New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
February 25, 2010
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:05 -0500
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: New Jersey, Feb. 25, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ1002.25
* February 25, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
+ Spotted Towhee
+ Western Grebe
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Kestrel
Bald Eagle
Canvasback
Common Eider
Common Moorhen
Fox Sparrow
Golden Eagle
Horned Lark
Iceland Gull
Lapland Longspur
Northern Harrier
Northern Shrike
Razorbill
Red-headed Woodpecker
Rough-legged Hawk
Short-eared Owl
White-crowned Sparrow
- 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
February 25, 2010 with reports of WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, NORTHERN
SHRIKE, seasonal and local reports of interest and announcements.
The elusive WESTERN GREBE was seen off Phillips Ave in Deal Feb 20. A RAZORBILL
was off Pullman Ave and 6 COMMON EIDERS were noted off Marine Place in Deal Feb
22. First-cycle ICELAND GULLS were noted at Wreck Pond and off Phillips Ave in
Deal Feb 21.
The female SPOTTED TOWHEE remains at "the big pit" area of Palmyra Cove Nature
Park through Feb 21.
The NORTHERN SHRIKE continues at the NJ Meadowlands along Disposal Rd at DeKorte
Environmental Center through Feb 21. Also at DeKorte this week were 200
CANVASBACKS, FOX SPARROW, AND WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. At nearby Mill Creek Point
a light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed Feb 20. Kearney Marsh hosted 2
COMMON MOORHENS Feb 19 -- rare winter residents in the state.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was gleaned from the HORNED LARK flock at Oberly Rd in Alpha
Feb 19 & 21.
Sandy Hook sightings this week included the WESTERN GREBE off C-lot Feb 21 and
the reliable first-cycle ICELAND GULL off SHBO. A free, detailed birding map of
Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily
reports.
Raptors seen from Wallkill River NWR's Oil City Rd area Feb 21-22 included 3
light-morph and 2 dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a subadult GOLDEN EAGLE, 2 BALD
EAGLES, 4 NORTHERN HARRIERS, AMERICAN KESTREL, and 4 SHORT-EARED OWLS.
At Glenhurst Meadows one adult and five immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were
tallied Feb 21.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen over Old Mine Road in the Delaware Water Gap between
Millbrook Village and Flatbrookville Feb 21.
A second-cycle ICELAND GULL was seen along the D &R Canal at the Carnegie Lake
Dam Feb 21.
An ICELAND GULL was observed at South Amboy Feb 20.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ. To report
birds please call 732-872-2500. Documentation of review list species goes to
the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Drive, Warren NJ. Good
Birding and thanks for reporting.
- End Transcript
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