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15 species at Liberty State Park Jersey City, NJ (New Jersey)

Reported by ejzupfer on December 29, 2008

Slow day at Liberty State Park. The weather was excellent, but the birds were scarce.

Species Reported:

Brant, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Greater Scaup, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Horned Grebe, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull

18 species at HIGBEE BEACH WMA (New Jersey)

Reported by DRJMS on October 19, 2008

ALSO AT NATURE CONSERVANCY HABITAT BUCKEYE BTRFLIES

Species Reported:

Gadwall, Broad-winged Hawk, American Coot, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Royal Tern, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Fish Crow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Gray Catbird, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark, House Sparrow

46 species at CAPE MAY POINT STATE PARK (New Jersey)

Reported by DRJMS on October 18, 2008

SMITHSONIAN TRIP TO CAPE MAY. MARK GARLAD AND ANDY SPRENGER LEADERS. MANY BOTTLE NOSE DOLPHINS. FLOCKS OF SURF SCOTERS. VIEW BUTTERFLY BANDING.

Species Reported:

Brant, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Ruddy Duck, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Greater Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, White-throated Sparrow

30 species at CAPE MAY POINT STATE PARK (New Jersey)

Reported by DRJMS on October 18, 2008

SMITHSONIAN TRIP TO CAPE MAY. MARK GARLAD AND ANDY SPRENGER LEADERS. MANY BOTTLE NOSE DOLPHINS. FLOCKS OF SURF SCOTERS.

Species Reported:

Mute Swan, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Herring Gull, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Northern Mockingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler

23 species at Brigantine National Wildlife Resevation (New Jersey)

Reported by ejzupfer on August 09, 2008

Accept for the flies, it was an excellent day at Brigantine NWR.

Species Reported:

Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Glossy Ibis, Clapper Rail, Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Lesser Yellowlegs, Whimbrel, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitcher, Laughing Gull, Least Tern, Common Tern, Black Skimmer, Purple Martin, Song Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, American Goldfinch

1 species at East Brunswick (New Jersey)

Reported by MelissaBee on July 26, 2008

I saw four American Goldfinches on my friend's property.

Species Reported:

American Goldfinch

14 species at Garret Mountain Reservation, New Jersey (New Jersey)

Reported by ejzupfer on May 14, 2008

All the birds below were found in one large red oak tree near the tower during a 30 min. period between 6:45 am and 7:15 am.

Species Reported:

Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole