Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
April 15, 2010
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:26:46 -0400
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape May, NJ, April 15, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1004.15
* April 15, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
+ Brown-headed Nuthatch
+ Swallow-tailed Kite
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Black Skimmer
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-headed Gull
Blue Grosbeak
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Broad-winged Hawk
Cattle Egret
Chimney Swift
Glaucous Gull
Green Heron
Northern Parula
Ovenbird
Palm Warbler
Pectoral Sandpiper
Prairie Warbler
Solitary Sandpiper
White-eyed Vireo
Willet
- 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’s Cape May
Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, April 15 2010.
Highlights this week include sightings of BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, SWALLOW-TAILED
KITES, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, and CATTLE EGRET plus apparent Cape May
County arrivals since the last hotline (April 1) of WILLET, CHIMNEY SWIFT,
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BLACK SKIMMER, GREEN HERON, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER,
WHITE-EYED VIREO, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, BROAD-WINGED HAWK,
OVENBIRD, PRAIRIE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, AND BLUE GROSBEAK; and an
announcement about CMBO membership.
-For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable
birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow
rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on
www.twitter.com/CMBObirds -
The BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH was last seen on Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the
Junction of Cape and Lincoln Avenue in Cape May Point. www.twitter.com/CMBObirds
will Tweet about this bird immediately if it is relocated.
Two SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were seen over Cape May Point on Thursday, April 8,
2010 by birders searching for the Brown-headed Nuthatch.
An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at the end of Miami Avenue in the Villas on
Sunday, April 11, 2010. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen over Route 47 north of Goshen,
flying inland, on Thursday, April 15, 2010.
Three CATTLE EGRETS have been seen in a puddle on the Willow Creek Vineyard
(private property) near the intersection of Steven’s Street and Bayshore Road in
Cape May, last reported on Sunday April 11, 2010.
Apparent Cape May County spring arrivals (since the last hotline 2 weeks ago on
April 1) follow: A WILLET was at Reed’s Beach April 2, 2010. 4 PALM WARBLERS
were at Higbee Beach April 2. CHIMNEY SWIFT arrived at the beanery April 2.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher arrived at Belleplain April 3. 2 BLACK SKIMMERS were at
Cape May City April 5. GREEN HERON was at Ocean City April 6. BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER arrived at Belleplain April 6. WHITE-EYED VIREO arrived at Higbee April
7. PECTORAL SANDPIPER arrived near Eldora and at the Cape May Meadows April 7. A
SOLITARY SANPIPER was seen along Stevens Street in West Cape May on Friday,
April 9, 2010; A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen heading North over the West Cape May
Impoundments on Saturday, April 10, 2010. An OVENBIRD was found at the triangle
in Belleplain S.P. on Sunday, April 11, 2010, while a PRAIRIE WARBLER was heard
there on Saturday, April 10, 2010. A NORTHERN PARULA was at Jake’s Landing
April 11, 2010. A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
(aka Meadows) on Monday, April 13, 2010.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May,
please consider becoming a member of Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by May 21,
2010 to receive this year’s special edition of CMBO’S annual journal, the
Peregrine Observer, featuring accounts and photos of the 2009 Ivory Gull from
some of Cape May’s finest birders and photographers; Pete Dunne’s story about
his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; 2009 Cape May Migration Count results; and
much more! Current members will receive the Peregrine Observer automatically,
but please invite your friends to join!
******CMBO SPRING HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in
Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Center for Research and
Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to
4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays (but open Sunday March 28 for the Optics
Sale). ******
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!
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