New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
May 1, 2008
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0805.01
* May 1, 2008
- Birds Mentioned
+ White-faced Ibis
+ Yellow Rail
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Pipit
Bald Eagle
Barred Owl
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Broad-winged Hawk
Caspian Tern
Cerulean Warbler
Cliff Swallow
Common Moorhen
Common Raven
Cooper's Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eurasian Wigeon
Grasshopper Sparrow
Hooded Warbler
Iceland Gull
Least Bittern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Louisiana Waterthrush
Merlin
Nashville Warbler
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Orange-crowned Warbler
Orchard Oriole
Osprey
Pectoral Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Purple Finch
Red-shouldered Hawk
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rusty Blackbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Sora
Virginia Rail
Warbling Vireo
Whimbrel
White-crowned Sparrow
Worm-eating Warbler
Yellow-throated Vireo
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 the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for Thursday May 1,
2008 with reports of WHITE-FACED IBIS, YELLOW RAIL, ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, seasonal and local reports of interest. 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
WHITE-FACED IBIS and YELLOW RAIL continued in the Cape May region this
week; see the CMBO hotline for details.
Reports from Brigantine NWR this week included VIRGINIA RAIL, 2
CASPIAN TERNS, and 75+ WHIMBRELS Apr 27.
Hawkin Road in Burlington County hosted RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, WORM-
EATING WARBLER, 4 PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and 3
HOODED WARBLERS Apr 27 & May 1. Also in Burlington County were a
LEAST BITTERN and SORA at Taylor's Refuge Apr 24.
Sandy Hook sightings this week included the BARRED OWL calling along
raccoon alley, a COMMON RAVEN near the hawk watch Apr 25, an ICELAND
GULL at Horseshoe Cove, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 5 PIPING
PLOVERS at the end of the fisherman's trail Apr 27, AMERICAN PIPIT,
and CLIFF SWALLOW. A good flight at the Sandy Hook Migration Watch
Apr 30 included BALD EAGLE, 10 OSPREYS, 20 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 261
SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 19 COOPER'S HAWKS, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 6 BROAD-
WINGED HAWKS, and 18 MERLINS. A free detailed birding map is
available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports.
The drake EURASIAN WIGEON continued at the small pond in Rumson at the
corner of Hartshorne and Navesink Rd Apr 25-26. Also in Monmouth
County was a pair of BLUE GROSBEAK at Thompson Park along the road to
Marlu Lake near the patch of phragmites on the right May 1.
Garret Mountain hosted about 15 species of warbler this week including
NASHVILLE WARBLER, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER,
and HOODED WARBLER. Also there this week were a continuing COMMON
RAVEN, 12+ BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 3 WARBLING VIREOS, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.
Mill Creek Marsh in the Hackensack Meadowlands complex had RING-NECKED
PHEASANT, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, and GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW Apr 27.
The Negri-Nepote Grasslands in Franklin Twp continued to host several
singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS this week. For more information on
birding this site and field trips there see
www.njaudubon.org/Conservation/Franklin.html
Also in Somerset County, a male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER has returned
to the Demott Lane bridge in D&R Canal State Park Apr 28-May 1.
New Jersey Audubon Society's Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary had
WORM-EATING WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH along the Passaic River,
HOODED WARBLER, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and PURPLE FINCH at the feeders
this week. See www.njaudubon.org/Centers/Scherman/Sightings.html for
more information. At nearby Great Swamp NWR Solitary Sandpiper, a red-
morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL, and YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS were noted this
week.
Sightings at the Allendale Celery Farm this week included RED-
SHOULDERED HAWK, VIRGINIA RAIL, 2 WARBLING VIREOS, ORCHARD ORIOLE, and
4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
Hyper-Humus Marsh in Sussex County Apr 27 had VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA,
COMMON MOORHEN, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 BARRED OWLS,
CLIFF SWALLOW, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and 50+
PURPLE FINCHES. Also in Sussex County at Deer Lake were 13 species of
warbler including PRAIRIE WARBLER, 3 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and 5
HOODED WARBLERS.
Old Mine Rd in Worthington State Forest hosted 15 species of warbler
Apr 26-27 including BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and HOODED WARBLER.
A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was viewed at Lenape Park in Cranford Apr 29.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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@njaudubon.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.
- End Transcript
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