Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
August 19, 2010
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:20:18 -0400
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape May, NJ, August 19, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1008.19
* August 19, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
+ Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Avocet
Golden-winged Warbler
King Eider
Lawrence's Warbler
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Western Kingbird
- 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, August
19, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of WESTERN KINGBIRD,
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS, KING EIDER, AMERICAN AVOCETS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, LAWRENCE’S AND GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, and announcements about coming
CMBO workshops.
-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, seasonal arrivals, and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds
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A WESTERN KINGBIRD was reported from the South Cape May Meadows, a.k.a. TNC Cape
May Migratory Bird Refuge, flying west towards the state park, on Thursday,
August 19 2010.
3 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue on Lighthouse Pond as of at least
Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The whistling-ducks were not seen Thursday, August 19
as of 10:30 a.m., after Cape May received over 5 inches of rain the day prior,
but may still be around.
The immature KING EIDER was seen on Saturday, August 14th, 2010, at Sunset
Beach.
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Bunker Pond on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010.
Two LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULLS were seen on the beach in front of the Meadows on
Monday, August 16th, 2010.
A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER was near the dike at Higbee Beach WMA Thursday August 19,
2010, and a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was in the second field at Higbee Beach the
same day.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Space remains on a few CMBO fall birding workshops, including WARBLERS, VIREOS
AND FLYCATCHERS August 24-25 with Louise Zemaitis; BIRDS IN FLIGHT September 4-5
with Michael O’Brien; FALL MIGRATION SAMPLER September 10-12 with Louise
Zemaitis; and BIRD AND TREE I.D. September 20-21 with Don Freiday. Learn more at
http://www.birdcapemay.org/school.php or by calling 609.961.0700.
******CMBO FALL HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in
Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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!
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