sandrakeller AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:03:05 -0500 Hello, Monday - 11-16-09. Sunny, warmish (the wind off the water made me wish I had brought more than a sweatshirt!), the dikes were open til the dogleg area. The impoundments are flooded. Which is perfect for waterfowl! And here I thought Ida was going to trash the place. No. In fact, visibility is very good now that some of the marsh vegetation has been flattened by Ida. Highlights: 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS - found by some PA friends of mine. I relocated 2 about 2 hours later I think it was. I marked in the book. Very late for me. But I see from a couple sources that they are found now and then through mid November. Other shorebirds included BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, a few WESTERN SANDPIPERS, a few SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS. No Dows that I could find to study today. 1 "IPSWICH" SPARROW - the rock jetty - foundation area - whatever it is along the south dike. Past the tower. The place is loaded with waterfowl - the usual. I particularly liked the SNOW GEESE in the air after an immature BALD EAGLE came by! The sw pool in the afternoon was best. Afternoon lighting is best. Of course, the nw pool is off-limits right now. Butterfly notes: 3 Monarchs heading south over the dikes. Cool. Good birding all. Sandra Keller Barrington, NJ sandrakeller AT verizon.net How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Garret birds today From: Christopher Takacs <Uschris AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:51:29 EST With a warm morning at Garret Mt. Reservation we had some nice birds around. Purple Finch in the wet area north of Barbour's Pond and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on the south end of the pond. A few migrating Red-tails, 100's of Crows and 1 Raven just cruising through. Brown Creeper and Red-breasted Nuthatch in the pines of New St. Reservoir. Fox, Song, White-throated, Field and Chipping were seen as well as 60+ Juncos. Highlight of the day though was an Eastern Box Turtle just off the side of the road. 39 species seen in total. Chris Takacs Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation _http://friendsofgarretmountain.blogspot.com/_ (http://friendsofgarretmountain.blogspot.com/) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: New South Jersey CBC From: Tom Reed <coturnicops AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:43:45 -0500 All, With the CBC season quickly approaching, I'd like to announce that the first ever Mizpah Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, January 2nd. The count circle covers much of inland Atlantic County, including Mays Landing, Mizpah (the center), Weymouth, Buena, Dorothy, and the eastern fringes of Vineland. Makepeace Lake WMA and the Estell Manor Park are both included within the circle. Time and location of a post-count tally still to be decided. If you are interested in participating, please contact me off-list. Thanks, tr -- Tom Reed (currently) Piscataway, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: test From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT PRINCETON.EDU> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:18:36 -0500 Now a test for the Jerseybirds list. I'm sending this to 'jerseybirds' to see if the address is working again. Sorry for the annoyance... I'm very pleased to report that while diagnosing the address problem, the administrator has fixed the old Archives problem. Now both links for the list archives are working again: > https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=JerseyBirds > https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=JerseyBi Laurie Larson How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Pine Siskins From: Theodore Chase <chase_c AT AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:11:24 -0500 On Saturday (Nov. 14) about noon two Pine Siskins appeared at my feeder - going for the niger seed. Is it going to be last year all over again? I haven't seen any other reports (and haven't seen them again). Ted Chase near Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Red-throated Loons in Raritan Bay From: "OSTRAND, THOMAS J (THOMAS J)" <ostrand AT RESEARCH.ATT.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:56:31 -0500 This afternoon, there were at least 4 Red-throated Loons in Raritan Bay, opposite the Cliffwood Beach park, adjacent to Whale Creek. A couple of very distant photos are here http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tPTLFQhanyhbKCyEofgaRg?feat=directl ink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TvA8v8RMKsD8DGbZHOoc3A?feat=directl ink A little later for good measure, a Yellow-rumped Warbler consented to sit still long enough for a portrait: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ELqQVFpAStJ8Jx8a7CeEzA?feat=directl ink Tom Ostrand Metuchen How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: NJ/NY Pelagic on Sun, Dec 6 from Belmar, NJ From: Paul Guris <paulagics.com AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:19:27 -0500 See Life Paulagics has a pelagic trip scheduled for Sunday, December 6 out of Belmar, NJ. We'll be aboard the 80' Suzie Girl, a fast, comfortable boat with a full walk-around, birdable upper deck, and heated cabin with benches. We expect to be in New Jersey and overlapping New York pelagic waters up to 40-60 miles offshore. Target species at this time of year include Dovekie, Puffin, Razorbill, Fulmar, Greater and Manx Shearwater, Kittiwake, Red Phalarope, Gannets, Iceland, Glaucous, and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and other winter seabirds. This is also a good time for cetaceans such as Common Dolphin, Fin Whale, and sometimes Atlantic White-sided Dolphin. The trip is scheduled to run from 6:00 AM to about 6:00 PM. The cost is $175. Contact us by e-mail or phone if you are interested, or sign up on our web site. Hope to see you aboard! -PAG -- Paul A. Guris See Life Paulagics PO Box 161 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-234-6805 info AT paulagics.com How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Cumberland County - Common Eider From: Sandra Keller <sandrakeller AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:43:39 -0500 A test post to see if Laurie's address suggestion works. Hello, Sunday - 11-15-09. Warm, sun, 70 degrees or so. Light NW winds. Still some flooding around. East Point particularly. But loads of birds. Nothing out of the ordinary. I was searching for Lark and Clay-colored Sparrows with no success. Some highlights in brief: 1 COMMON EIDER - the morning at East Point. I tried for it in the afternoon but couldn't relocate. This is a very rare species for Cumberland County. Too many at Cape May Point??? I presume it "drifted" north from there! 1 female BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Hansey Creek Rd. Not late until Jan. for me in the area actually. 2 female PURPLE FINCHES - Hansey Creek Rd. - Finally. I know they've been back, just took me awhile to track some down! 2 PINE WARBLERS - Bevan WMA - nice. I am used to them wintering up in Burlington County. I presume they winter here also. I think. 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO - Bivalve - again, not late for me here. Etc. Lots of birds around. Lots of waterfowl also. One of my favorite Cumberland County ponds had a couple hundred RING-NECKED DUCKS, AMERICAN WIGEON, RUDDY DUCKS, etc. 5 adult BALD EAGLES - scattered. No immatures for me today. That was strange! 