Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
January 22, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1001.22
* January 22, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
Black-legged Kittiwake
Cackling Goose
Common Crane
Eastern Phoebe
Eurasian Wigeon
Little Blue Heron
Redhead
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Short-eared Owl
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
To Report: call (609) 884-2736, or email sightings@birdcapemay.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and southern Atlantic Counties , NJ
Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org
This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon Society's
Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, January
21, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, COMMON
CRANE, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, CACKLING GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, LITTLE BLUE
HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, EASTERN PHOEBE, REDHEAD, SNOWY EGRET, ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK, and SHORT-EARED OWL.
For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and
downloadable birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org
Two SANDHILL CRANES were found behind the First Assembly of God Church on the
west side of Seashore Road/Broadway in Cape May on Friday, January 15, 2010.
Meanwhile, the Cumberland County flock of cranes was seen at Husted Landing on
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, along with a COMMON CRANE and hybrids.
An adult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was seen flying out of Townsend's Inlet on
Sunday, January 17, 2010.
A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in a field opposite Hidden Valley WMA on New England
Road on Saturday January 16, 2010.
2 Male EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen on Lighthouse Pond on Saturday January 16,
2010.
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at Two Mile Landing on Saturday, January 16,
2010, along with a TRICOLRED HERON and two SNOWY EGRETS.
An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen at the Rea Farm on Tuesday January 19, 2010.
A drake REDHEAD was still being seen on Lighthouse Pond as of Saturday January
16, 2010.
A dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen on Glade Road in Cumberland County on
Monday, January 18, 2010.
A SHORT-EARED OWL continues to be seen at the end of Jakes Landing Road, last
seen on Tuesday, January 19, 2010.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership
renewals. Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to
The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May lithograph
poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an associate about
joining today!
******CMBO Bookstore WINTER HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake
Drive in Cape May Point is open Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm;
closed Tuesdays. The Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is
open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays.
******
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon Society's
Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape May, Cumberland and
Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please report sightings of rare or
unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from
the support of CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a
member, we cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year;
$49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit. Become
a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition to member
discounts in the stores).
Good Luck and Good Birding!
- End Transcript
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