- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0511.23
* November 23, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
American White Pelican
Black-necked Stilt
Blue-winged Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
Fox Sparrow
Greater Yellowlegs
Horned Grebe
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Red-breasted Merganser
Redhead
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-necked Grebe
Savannah Sparrow
Tricolored Heron
Tundra Swan
Virginia Rail
- 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
Wednesday November 23, 2005 with reports of RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD,
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, RAZORBILL, RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements.
The immature RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD in Verga, Gloucester County
continues through at least Nov 19. The homeowner is willing to have
birders visit - please be considerate and discreet when parking and
viewing the bird. From Rte 295 south take exit 23. At the top of the
ramp, turn right onto Hessian. Make the next right onto Pedan in
about 1/10 of a mile, then the next right onto Brewer. The house is
the second on the right, with a white picket fence (address is 1076
Brewer Ave). Walk up the driveway to the backyard. The feeder is
hanging from the roof of the porch. Also check the flowers in the
yard for the bird (DeLorme P. 54, F - 5).
Highlights at Brigantine NWR Nov 19-20 were 200 TUNDRA SWANS, a drake
EURASIAN WIGEON, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN BITTERN, TRICOLORED
HERON, and the continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was harassing a gull flock off Monmouth Beach Nov 20.
Sandy Hook sightings this week included a RAZORBILL, all 3 Scoters, 2
REDHEADS, and an "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROW at C-lot, and 2 calling
VIRGINIA RAILS at North Pond Nov 21. A free, detailed birding map of
Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for
daily reports.
Round Valley Reservoir hosted 8 HORNED GREBES and a RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER Nov 21.
Garret Mountain sightings this week included a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
along the upper roadway opposite the stables and a dozen FOX SPARROWS.
Six TUNDRA SWANS were found at Lake Parsippany Nov 22.
A BLACK-NECKED STILT was found among a flock of GREATER YELLOWLEGS at
the DeKorte Center, Hackensack Meadowlands at low tide Nov 14.
Culvers Lake in Sussex County hosted 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS Nov 18, 2
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS Nov 21 and a RED-NECKED GREBE Nov 22.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See Life Paulagics is running an 8-hour pelagic Christmas Count out
of Belmar NJ on Friday December 30. Targets are alcids, gulls, and
other winter seabirds. Call 215-234-6805 or see their website at
www.paulagics.com for more information.
Another pelagic is scheduled for Dec 4 out of Barnegat Inlet for
alcids and other winter seabirds. Contact Focus on Nature Tours at
1-800-721-9986 or www.focusonature.com
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New
Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. Observers are
requested to submit documentation (photos, field sketches, written
descriptions) of Review List species to the New Jersey Bird Records
Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman NJ 08558. Thanks for calling
and reporting.
- End Transcript
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0511.23
* November 23, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
American White Pelican
Black-necked Stilt
Blue-winged Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
Fox Sparrow
Greater Yellowlegs
Horned Grebe
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Red-breasted Merganser
Redhead
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-necked Grebe
Savannah Sparrow
Tricolored Heron
Tundra Swan
Virginia Rail
- 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
Wednesday November 23, 2005 with reports of RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD,
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BLACK-NECKED STILT, RAZORBILL, RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements.
The immature RUFOUS/ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD in Verga, Gloucester County
continues through at least Nov 19. The homeowner is willing to have
birders visit - please be considerate and discreet when parking and
viewing the bird. From Rte 295 south take exit 23. At the top of the
ramp, turn right onto Hessian. Make the next right onto Pedan in
about 1/10 of a mile, then the next right onto Brewer. The house is
the second on the right, with a white picket fence (address is 1076
Brewer Ave). Walk up the driveway to the backyard. The feeder is
hanging from the roof of the porch. Also check the flowers in the
yard for the bird (DeLorme P. 54, F - 5).
Highlights at Brigantine NWR Nov 19-20 were 200 TUNDRA SWANS, a drake
EURASIAN WIGEON, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN BITTERN, TRICOLORED
HERON, and the continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was harassing a gull flock off Monmouth Beach Nov 20.
Sandy Hook sightings this week included a RAZORBILL, all 3 Scoters, 2
REDHEADS, and an "Ipswich" SAVANNAH SPARROW at C-lot, and 2 calling
VIRGINIA RAILS at North Pond Nov 21. A free, detailed birding map of
Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the sightings log there for
daily reports.
Round Valley Reservoir hosted 8 HORNED GREBES and a RED-BREASTED
MERGANSER Nov 21.
Garret Mountain sightings this week included a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
along the upper roadway opposite the stables and a dozen FOX SPARROWS.
Six TUNDRA SWANS were found at Lake Parsippany Nov 22.
A BLACK-NECKED STILT was found among a flock of GREATER YELLOWLEGS at
the DeKorte Center, Hackensack Meadowlands at low tide Nov 14.
Culvers Lake in Sussex County hosted 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS Nov 18, 2
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS Nov 21 and a RED-NECKED GREBE Nov 22.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See Life Paulagics is running an 8-hour pelagic Christmas Count out
of Belmar NJ on Friday December 30. Targets are alcids, gulls, and
other winter seabirds. Call 215-234-6805 or see their website at
www.paulagics.com for more information.
Another pelagic is scheduled for Dec 4 out of Barnegat Inlet for
alcids and other winter seabirds. Contact Focus on Nature Tours at
1-800-721-9986 or www.focusonature.com
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New
Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. Observers are
requested to submit documentation (photos, field sketches, written
descriptions) of Review List species to the New Jersey Bird Records
Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman NJ 08558. Thanks for calling
and reporting.
- End Transcript