24 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS - one small farm field area at Bivalve. Very nice to see so many concentrated. Butterfly notes: Still around! Cloudless Sulphurs, Orange Sulphurs, 1 Monarch, etc. Let's see what a warm day in early Dec. brings. Good birding all. Sandra Keller Barrington, NJ sandrakeller AT verizon.net How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Tagged Canada Geese....Black-headed Gull hideouts From: Michael Hiotis <mhiotis1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:46:55 -0800 Hey folks, If any of you out there know a contact to report marked Canada Geese can you pass it along...I have had a number of inquiries re/ the marked beasts.... Re: Black-headed Gull at Merrill Creek...I have heard suggestions the bird may be loafing at the confluence of the Lehigh River in to the Deleware... hanging out along islands on the Deleware in northern Warren & Sussex Counties...on Sussex Co. inland impoundments? Do any of you have a theory for this Gull...It could be in PA. for all we know...! Mike Hiotis Martinsville NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Eider high count 184 and other birds around Cape May County From: Samuel Galick <sam.galick AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:14 -0500 Common Eider counts: 150 Cape May Point 10 Poverty Beach 4 Two-mile Beach 14 Avalon Seawatch 5 Free Bridge- Nummy's Island 1 Villas 184 Common Eider in Cape May County today. It's too bad the Sea Isle Bridge was closed, I would have liked to stick my head out at a few of those dune crossings further up. Highest count of Common Eider in Cape May County? I had 5 Harlequin Ducks HARD! opps! feeding on mussels attached to pilings at Poverty Beach. Three females, two males. Also saw Swainson's Hawk, 3 Eurasian Wigeons, 2 Cave Swallows, a flyover Dickcissel at St. Pete's and the Beanery, and the Meadows had 13 American Bitterns flying up and out of marshes in the sunset. -- Sam Galick Flemington, NJ sam.galick AT gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgalick/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Goshawk over the Raritan From: Gary Himber <ghimber AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:35:16 -0500 Taking a hike along the Raritan near our home, Anne & I had just started a t 2PM from Demott Lane. Almost immediately we had a beautiful adult Goshawk circle over us for a couple of minutes. If it wasn't a balmy November day at 73 degrees I probably would have been up on Raccoon Ridge. We also had a sapsucker; another bird at 4PM was quite remarkable. A later osprey flew right over us near the end of our hike. I just went through Hawkcount for most sights in NJ & PA for this year and between here and Waggoner's Gap there were very few in November. Scott's had one on the 12th, the next nearest was Wildcat with one on the 7th. Gary Himber Somerset, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Big Brook Park (Monmouth County) 11/15/2009 From: Susan Treesh <sktreesh AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:12:14 -0500 Hello all, birded Big Brook with Elaine Long for several hours this morning. The weather was just clearing from the west and became steadily warmer all morning. Highlights were a number of EASTERN MEADOWLARKS - I counted four, and I think there were more. Also, FOS TREE SPARROW and FOX SPARROW. There were also many SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and of course WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS and SONG SPARROWS. One lone FIELD SPARROW perched up, but I saw no swamp sparrows at all, amazingly enough considering the wet condition of the fields. One interesting sight was scores of CEDAR WAXWINGS feeding on abundant wild grapes draped at the tops of trees. ROBINS AND BLUE BIRDS were also in and around the abundant berries and fruits. Raptors were limited to a lone COOPERS HAWK and a RED-TAILED HAWK. We made brief stops also at Thompson Park and Holmdel Park, but both were crowded and un-birdy. Good birding, will test this on the regular site first. Susan Treesh Somerset How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Merrill Creek-BH Gull,Cackling Goose on a Golden day From: Michael Hiotis <mhiotis1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:07:46 -0800    Hey folks,                 Black-headed Gull- made another "cameo" today showing off for many observers looking for it..The dates it has been seen 4..9..15 Nov? Do I dare suggest trying again on 20 or 21 Nov.? Who knows? It certainly makes one wonder where it is in between sightings...      Also seen today:        Cackling Goose-arrived yesterday w/ 50 or so Canadas        Red-necked Grebe        Red-throated Loon        Common Loons & from the Hawk Watch!..a Golden Eagle..a nice day ay Merrill!     Mike Hiotis     Martinsville NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: nature photography workshops at Sherman Hoffman Sanctuary From: Philip Witt <phwitt AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:30 -0500 Listers--I will be giving a series of nature photography workshops beginning next month at NJ Audubon's Sherman Hoffman Sanctuary in Bernardsville. Two photographer friends, Dave DesRochers and Jacki Dickert, will be coleading the workshops with me this year. If you have any questions about the series, feel free to email me at phwitt AT optonline.net. Phil Witt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can see samples of our work, if you're interested, at: Phil Witt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philwitt/ Dave DesRochers: http://www.desrochersphotography.com/ Jacki Dickert: http://www.flickr.com/photos/justbelightful/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Workshops are led by Phil Witt, Dave DesRochers and Jacki Dickert All workshops are from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. NJ Audubon Sherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuaries Bernardsville, NJ 908-766-5787 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP I Saturday, December 5 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. With Phil, Dave and Jacki Workshop 1 will review the basics of nature photography. Participants will learn what equipment can be used to achieve different effects. By the end of the workshop participants will understand lenses, camera bodies (mostly digital single-lens reflex cameras), megapixels, shutter speeds, f/stops, focal lengths, apertures, exposure histograms, and depth of field - and how all of these can be used to take good nature photographs. Beyond equipment, the workshop will begin to cover the principles of composition and digital editing. Although the focus will be on nature photography, many of the same principles and equipment needs apply to other kinds of photography as well. Cost: $8 members, $15 nonmembers . DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP II Saturday, January 9 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. With Phil Witt, Dave DesRochers and Jacki Dickert Workshop II will cover composition and digital editing more intensively. Although the workshop will demonstrate digital editing using PhotoShop, the majority of the editing techniques can be implemented in other digital editing programs. The workshop will be organized around three principles - light, composition, and moment. All composition and editing techniques, from the initial lens choice to the image capture technique to PhotoShop editing, will be geared towards achieving an image that treats those three elements well. Although we will stress getting the best image capture initially, sometimes Mother Nature needs a little help in the digital darkroom, so we will cover basic digital editing methods that can improve the image. The workshop will review examples from a variety of subject types within nature photography, ranging from birds to insects to landscapes. Participants will be encouraged to submit