New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
May 8, 2008
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0805.08
* May 8, 2008
- Birds Mentioned
+ Fork-tailed Flycatcher
+ Loggerhead Shrike
+ Swallow-tailed Kite
+ White-winged Dove
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
Bald Eagle
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Blackburnian Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Canada Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cattle Egret
Cerulean Warbler
Common Raven
Dickcissel
Evening Grosbeak
Glaucous Gull
Grasshopper Sparrow
Great Egret
Greater Yellowlegs
Hooded Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Lawrence's Warbler
Least Bittern
Lesser Yellowlegs
Lincoln's Sparrow
Little Blue Heron
Louisiana Waterthrush
Merlin
Mississippi Kite
Nashville Warbler
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Pine Siskin
Prothonotary Warbler
Purple Finch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-headed Woodpecker
Roseate Tern
Sandhill Crane
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Snowy Egret
Solitary Sandpiper
Sora
Summer Tanager
Swainson's Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Virginia Rail
Whimbrel
White-crowned Sparrow
Wilson's Phalarope
Worm-eating Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-breasted Chat
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 Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for
Thursday May 8, 2008 with reports of "Eurasian" WHIMBREL, SWALLOW-
TAILED KITE, WHITE-WINGED DOVE, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANE,
MISSISSIPPI KITE, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, ROSEATE TERN, EVENING GROSBEAK,
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
At Sandy Hook a WHITE-WINGED DOVE was found May 8, seen as a fly-by
three times during the morning from the migration watch platform. Two
SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were seen from the Sandy Hook Migration Watch,
the first on May 2 and another on May 8. Two to three MISSISSIPPI
KITES appeared there also on May 8. A possible FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
was briefly observed from the Sandy Hook Migration Watch platform May
6: no reports since. Also a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was a "one-day-wonder"
at the hook the same day along the fisherman's trail north of K-lot.
A female WILSON'S PHALAROPE was found in the salt pond at the end of
the fisherman's trail (left pond) May 5-7. A first-year GLAUCOUS GULL
was observed near the park entrance May 4 and relocated at C-lot May
6. Two ROSEATE TERNS and a BLACK TERN were noted at both Plum Island
and around the false hook May 3-7.
An early OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen near the locust grove May 8.
Twenty-five species of warbler were noted at the hook this week
including TENNESSEE WARBLER, 7 CAPE MAY WARBLERS on May 7, BAY-
BREASTED WARBLER, a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER May 4, and YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. A DICKCISSEL was noted May 7. Other birds reported at Sandy
Hook this week included AMERICAN BITTERNS at North Pond and a fly-over
at Raccoon Alley, calling LEAST BITTERN at North Pond, SORA at Plum
Island, 58 MERLINS at the migration watch May 4, 30+ RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, 3 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, a DICKCISSEL near North Pond May 7,
and multiple PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES May 8. A free, detailed
birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings
log there for daily reports.
Garret Mountain reports this week included 25+ species of warbler
including TENNESSEE WARBLER, 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, 5+ CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 2 HOODED WARBLERS, and CANADA WARBLER.
Also noted there this week were 2 COMMON RAVENS, 4 SWAINSON'S
THRUSHES, 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 12 PURPLE FINCHES, and 3 PINE SISKINS.
Brigantine NWR hosted a first-year GLAUCOUS GULL May 3-4. The bird
was viewed in the northwest pool just before the upland portion of the
wildlife drive and Jen's trail. A Eurasian WHIMBREL was detected
there May 8.
A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS visited a feeder in Barnegat Light May 7.
Glassboro Woods WMA had PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 6 WORM-EATING WARBLERS,
3 HOODED WARBLERS, and KENTUCKY WARBLER May 7.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was observed over the Allendale Celery Farm May 4.
Also there this week was SNOWY EGRET, VIRGINIA RAIL, a PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER May 8, a KENTUCKY WARBLER May 3, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.
A SUMMER TANAGER was an unexpected find at the Spruce Run Reservoir
campground May 2. Also at Spruce Run this week were GREAT EGRET,
CATTLE EGRET, and a BALD EAGLE daily at the fishing pier. Other
Hunterdon County reports included BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at Tower Hill;
19 species of warbler at Voorhees State Park May 5 including 9
NASHVILLE WARBLERS and 2 HOODED WARBLERS; and a SUMMER TANAGER in
Cokesbury May 3.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were found at Glenhurst
Meadows, aka Warren Green Acres May 4.
Sightings at NJAS's Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary in
Bernardsville included SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CAPE MAY WARBLER, WORM-
EATING WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH May 3. For information
about free bird walks at the sanctuary, see
www.njaudubon.org/Centers/Scherman/sightings.html
At nearby Great Swamp NWR, VIRGINIA RAIL and SORA were detected
from the overlook at the end of Pleasant Plains Rd this week. A
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was noted at adjacent Lord Stirling Park at the
entrance to the bluebird trail off the red trail May 3. Also there
was a TENNESSEE WARBLER.
Black River WMA hosted a singing AMERICAN BITTERN and Sora all week,
heard off Pleasant Hill Rd. At the nearby Elizabeth Kay Environmental
Center in Chester, several HOODED WARBLERS are back on territory and a
LAWRENCE'S WARBLER has returned. The Lawrence's Warbler is being seen
in the field on the left 100 yards before the main office.
Reports from the Negri-Nepote Grasslands in Franklin Twp May 5
included 3 VESPER SPARROWS along the telephone line that runs to the
isolated house, 6+ GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS. For
more information about NJAS's conservation work at the site and public
programs there see www.njaudubon.org/Conservation/Franklin.html
An immature SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Oberly Rd near Alpha May 7.
Birds noted along Old Mine Rd/Worthington State Forest May 4 included
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 4 COMMON RAVENS, 20 species of warbler including
NASHVILLE WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and
PURPLE FINCH.
The High Point/Stokes State Forest area hosted YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKERS along Park Ridge Rd, CERULEAN WARBLER along Sawmill Road, a
returning YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Blewett tract, and PURPLE
FINCHES. Also in Sussex County at Creek Rd in Green Twp. was a
noteworthy concentration of shorebirds that included 62 SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS, 33 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 25 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and 20+
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.
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
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 reading and reporting.
- End Transcript
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