Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
February 11, 2010
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape May, NJ, Febtuary 11, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1002.11
* February 11, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
American Tree Sparrow
American Woodcock
Golden Eagle
King Eider
Razorbill
Redhead
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Virginia Rail
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings@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,11 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of SANDHILL CRANE, KING
EIDER, RAZORBILL, GOLDEN EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, REDHEAD,
AMERICAN WOODCOCK and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.
-For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable
birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow
review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds -
Relatively few reports, other than feeder observations, have been received since
last Friday as Cape May digs out from recent snow events.
2 SANDHILL CRANES have been noted along Seashore Road/Broadway on Cape Island,
last seen on Friday February 5, 2010.
The Immature Male KING EIDER continues at the Coast Guard Jetty, (private beach
but viewable at long distance by looking north from Poverty Beach), last
reported on Friday, February 5, 2010.
2 RAZORBILLS were seen in New Jersey waters from the Cape May Lewes Ferry on
Friday, February 5, 2010.
An adult GOLDEN EAGLE has been seen in the area between Turkey Point’s Bald
Eagle Trail and Beaver Dam Boat Rentals, last reporteed on Friday, February 5,
2010.
A dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Turkey Point in Cumberland County
from the observation tower at the end of the road on Thursday, February 4, 2010.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at the Beanery on Cape Island on Friday, February 5
2010. Look near the old railroad track crossing on Bayshore Road.
The male REDHEAD continues on Lily Lake in Cape May Point. No reports of the
Eurasian Wigeon there have been received, but they likely are still present.
AMERICAN WOODCOCK were forced to roadsides and other unusual locations due to
the recent snow, e.g. at Cape May Point State Park on Sunday, February 7 2010.
Recent snow caused multiple AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, scarce in Cape May County,
to appear at feeders on Thursday, February 11, 2010. This species should also
be watched for along plowed roadsides.
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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