their own images for in-class editing. Cost: $8 members, $15 nonmembers . DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP III Saturday, February 20 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. With Phil Witt, Dave DesRochers and Jacki Dickert Workshop III will focus on techniques used to photograph landscapes, from the majestic scenery of the American West to the hidden treasures in your own backyard. In addition to reviewing equipment selection and use, the topics of time of day, weather, composition, and light will be covered. Students will also be introduced to the methods used to create panoramas. Cost: $8 members, $15 nonmembers . DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP IV Saturday, March 27 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. With Phil Witt, Dave DesRochers and Jacki Dickert Workshop IV will focus on art in nature--using advanced techniques to create artistic effects, for example, extending the dynamic range of images by blending multiple image or intentionally using camera zoom or camera movement to create an artistic effect. Cost: $8 members, $15 nonmembers . DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP V Saturday, April 24 10:00A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Workshop V will focus on increasing the participants' skill in critiquing and editing their images. All participants in this workshop will be required to submit images for a class critique, and the workshop will explore ways that the images could have been composed or digitally edited to improve the composition. How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Great Swamp: Fox Sparrows, Great Cormorant From: Ben Barkley <bejoba AT OPTONLINE.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:00:08 -0500 I birded the Great Swamp this afternoon, and it was relatively quiet. I did have a Ring-Necked Duck, and a pair of Hooded Mergansers near the bridge. At the overlook though on the right hand side past the gazebo I had a pair of Fox Sparrows in the undergrowth. Then on the eastern side of Long Hill Road at the bridge by the open water there was an Immature Great Cormorant on the far bank. The white belly was glaringly clear from the road. How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Upcoming Bergen County Audubon (BCAS) Meeting From: Beth Goldberg <Goldbug310 AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:15:32 EST The next BCAS meeting will be on Wednesday, November 18, at 8:00 PM. The program will be "New Jersey: A Study in Landscape Diversity" presented by widely published nature photographer, George M. Aronson. He will give us a narrated multi-media tour of our state which is so densely populated, extensively paved, and heavily traveled. Despite this, NJ has an extraordinary variety of terrain, habitats, soils, rocks, water features, etc., offering rich bio-diversity to both its wild and human inhabitants. Programs are open to the public free of charge and are presented at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, 443 Van Nostrand Ave., Englewood, NJ. Beth Goldberg, Fair Lawn How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Cape May, 15 Nov 2009 From: Tony Leukering <greatgrayowl AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:54:56 -0500 Hi all: This morning's birding was quite interesting at the bottom of NJ. Dave Czaplak found a Cave Swallow among the small flock of Trees (and N. Rough-winged and Barn) Swallows at the Hawkwatch, and the counter (Senor Dunne) found a second one later. In late morning, Dave found a Dickcissel and a Clay-colored Sparrow behind the State Park Museum. Those of us chasing those birds found two Indigo Buntings (one each by Doug Gochfeld and me). In between all that, Dave and I saw the lingering juvenile Swainson's Hawk at the Beanery, counted 147 Common Eiders off Cape May Pt., glimpsed one of the subvirgatus Nelson's Sparrows at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge (the Meadows; both were seen earlier by others), and pored through the hordes and hordes of American Robins and American Goldfinches that were pouring through the point this morning -- probably 15,000+ robins and 1000+ goldfinches. Someone reported 5 Baltimore Orioles at the Hidden Valley Extension, as well as a dozen Tundra Swans (presumably overhead) from there. Finally, I just received a report of five Harlequin Ducks at the Coast Guard jetty -- presumably the same five birds that were seen at Coral Ave briefly yesterday morning. The three non-adult-male Eurasian Wigeons continue on Lighthouse Pond (fide D. Gochfeld) and a potential fourth one was seen this morning, but the observers weren't positive. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: WESTERN GREBE - South Amboy 11/15 From: Patrick Belardo <pbelardo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:34:23 -0800 All, I found a Western Grebe on the Raritan Bay in So. Amboy this morning. The bird can best be viewed from Raritan Bay Waterfront Park. It was last seen in the direction of the red, white, and blue tugboats. Other highlights included a single female Surf Scoter, Red-throated Loon, and a lingering Snowy Egret. Alvin Williams Park in Sewaren (access to the Arthur Kill) didn't have anything of note. Laurie - FYI, this email bounced back from jerseybirds AT address, but the jerseybi address worked. Patrick Belardo pbelardo-at-yahoo Piscataway, NJ http://www.hawkowlsnest.com How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Fwd: Cape May, 14 November From: Tony Leukering <greatgrayowl AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:27:59 -0500 Hi all: The Common Eider count visiting various jetties in Cape May Point, Cape May Co., continues to climb. Yesterday, Doug Gochfeld reported 80+ there and this morning Vince Elia got to 151. I made a search from the State Park to Coral Ave. in Cape May Point, and came up with 154: 3 off the State Park, 11 at Coral Ave., and 140 between St. Mary's and Whilldin Ave. jetties. Of the 140 near St. Mary's, at least 56 were males, including one clean full adult male, the first one of which I'm aware here this fall. And, still no King Eiders! Dave Czaplak and I checked on the two femalish Eurasian Wigeons and found a bright bird that had gray patches on the sides (particularly the left), so our local discussion about what sex that bird is was solved. Until, of course, the two of us went back with David Lord and found the bright bird (without gray on the sides), the duller bird, and the gray-sided bird. There are now THREE Eurasian Wigeon (none being adult males) on Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point S.P. My clicked counts of American Wigeon and Gadwall on Lighthouse Pond were of 313 and 146, respectively. On Bunker Pond, a femalish Common Goldeneye was present and, I believe, the first of the season down here. I found two subvirgatus (the Atlantic Coast breeding race) Nelson's Sparrows along the east path at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge (TNC), and managed to photograph one of them well enough to be sure of the racial ID. There were also two dark ibis there and an out-of-place White-winged Scoter that I photographed next to a Mute Swan. Finally for the site, there were at least six Blue-winged Teal present. Also reported today were 3 Long-billed Dowitchers on Gull Island in the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge (by Vince Elia) and the continuing juvenile Swainson's Hawk and a Virginia Rail (near the entrance) at the Beanery (aka Rea Farm; by Karl Lukens). Late this afternoon, Don Freiday reported 3 southbound Common Eiders going past Cook's Beach (on the bayshore). Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: posting problems? From: Neil Maruca <neil.maruca AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:55:29 -0500 The JerseyBi AT princeton.edu workaround did get me past the Saturday/Sunday mail failures, messages were rejecting when I used the alias/longer name On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Laurie Larson wrote: > Hello, > > I don't see many reports being posted this weekend, which could be due to > the weather - or could be a problem with the list. Send your message to the > address 'Jerseybi AT princeton.edu' rather than 'Jerseybirds AT princeton.edu' . > How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: DeKorte - Kearny - Mehrhof From: Neil Maruca <neil.maruca AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:43:26 -0500 Birded for a few hours Saturday between the showers (mostly between anyway). Highlights DeKorte near the environmental center had a red Fox sparrow, 60 Cedar Waxwings, 70 House Finches, 2 Sharp-shinned hawks among the Gadwalls Shovelers and Green Wing Teal. Kearny produced an immature Bald Eagle Mehrhof held 700+ Ruddy Duck, 7 Lesser Scaup and 9 Ring Neck Ducks Good birding Neil Maruca Hackensack -- What you see in yourself is what you see in the world. -- What you see in yourself is what you see in the world. How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: posting problems? From: Laurie Larson <llarson2 AT MAC.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:24:20 -0500 Hello, I don't see many reports being posted this weekend, which could be due to the weather - or could be a problem with the list. I've had several people tell me that their posts are being rejected by the same address that formerly worked; and the last message I see in the Archives was from Friday the 13th (ominously enough). I'll investigate Monday if the problem continues. Please, if you try to post and get any error/rejection e-mail message from the server, forward a copy to me; that is very helpful (just reporting "my message was rejected" doesn't give much to go on). Listowners are _not_ automatically notified whenever a message is rejected for technical reasons, and error messages to the postmaster staff just gets lost in the cloud of spam. Meanwhile, Patrick, the last to get a message through, tried a workaround I suggested, and it worked, so it may be worth it if you've had a message bounce. Send your message to the address 'Jerseybi AT princeton.edu' rather than 'Jerseybirds AT princeton.edu' . Those who have been around since forever may recall that there used to be a listname limit of 8 characters, thus 'jerseybi' was the original, internal name of the list. Over time there have been sporadic problems with the alias "Jerseybirds" and at present the lists Archives are inaccessible to that alias, so you have to use the link https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=JerseyBi to use/search the Archives. It might be that the e-mail alias is now failing as well. Since this isn't an academic list (not directly related to Princeton teaching/research) we are not at the top of the priority list for support, but I will find out what I can and see if anything can be done. If you can't get reports to the list, as a last resort send them to a list owner (Tyler, Tom, or myself) and we can try to post them for you. Thanks for your patience. Laurie Larson Princeton How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Painted Bunting status? From: Patrick Belardo <pbelardo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:20:16 -0800 Does anyone have any positive or negative reports of the Painted Bunting at Huber Woods?  Patrick Belardo pbelardo-at-yahoo Piscataway, NJ http://www.hawkowlsnest.com How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: White Red-tailed Hawk in Piscataway From: Patrick Belardo <pbelardo AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:09:54 -0800 While driving home on Rt. 18 in Piscataway yesterday, I saw a white Red-tailed Hawk perched about ten feet off the ground in a tree. It was scanning the ground below. It's possible that it was another species of buteo, but the shape and size seemed like a Red-tail. Also, I have seen photos and videos from this past spring of a white Red-tailed Hawk in Somerset (not far at all from Piscataway). I did a u-turn, but it was gone by the time I got back. The plumage appeared to be completely white, but I couldn't see all sides of the bird and couldn't see its bare parts well. It was quite the sight!   Patrick Belardo pbelardo-at-yahoo Piscataway, NJ http://www.hawkowlsnest.com How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Hooded Mergansers at Garret From: Christopher Takacs <Uschris AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:03:34 EST Took a brief walk around Barbour's Pond this morning and saw 9 Hoodies on the pond. Not much else new around except more White-throats and Juncos. Later in the morning I saw that 3 Greater Yellowlegs are still hanging around Clay Ave. Wetland in Lyndhurst. New Garret Mountain Reservation map is now available to download from the Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation blog, http://friendsofgarretmountain.blogspot.com/ Good Birding Chris Takacs Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation http://friendsofgarretmountain.blogspot.com/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Common Eiders;etc. Cape May 11-10-09 From: Barbara Hiebsch <redsquirrelgirl AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:30:31 +0000 > > > > > Hi all, > > Started out the day at Heislerville impoundments. A male winter > > long-tailed duck was > > present along with bufflehead; ruddy;black duck and lesser scaup. > > (heard gr. y-legs) > > Also present were N. Harrier, Belted kingfisher, imm. d-cr. corms > > and an imm. Y-b. sapsucker. > > > > Thompson Beach next 4 N. Harriers (including 1 grey ghost) 2 Ad. > > Bald Eagles, b. kingfisher, > > clapper rails, boat-tl. grackles . Approx. one dozen gr. Y-legs, 35 > > Dunlin and 1 black-bel. plover. > > > > Rescued a L. scaup (female) on the side of the Garden state > > parkway (fractured leg) with > > the assist of Middletown twshp. police as well as animal control. > > Final destination, a rehabber. > > > > Cape May Hawk watch was slow, but good ducks and coots around. > > Went to St. Mary's Jetty on the beach to catch the fabulous > > Common Eider/ scoter show. > > No let down here, I believe more then 30!! As well as black and surf > > scoters, all were very close > > to the shore. I have heard that the food along the jetty has > > matured to the Eiders tastes. > > Hopefully, the big show will continue! Plenty of N. Gannets close as well. > > > > Last stop, The Meadows( Nature Conservancy) I went a little > > before dusk in hopes of owls. > > No luck with them . I watched 2 diff. ad. male peregrines, (1 on > > the osprey platform, the other > > closer to the trail) A very vocal virginia rail was heard as I was > > walking back. Even with good light , > > I couldn't find him. Definitely the male call, with more stuff > > thrown in that I previously hadn't heard. > > > > Missed out on the Swainsons Hawk, but there is always a next time. > > > > Good birding, > > Barb Hiebsch >> Norristown, Pa. > > > l How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Dismal Swamp From: Neil Maruca <Neil.Maruca AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:57:54 +0000 I've birded Dismal several times. Wear boots, its a wet wood and the trails are primitive, overgrown, and/or deer tracks (kinda dismal). Entering at tyler woods road is the way to go. You can either bird left down the abandoned rail track near the begining of tyler, which is easier to follow but not quite as birdy an area. The best birding is from the the triple C ranch which is a short distance