New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
May 15, 2008
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0805.15
* May 15, 2008
- Birds Mentioned
+ Curlew Sandpiper
+ Loggerhead Shrike
+ Townsend's Warbler
+ White-winged Dove
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Acadian Flycatcher
Barred Owl
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black Tern
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Canada Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Caspian Tern
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chuck-will's-widow
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Gull-billed Tern
Hooded Warbler
Iceland Gull
Kentucky Warbler
Least Bittern
Lincoln's Sparrow
Magnolia Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Bobwhite
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Prothonotary Warbler
Purple Finch
Red-necked Phalarope
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Swainson's Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
Whimbrel
White-crowned Sparrow
White-rumped Sandpiper
Wilson's Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-throated Vireo
Yellow-throated Warbler
- Transcript
This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for
Thursday May 15, 2008 with reports of LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, TOWNSEND'S
WARBLER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 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 NJ
Audubon bookstores.
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen briefly May 14 in a field on the west
side of Warbasse Junction Rd about a half mile south of Dana Drive in
Lafayette Twp, Sussex County.
A female TOWNSEND'S WARBLER was found at Sandy Hook May 10, but only
identified via photographs three days later. No further reports. A
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE appeared at Sandy Hook's Plum Island May 12.
Also there that day was a first-year ICELAND GULL on the parade
grounds in Fort Hancock and 5 BLACK TERNS off C-lot on the bayside.
Twenty-three species of warbler were noted on the hook May 14
including TENNESSEE WARBLER, 50+ MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 2 CAPE MAY
WARBLERS, 20 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 10 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS,
MOURNING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, 9 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 6 CANADA
WARBLERS, and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Other passerines noted that day
included 3 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS and a very rare spring PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 3 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, 6 WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS, and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS. Two LEAST BITTERNS were detected at
north pond May 14 and the vocal BARRED OWL continues to be heard along
Raccoon Alley. A free detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available
at SHBO; check the sightings log there for daily reports.
CURLEW SANDPIPER and WHITE-WINGED DOVE were both found in the Cape May
region this week: see the CMBO Hotline for details.
Watchung Reservation May 12 had 18 species of warbler including 2
TENNESSEE WARBLERS, a "white-lored" YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, 3 BAY-
BREASTED WARBLERS, WORM-EATING WARBLER, 2 CANADA WARBLERS, and
LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
Garret Mountain reports this week included 3-4 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and 4 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS May
14. One hundred and two species were noted at Garret May 10 including
23 species of warbler and PURPLE FINCH.
Weequahic Park in Newark hosted 6 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and 14 species
of warbler including NASHVILLE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, and
HOODED WARBLER May 9.
Along Old Mine Rd and the Delaware Water Gap NRA a TENNESSEE WARBLER
was noted at the Far View lot and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen
north of Watergate. Further north, 20 species of warbler were noted
around Millbrook Village and a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER has returned to
a breeding location where Flatbrook Creek meets the Delaware River at
Walpack Bend.
A MOURNING WARBLER was viewed at the Deer Lake section of Allamuchy
State Park May 13.
Brigantine NWR sightings this week were of 2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES near
Jen's Trail, 135 WHIMBRELS, 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 4 GULL-BILLED
TERNS, CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW near the Noyes Museum and another at Scott's
Landing, HOODED WARBLER, and 4 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW.
Two singing PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were heard along Stafford Ave in
Manahawkin WMA May 10. At nearby Lake Manahawkin 2 CASPIAN TERNS were
noted the same day.
Palmyra hosted GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and 12 species of warbler May 11.
Birds noted at Glassboro Woods WMA May 14 included 3 ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 2 KENTUCKY
WARBLERS, and 13 HOODED WARBLERS.
Three BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS were seen at Manasquan Reservoir May 14.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding
in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. 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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