New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
March 11, 2010
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:23 -0500
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ1003.11
* March 11, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
+ Black Brant
+ Spotted Towhee
+ Thick-billed Murre
+ Western Grebe
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Black Scoter
Canvasback
Common Eider
Eastern Towhee
Iceland Gull
Monk Parakeet
Northern Shrike
Razorbill
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sandhill Crane
White-crowned Sparrow
- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ1003.11
* March 11, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
+ Black Brant
+ Spotted Towhee
+ Thick-billed Murre
+ Western Grebe
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Black Scoter
Canvasback
Common Eider
Eastern Towhee
Iceland Gull
Monk Parakeet
Northern Shrike
Razorbill
Ring-necked Pheasant
Sandhill Crane
White-crowned Sparrow
This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon for Thursday March 11,
2010 with reports of BLACK BRANT, WESTERN GREBE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, THICK-BILLED
MURRE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, seasonal & local reports of interest.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was studied off a jetty at Jersey Ave in Spring Lake Mar 5;
no reports since.
The North Shore WESTERN GREBE was viewed on the north side of Shark River Inlet
Mar 6. On Mar 7 the bird was seen off the north end of the boardwalk in
Allenhurst and Marine Place in Deal Mar 9. A BLACK BRANT was among the
pale-bellied Brant at Silver Lake in Belmar Mar 5. Also in DEAL was a
continuing flock of 300 BLACK SCOTER and 7+ COMMON EIDERS. A first-cycle
ICELAND GULL and a RAZORBILL were viewed off Marine Pl in Deal Mar 9. More
information on birding these areas can be found at
http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/SectionSHBO/GuidetoBirdingtheNorthernNorthShore.aspx
The female SPOTTED TOWHEE continued this week at Palmyra Cove Nature Park
through Mar 6; look for the bird in association with several EASTERN TOWHEES at
"the big pit."
Two SANDHILL CRANES continue in Wall Twp through Mar 7. The birds are most
frequently seen near the intersection of Benz Rd and New Bedford Rd on or near
GIESER'S FARM.
The NORTHERN SHRIKE continued through Mar 7 at DeKorte Environmental Center in
the NJ Meadowlands along Disposal Rd; also there this week were RING-NECKED
PHEASANT (probably "wild birds"), 200 CANVASBACKS, and 5 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.
Eight MONK PARAKEETS were noted in Ridgefield at the corner of Edgewater &
Railroad Aves Mar 6.
A Red-headed Woodpecker with a "75% red head" continues through Mar 7 at Campgaw
Reservation.
A male Eurasian Wigeon was noted at Mount Hope Lake in Rockaway Twp Mar 9-10.
Spruce Run Reservoir hosted 24+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls Mar 6. Two Iceland
Gulls were noted there Mar 5. One hundred thousand Snow Geese were on Merrill
Creek Reservoir along with a Redhead and Long-tailed Duck Mar 9.
A Rough-legged Hawk was seen over fields at Winding Brook farm, about 2 miles
north of Ross's Corner Mar 8.
NJNJ
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon 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 go to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 14 Crown Dr,
Warren NJ Good Birding and thanks for reporting.
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