down Tyler Woods on your left. Park next to the CCC gates without blocking them, they're usually closed to cars but no problem to enter. There are some phrag marshes further up the road from the ranch, they're supposed to be highly contaminated, I would NOT wade or leave Tyler road there. From the front of Triple C where you parked and where the farm pond is, walk toward the back right hand corner of the property (past the hogs pen) and find the small stream. Follow that upstream and you'll get to a wet wood that has some good birds. About 1000' upstream a long straight wet ditch will merge with that stream. I always wore boots and crossed the stream (6-8" deep) on the upstream side of the junction. There was an abandoned beaver dam there 2 years ago, not sure if its still there. Continue following the stream upstream on the far bank, you'll find an area of meadows and a dual jeep track road that goes under an road underpass alongside the stream. Following that road which goes along a stream to some high tension wires. about a mile up it comes to another railroad track. I usually stopped there. N On Nov 11, 2009 11:57am, Michael Britt wrote: > Does anybody know how to access/bird Dismal Swamp? > Mike Britt > Clifton > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > How to report NJ bird sightings: http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html> How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: HSR: Raccoon Ridge (11 Nov 2009) 12 Raptors From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports AT HAWKCOUNT.ORG> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:21 -0400 Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 217 Bald Eagle 0 9 162 Northern Harrier 0 20 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 41 1597 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 175 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 28 44 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5253 Red-tailed Hawk 7 408 616 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 9 14 American Kestrel 0 0 328 Merlin 1 2 121 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 13 46 Total: 12 556 8692 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Brian Hardiman Observers: Scott Wood Visitors: Hikers - 6 including A.T. SOBOs "Twisted Hair" and "Cheesemayer". Also Big Red Sticky who came and went and will never return... Thanks to SW today for sticking it out with me. Weather: skies overcast, wind NE 3-10, temp 44-47 deg F. Raptor Observations: BE - 1 im. & 1 ad. floating around, not counted. The Bird of the Day was a close imm. Golden Eagle moving upridge to the NE at 2:10, but not counted. Non-raptor Observations: Snow Buntings - 5. E. Bluebird & Robin flocks. Raven. TVs - very few. BV - 1. BEAR - again feeding high in tree downslope from lookout (about 10:15). Large 6 point buck running thru lookout, chased by dog. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Brian Hardiman (hardiman AT nac.net) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Dismal Swamp From: Katrina Baptista <katrina AT EDISONWETLANDS.ORG> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:03 -0700 Wild New Jersey has an informal map posted on the site: http://wildnewjersey.tv/2009/11/11/wildnewjerseytv-exclusive-birding-the-dismal-swamp-conservation-area.aspx Edison Wetlands also can provide more information for anyone interested. Best email is ewainfo at edisonwetlands dot org. Good Birding, Katrina B. Edison, NJ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [JerseyBirds] Dismal Swamp From: Michael Britt Date: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:57 am To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU Does anybody know how to access/bird Dismal Swamp? Mike Britt Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ How to report NJ bird sightings: How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Photo album for you from Barbara on Windows Live From: Barbara <redsquirrelgirl AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:35:11 -0800 Barbara is sharing the photo album New Jersey with you. View album Take a look! Want to view this on your mobile device? Check out the mobile version http://mphotos.live.com/ae9327100d4cb620/t.aspx?rid=AE9327100D4CB620%21154 Having trouble viewing this e-mail? Try pasting this web address into your browser: http://cid-ae9327100d4cb620.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/New%20Jersey?authkey=Vv6pPasIXzc%24 Change who can send you invitations and requests Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn more, read our privacy statement. Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters From: Tony Geiger <tony.geiger AT NJAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:19:53 -0500 New Jersey Audubon has a facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Audubon-Society/44175229319?ref=ts It can also be reached from our homepage (www.njaudubon.org) under the "About Us" menu. The facebook page will have announcements for all of our centers statewide. Not sure if National Audubon or other private Audubon Chapters in the state have their own pages... By the way, good call on creating the New Jersey Birders page! Tony Geiger Wildwood, NJ -----Original Message----- From: New Jersey Birding [mailto:JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of Chase Schiefer Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:09 AM To: JerseyBirds AT Princeton.EDU Subject: [JerseyBirds] OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters With my New Jersey Birders Facebook group's recent membership explosion, I had somewhat of an interesting thought. What if individual NJ Audubon chapters were to create facebook pages? I would think membership would greatly increase, and events would have a much larger attendance. Once your page is created, you can then share the link in other facebook pages for example a group or fan page for the town the meeting takes place in. This may spark someones interest, they may not be hardcore birders, but it would be a free, and fast way to increase membership as well as educate others of birds, conservation, habitat loss, and chapter events that could in turn... convert others into birders! "Has joy any survival value in the operations of evolution? I suspect that it does; I suspect that the morose and fearful are doomed to quick extinction. Where there is no joy there can be no courage; and without courage all other virtues are useless. " - Edward Abbey "I'd sooner exchange ideas with the birds on earth than learn to carry on intergalactic communications with some obscure race of humanoids on a satellite planet from the world of Betelgeuse. " Edward Abbey Chase Schiefer Bachmans' Ivory Hazlet, New Jersey http://www.flickr.com/photos/bachmansivory/ How to report NJ bird sightings: How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Dismal Swamp From: Michael Britt <mbritt78 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:57:54 -0500 Does anybody know how to access/bird Dismal Swamp? Mike Britt Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters From: "Joe P." <jpylka AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:06 -0500 -- You may want to check National Audubon's website for their "Chapter Networker". Satarting about this time last year there was a series of articles on just what you are proposing with Facebook, but of course WRT National rather than NJ. Joe Pylka Hopewell, NJ -----Original Message----- >From: Chase Schiefer >With my New Jersey Birders Facebook group's recent membership explosion, I >had somewhat of an interesting thought. What if individual NJ Audubon >chapters were to create facebook pages? I would think membership would >greatly increase, and events would have a much larger attendance. Once your >page is created, you can then share the link in other facebook pages for >example a group or fan page for the town the meeting takes place in. This >may spark someones interest, they may not be hardcore birders, but it would >be a free, and fast way to increase membership as well as educate others of >birds, conservation, habitat loss, and chapter events that could in turn... >convert others into birders! How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: OT? Facebook Audubon Chapters From: Chase Schiefer <bachmans.ivory AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:09:17 -0500 With my New Jersey Birders Facebook group's recent membership explosion, I had somewhat of an interesting thought. What if individual NJ Audubon chapters were to create facebook pages? I would think membership would greatly increase, and events would have a much larger attendance. Once your page is created, you can then share the link in other facebook pages for example a group or fan page for the town the meeting takes place in. This may spark someones interest, they may not be hardcore birders, but it would be a free, and fast way to increase membership as well as educate others of birds, conservation, habitat loss, and chapter events that could in turn... convert others into birders! "Has joy any survival value in the operations of evolution? I suspect that it does; I suspect that the morose and fearful are doomed to quick extinction. Where there is no joy there can be no courage; and without courage all other virtues are useless. " - Edward Abbey "I'd sooner exchange ideas with the birds on earth than learn to carry on intergalactic communications with some obscure race of humanoids on a satellite planet from the world of Betelgeuse. " Edward Abbey Chase Schiefer Bachmans' Ivory Hazlet, New Jersey http://www.flickr.com/photos/bachmansivory/ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Further on Barnegat eiders From: Tony Leukering <greatgrayowl AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:55 -0500 Hi all: Josh reports that he counted the flock of Common Eiders at Barnegat twice more this afternoon and came up with 209 both times, shortly after which, 10 more flew in. So, I'd suggest that the numbers (and species mix?) are changing often (even during the day) and it would certainly behoove those that are close to visit to see how many we can push this apparently new max count for the state. Enjoy, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: DVOC Banquet with Rick Wright is November 19th (correction) From: Frank Windfelder <fwindfelder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:38 -0800 The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) is having its Annual Banquet in Philadelphia on November 19th. The keynote speaker is Rick Wright, formerly of ABA and now the Executive Director of Wings. His topic is, "The Most Beautiful of the Whole Beautiful Lot: Wood Warblers of the American Southwest". He is a great birder and a great speaker. It promises to be a memorable evening. Go to www.dvoc.org for complete details, a reservation form, and directions to the banquet facility. The deadline for reservations is Monday, November 16th. Frank Windfelder Philadelphia, PA Frank Windfelder fwindfelder AT yahoo.com vzet468f AT verizon.net windfelder AT hotmail.com (215)673-0240 (home) (215)673-2034 (fax) (267)251-1141 (cell) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: National Park - waterfowl - local notes From: Sandra Keller <sandrakeller AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:13 -0500 Hello, Hit my usual Delaware River areas in Gloucester County this afternoon with a friend - Gwen Alexander. Tues. 11-10-09. Cloudy, 60 degrees, calm winds. Nice looking over the river with no winds in our faces! Highlights in brief: 20 BUFFLEHEAD - NP cove area 8 SCAUP - both LESSER and GREATER - NP cove. Hard to get an id on all as they were actively feeding. 18 RUDDY DUCKS - NP cove. 4 RING-NECKED DUCKS - NP cove. 1 BLACK SCOTER - female - NP cove - unusual for here, but I manage a couple on the river every winter. 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - roosting on the exposed sandbar at the NP cove. 3 LAUGHING GULLS - still there. 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD - calling and seen well at the Pedricktown Causeway. It looked to be in complete breeding plumage already. No Caspian Terns around. Floodgates didn't have too much. A floatplane doing touch and go landings on the river was different! Butterfly notes: none. No sun! Good birding all. Sandra Keller Barrington, NJ sandrakeller AT verizon.net How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Rick Wright headlines DVOC Banquet on November 26th From: Frank Windfelder <fwindfelder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:24 -0800 The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) is having its Annual Banquet in Philadelphia on November 26th. The keynote speaker is Rick Wright, formerly of ABA and now the Executive Director of Wings. His topic is, "The Most Beautiful of the Whole Beautiful Lot: Wood Warblers of the American Southwest". He is a great birder and a great speaker. It promises to be a memorable evening. Go to www.dvoc.org for complete details, a reservation form, and directions to the banquet facility. The deadline for reservations is Monday, November 23rd. Frank Windfelder Philadelphia, PA Frank Windfelder fwindfelder AT yahoo.com vzet468f AT verizon.net windfelder AT hotmail.com (215)673-0240 (home) (215)673-2034 (fax) (267)251-1141 (cell) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Garrret Map Available for Download From: Craig Nunn <c2nunn AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:51 -0500 I am pleased that so many of you are interested in the new Garret Mountain Reservation Map . but a bit inundated by the number of requests I have obtained for the map. Therefore please note that the map can be downloaded from the New York New Jersey Trail Conference website at http://www.nynjtc.org/park/garret-mountain-reservation. Some of you who requested copies of the map directly from me will have received a copy by e-mail. For those who made such a request but have not yet received the map, please download it from the above link. Let me know if you see any errors in the map. We won't get to them right away, but there will eventually be a revision of the map, likely with some nice background information and graphics on the back side, and any errors such as are identified will be corrected in this next revision. - Craig Nunn/Rutherford, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Eiders @ Barnegat From: Tony Leukering <greatgrayowl AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:28:22 -0500 All: Josh Nemeth reports >180 Common Eiders and 4 female King Eiders near the lighthouse at Barnegat Inlet this AM. He also noted multiple Harlequin ducks, but I did not get a number from him. Once Glen Davis and I get off this boat, we'll be going to check them out. Tony Leukering Villas, NJ Sent from my iPhone How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Update on Garret Map From: Norma Holmes <HolandHunz AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:03:56 EST Dear Friends, Craig Nunn has received many, many requests for copies of the 2009 edition of the Garret map. Please be patient. We hope to have a website as soon as we possibly can that would make the task of disseminating the map easier. At the moment Craig is answering individual e-mails, so please be patient. The map is free to anyone, obviously, but donations of any amount, say One dollar to One Hundred Dollars would be greatly appreciated. A donation of any amount would