Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
June 11, 2009
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:35:58 -0400
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0906.11
* June 11, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
Black-necked Stilt
Bufflehead
Dark-eyed Junco
Kentucky Warbler
Northern Bobwhite
Summer Tanager
Whimbrel
White-rumped Sandpiper
Willow Flycatcher
Worm-eating Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings@birdcapemay.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://www.birdcapemay.org
This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared
on Thursday, June 11th, 2009.
Highlights this week include reports of BUFFLEHEAD, NORTHERN BOBWHITE,
BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHIMBREL, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, and
DARK-EYED JUNCO.
- For more up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information and a
download-able birding map of Cape May, visit www.BirdCapeMay.org. Also
follow us on Twitter at CMBObirds (www.twitter.com/cmbobirds - review
list/rarities or spectacles only) -
A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen along the south dike at Brig/Forsythe
NWR through at least 6/8. A late WHIMBREL was noted there on 6/8, as
were 18 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen flying over Cape May Pt. State Park on
5/6. An extremely late DARK-EYED JUNCO was noted the same day.
A BUFFLEHEAD lingered in the impoundments along Maple Ave at Turkey
Point, in Dividing Creek, through 6/7.
WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were recorded at Cape May Pt. State Park, The
Meadows/CMMBR, Turkey Point, Nummy Island and Stone Harbor Point this
week.
A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was heard and seen at Cape May Pt. State Park on
6/10.
Breeding birds detected near Dividing Creek, Cumberland County this
week included KENTUCKY and WORM-EATING WARBLERS, as well as SUMMER
TANAGER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
***Beginning June 1st, CMBO's Northwood Center will be open Wednesday
- Monday (closed Tuesdays), 9:30am - 4:30pm. These hours will be in
place through the end of August.***
**CMBO will be closed for Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th.**
*Due to a staffing shortfall, Cape May Bird Observatory's Center for
Research and Education on Route 47 north of Goshen is closed to the
public effective April 11, 2009. The grounds and gardens will remain
open to the public. CMBO's Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape
May Point is open Wednesday - Monday, 9:30am - 4:30pm.*
CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals.
Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to
The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May
lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an
associate about joining today!
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape
May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly. Please
report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at 609-884-2736.
Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of CMBO members
and business members, and should you not be a member, we cordially
invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year; $49 for
families. You can call either center to become a member or visit.
Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in addition
to member discounts in the stores).
Good luck and good birding!
- End Transcript
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