New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
April 17, 2008
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0804.17
* April 17, 2008
- Birds Mentioned
+ Fork-tailed Flycatcher
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
American Pipit
American Tree Sparrow
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Blue-headed Vireo
Brown Thrasher
Caspian Tern
Cliff Swallow
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Meadowlark
Eurasian Wigeon
Evening Grosbeak
Fox Sparrow
Glaucous Gull
Glossy Ibis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Green Heron
Hermit Thrush
Horned Grebe
Horned Lark
House Wren
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pine Siskin
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-headed Woodpecker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rusty Blackbird
Solitary Sandpiper
Sora
Summer Tanager
Vesper Sparrow
Virginia Rail
Whimbrel
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-eyed Vireo
Willow Flycatcher
Wilson's Snipe
Winter Wren
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-throated Warbler
- Transcript
hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon
number: (732) 872-2595
to report: (732) 872-2500
compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/
This is Pete Bacinski with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society
for Thursday, April 17, 2008 with reports of EURASIAN WIGEON,
AMERICAN BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA,
SOLITARY SANDPIPER, WHIMBREL, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WILSON'S SNIPE,
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, CASPIAN TERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-
BELLIED SAPSUCKER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER, COMMON
RAVEN, HORNED LARK, CLIFF SWALLOW, AMERICAN PIPIT, YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, FOX
SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PINE SISKIN, EVENING
GROSBEAK and seasonal and local reports of interest, and
announcements. Most locations mentioned in this report can be found
in Bill Boyle's "A Bird Finding Guide to New Jersey," available at
most New Jersey Audubon Society Bookstores.
Sandy Hook had a nice flight on Saturday April 12 that was
highlighted by a female SUMMER TANAGER, a BLUE GROSBEAK, 30 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS, and four YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS. April 13 featured two
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, one YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and seven WINTER
WRENS. The BLUE GROSBEAK was still present near the B lot on April
14. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was discovered along the Fisherman's
Trail at Sandy Hook April 11. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy
Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily
reports.
A second winter GLAUCOUS GULL was noted at South Amboy April 15,
while an EURASIAN WIGEON remains in a small pond in Rumson just north
of the intersection of Navesink Avenue and Hartshorne Road as of
April 12. Three EVENING GROSBEAKS were present April 17 at 6 Mile Run
in Somerset behind the headquarters building on Canal Road. A VESPER
SPARROW was found at Huber Woods April 14.
The Allendale Celery Farm has been a birding hotspot this week with
the following notable sightings: a GLOSSY IBIS present through April
16, a VIRGINIA RAIL heard from April 11-14, WILLOW FLYCATCHER April
11, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (rare for this location) April 12, AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW late on April 13, and two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS April 12 and
four April 17.
The Great Swamp NWR was home to an AMERICAN BITTERN April 11 and 12
and three on April 16, a SORA, 46 WILSON'S SNIPE and two COMMON
RAVENS, April 16. GREEN HERONS appeared this week at Sandy Hook, East
Hanover and Garret Mountain. Two VESPER SPARROWS appeared at Lincoln
Park in Jersey City April 11. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was recorded
at the airport on Creek Road in Green Township April 12, while two
PINE SISKINS visited a feeder in Flanders.
Garret Mountain Reservation in West Paterson April 13 had 3 YELLOW-
BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, four WINTER WRENS, and four late FOX SPARROWS,
while on April 16 the season's first COMMON YELLOWTHROAT arrived there.
A FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen briefly at Cape May Point SP on
April 12. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR was home to a CASPIAN TERN April
14 and eleven WHIMBREL April 17. Palmyra Cove April 12 featured nine
HORNED GREBES (with many in breeding plumage) and a YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, while Bull's Island hosted three YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS
April 16.
A CLIFF SWALLOW and a HORNED LARK were discovered along Featherbed
Lane in Salem, while 30 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were tallied at
Pedricktown Marsh all April 13. Pedricktown was home to 13 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS and a SOLITARY SANDPIPER April 15
Birds arriving this past week include: WHITE-EYED VIREO, BLUE-HEADED
VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, HOUSE WREN,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN
THRASHER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PRAIRIE
WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and EASTERN
MEADOWLARK.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Your help is needed! The New Jersey Audubon Society is currently
recruiting volunteers for bird surveys in grassland and Piedmont
areas of the state through our Citizen Science Program. Participants
must have prior experience in bird identification and be willing to
commit one weekend day in April for training and 2 to 4 days for
surveys. For more information about grassland surveys contact Kristin
Mylecraine at 908-766-5787 x 15 or Kristin.mylecraine@njaudubon.org
For more information about Piedmont Surveys please contact Nellie
Tsipoura at 908-766-5787 x 20 or nellie.tsipoura@njaudubon.org
The Sandy Hook Migration Watch welcomes visitors and is open to the
public daily. The annual count of migratory birds is conducted at the
North Pond Observation Deck adjacent to parking area K. For more
information see www.njaudubon.org/Centers/SHBO
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding
in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500 or email
sightings@njaudbubon.org Reports of Review List Species (photos,
field sketches, and/or written documentation) go to the New Jersey
Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren, NJ 07059. Thanks
for calling and reporting.
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