make you a member of Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation, besides. (suggested membership is $10) FOGMR has a lot of work to do: Solve the Deer Problem, Restore Native vegetation and other hopes and plans. If you are feeling generous, please send your donations to: Norma N. Holmes 29 The Crescent Montclair, NJ 07042 Treasurer, Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation Get a map for nothing. Become a member. Preserve and Restore Garret for the birds and for us. (I did not plan to ask for money, but what better time? Sorry and Thanks) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: The Map of Garret is ready. From: Norma Holmes <HolandHunz AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:35:21 EST Dear Friends, Craig Nunn, who has spearheaded the FOGMR effort to create an accurate map of Garret Mountain Reservation, informed me today that the first edition of the map is now available. Hooray!! The last map was created in 1953 and is a bit outdated. This map can be obtained by contacting Craig Nunn at: c2nunn AT verizon.net He will e-mail you a copy. It can be downloaded to 8"x11" which makes the print somewhat small. It is best at 11"x17" I am told by Craig. Copies of the map will soon be available at the offices of the Passaic County Parks Department and at meetings of Friends of Garret MR among other places. This map is the first edition, as stated above. The back with logo, history of Garret Mountain Reservation and Friends of Garret MR, Dos and Don'ts in the Park, plus an application for membership to FOGMR will be available at a later date. Feel free to make copies and distribute them to anyone who wants one. Your membership dues and a grant from Cytek Industries made this possible. Those two things and the hard work of Craig Nunn, Chris Takacs, Wally Koenig, Jim Labriola and others I may be omitting. Sorry. If you contributed to the creation of the map, please let me know so that you can be recognized for your efforts. A date for a meeting of the Friends of Garret MR, perhaps next week, is being negotiated. More news and plans about the map will be discussed at the meeting, plus FOGMR's efforts to have a Deer Management Plan for Passaic County established by the Board of Chosen Freeholders in cooperation with Sheriff Jerry Speziale and Director of Passaic County Parks, Raymond J. Wright Jr. Please stay tuned and give a round of applause to Craig and his committee. Thanks, Norma N. Holmes Friends of Garret Mountain Reservation How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Barnegat Inlet Seawatch (11/9) From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:15:48 -0800 Jerseybirders,   Spent three hours this afternoon seawatching with Linda Mack at the south side of Barnegat Inlet.  Migration was very active, with flocks and flocks of Red-throated Loons, Northern Gannets, and Laughing Gulls constantly streaming by.   Perhaps of greater interest was the sea duck flock over the submerged 8th Street jetty.  We tallied 210 COMMON EIDERS--likely an all-time high count for New Jersey.  Also there were 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS (m/f), 30 Surf Scoters, 20 White-winged Scoters, 50 Black Scoters, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, and a RED-NECKED GREBE.   Seawatch results:   Surf Scoter- 180 White-winged Scoter- 8 Black Scoter- 70 dark-winged scoter- 150 Red-breasted Merganser- 3 Red-throated Loon- 250 Common Loon- 1 Northern Gannet- 600 American Oystercatcher- 7 (one flock) PARASITIC JAEGER- 5; several double-teaming hapless BOGU & FOTE 1 *possible* Pomarine Jaeger Laughing Gull- 800 Bonaparte's Gull- 36 ICELAND GULL- 1 "coffee w/ milk" colored first-year bird BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE- 2 first-winter birds; one was at the back end of a LAGU flock Royal Tern- 8 Forster's Tern- 6 Snow Bunting- 8   A great way to spend a warm November's afternoon!   Good Birding, Scott Barnes Senior Naturalist Sandy Hook Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO   How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Cape May Point - Swainson's Hawk, Eiders, Western Kingbird From: Sandra Keller <sandrakeller AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:28:26 -0500 Hello, Monday - 11-9-09. Sunny to start. 65 degrees or so. Light SE winds. Went on a rarity chase after a friend called and said the SWAINSON'S HAWK was still being seen at the beanery. I was in Cumberland County enjoying the birds. Lots around. Nothing out of the ordinary. (That I could find!). Highlights in brief: 1 SWAINSON'S HAWK - not an adult - perching in the trees around that vineyard. Among other areas. Hunting grasshoppers in various fields. Wow! 1:45PM or so. Thanks go to a few butterfly friends who refound the bird and were photographing it. I like seeing a rarity straight away. Pressure's off...... 18 COMMON EIDERS - St. Peter's jetty. With BLACK and one SURF SCOTER - mostly female Eiders. 3:00PM or so. 1 WESTERN KINGBIRD - the NE corner area of that field you hit right east of parking along Wilson's Ave at the Cape Island Preserve. 4:00PM or so. Times are an estimate. This was actually darkish by then as the clouds had come in. I am thinking it was going to roost in the area. Along with hundreds of ROBINS that were pouring in! Many more birds around everywhere. A lovely afternoon in Cape May Point. SE winds is not the usual for birders heading down that way! Butterfly notes: 8 species for me. Wow again. These S winds are making more than birds appear! A few friends had between 10 and 15 species! Wow again. Good birding all. Sandra Keller Barrington, NJ sandrakeller AT verizon.net How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: 11/9/09 - Troy Meadows: RH Woodpeckers & more From: David Blinder <daveblinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:27:42 -0800 Troy Meadows, specifically Troy Meadow Road natural area Red-Headed Woodpeckers - 2 adults seen, 3rd bird was heard not far away Rusty Blackbirds - 50 (conservative estimate) Wood Ducks - 40 (conservative estimate) Common Raven - 1, the surprise of the day for me, passed directly overhead, calling RC Kinglet - 2 Br Creeper - 1 Am Tree Sparrow - 5, first of season for me RT Hawk - 2 N. Harrier - 1 A few photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidraymond/4090101897/ Other Notes: A local resident/birder noted that he also had the Raven yesterday. RH Woodpeckers off of pipeline cut near gravel lot, mixed in with many Flickers and RB Woodpeckers. 1 Garter Snake, 1 Orange Sulphur, numerous Meadowhawks. Dave Blinder, Denville, New JErsey How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Merrill Creek Black-headed Gull continues.. From: Mike Hiotis <mhiotis1 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:01:12 -0500 Hey Folks, At approx. 10:40 this AM T. Vouglas,a hawk watch observer, put all eyes on an winter plummaged adult Black-headed Gull...the gull was observed flying around the watch at various venues for 2+ hours.. It flew close to us on a number of ocassions to allow for stellar photos by some observers( photograghs will be forwarded to the Reg.1 editor of NJ Birds) as this may be a 1st time visitor to Region 1... An adult of the same species was photograghed on Nov.5..it appeared in a large flock of Ring-billed Gulls...Today the bird was spotted loosely associated with a small group,circa 50,Ring-billeds....It was often seen flying by itself and buddied up to 2-3 other gulls..It swam on the reservoir for prolonged periods giving excellent looks...Like many hawk watches Merrill Creek often doubles as a great "migration" watch,and it is a great location to witness large numbers of gulls headed south... Mike Hiotis Martinsville NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: HSR: Raccoon Ridge (08 Nov 2009) 6 Raptors From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports AT HAWKCOUNT.ORG> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:11:13 -0400 Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 217 Bald Eagle 0 9 162 Northern Harrier 0 20 77 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 40 1596 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 175 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 25 41 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 5253 Red-tailed Hawk 3 401 609 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 9 14 American Kestrel 0 0 328 Merlin 0 1 120 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 13 46 Total: 6 544 8680 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Brian Hardiman Observers: Jim Thomson, Megan Taylor, Patrick Fellion Visitors: Ken Richmond, Angela Lambert & son Martin w/ friends Joey & Michael, Frank, Bob Scully, Craig, Jim Wyckoff & Sue Predl & Connie. Hikers & other visitors - 31. Weather: clear blue skies all day; wind NW 6-14 in first hour then diminishing thru morning, calm in afternoon; temps 48 to a balmy 68 deg F (felt more like broad-wing weather). Raptor Observations: BE - 2 imm. around reservoir, not counted. Bird of the Day - Megan's magnificent homemade chocolate chip cookies...thank you Megan! (yea, it was that kind of a day). Non-raptor Observations: TVs & BV(2). Raven. Bluebird & Robin flocks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Brian Hardiman (hardiman AT nac.net) How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Baltimore Oriole Flock From: Michael Fritz <king-fisher AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:18:11 +0000 I was surprised this morning (Monday) to find a flock of five Baltimore Orioles in my yard. They were of various plumages/ages and ranged from mostly yellow to a very orangish male. The birds were all hanging out together in a loose flock and seemed to prefer the white pines for some reason. Seems like an unlikely tree to find them in, but they stayed in only that type of tree and went from one to another feeding on some kind of insects I assume. Mike Fritz Seaville, NJ king-fisher AT comcast.net How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Sunday afternoon, November 8, 3:30 to 4:45 PM. From: Elaine Long <luvacat1 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:30:06 -0500 After an invigorating session of chopping at dead tree roots in my yard, I decided to bird a local area that I hadn't been to in a long time, an area off Harts Lane in East Brunswick. I found flocks of robins, on the ground, in the air, and in the trees. Later on, a flock of starlings flew in. I heard and saw Cedar Waxwings, including adults and juveniles. Also, no Bohemian. A couple of cormorants flew over. I heard the song of a Carolina Wren. Saw one mockingbird. And in the brush and grasses I saw Song Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows. One of the white-throats had beautiful clear bright yellow head stripes. Elaine Long, East Brunswick, NJ How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Re: Meadowlands Saturday From: Rebecca Buck <Catbird17 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:06:30 -0500 Also one lovely Fox Sparrow at DeKorte as well as Bufflehead, Kingfisher, Green-winged Teal, lots of Gadwall. Rebecca Buck Somerset, NJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Maruca" > To: > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:19 AM > Subject: [JerseyBirds] Meadowlands Saturday > > >> Meadowlands was birdy, but not a lot of rarities. Highlights >> >> Mehrhof Pond- 520 Ruddy Ducks, 11 Ring Necks, 8 Lesser Scaup, 6 Hoodied >> Mergs >> Overpeck- Rufous Sided Towhee, Field, Fox & Chipping Sparrow. Monk >> Parakeet. no luck on the Gr. White-Fronted >> Valley Brook Rd- Red Shouldered Hawk >> Dekorte- Dowitcher sp. (probably Long Billed), 30 Greater Yellowlegs, 120 >> Shovelers >> Kearny East-100+ Pintails, Great Cormorant >> >> Good birding! >> >> Neil Maruca >> Hackensack NJ >> >> -- >> What you see in yourself is what you see in the world. >> >> How to report NJ bird sightings: >> > How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Barnegat Light From: Michael DeCorte <mdecorte AT DECORTE.US> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:02:55 -0500 On Sat I went to Barnegat Light.  At one point I was photographing a cluster of turnstones and a flock of 200+ dunlin lifted off 100 yards to my right.  They circled a bit and the flock flew at eye level straight at me, with the flock separating to avoid hitting me while passing within a foot or two, to land all around me.  Amazing!  Of course....I can't move without scaring them all so the camera was pretty useless as I slowly tried to get into position.  They eventually flew again and squeezed out a few shots of them in flight that are ok. Below are some of the photos from the day http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdecorte/ highlights: - common eider - ruddy turnstone - semipalamated plover - purple sandpiper - dunlin - sanderling - american oystercatcher - common eider - royal tern - brant - snow buntings -- Michael DeCorte How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Red Headed Woodpecker Continues at Lenape Park in Cranford From: Christine Pazzani <chrispazzani AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:39:51 -0500 We saw two Red-headed Woodpeckers in Lenape Park at 10:30 this morning. The direction below were perfect. Thanks Hank. We returned home and found six bufflehead on Lake Nelson in Piscataway, Photos at http://www.new-jersey-birds.com/ -Chris From: Hank Burk Date: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 3:52 PM There was one, possibly two, Red-headed Woodpeckers in Lenape Park in Cranford this morning at 9:00. These birds were seen by others during the past two days in the same location. Park in the lot off of Kenilworth Boulevard. Walk on the dyke towards Westfield (going away from Kenilworth Boulevard). Stop about ten feet past the first sign on the dyke and look to the right. The adult bird was very active and vocal. This is the same location where this species showed up a few years ago and was present for the winter. How to report NJ bird sightings: Subject: Sandy Hook Field trip report From: Scott Barnes <myiarchus16 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:38:58 -0800 Jerseybirders,   Forwarding the results of SHBO Associate Naturalist Tom Boyle's field trip to Sandy Hook today:   The day's highlight was a large number of eiders, with 17 Common Eiders--including 1 full adult, and 1-2 subadult drakes, plus many hens.  Eiders were found off the false hook, C-lot, and near the toll plaza.  One hen King Eider continued at the end of the fisherman's trail and it or a second hen King was feeding in the surf off north beach pavilion.   Other notables included a Lapland Longspur among a small Horned Lark flock between Gunnison and North Beach Pavilion, 8 White-winged Scoters off C-lot, 2 Ospreys, an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a late Baltimore Oriole at Spermaceti Cove.   Additionally, 2 Nelson's Sparrows were noted by another party at Horseshoe Cove saltmarsh this afternoon.   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: Subject: Sandy Hook eiders From: Michael Newlon <michaelnewlon AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:01:20 +0000 On Sunday Nov 8 both species of eider were at the north end of the Fisherman's trail; two Lesser black-backs were in with the gull flock there; two more Common eiders were off C-lot. White-winged scotors at both sites. michaelnewlon at comcast dot net How to report NJ bird sightings: