- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0512.01
* December 1, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Ash-throated Flycatcher
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Common Eider
Dickcissel
Great Cormorant
Harlequin Duck
Orange-crowned Warbler
Razorbill
Red-throated Loon
Sandhill Crane
Snow Bunting
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
Number: (609) 898-BIRD
To Report: (609) 884-2736, CapeMayReports@njaudubon.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Pete Dunne, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL:
You have reached the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey
Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory. This message was prepared
on Thursday, December 1. This weeks roster includes sightings of
HARLEQUIN DUCK, SANDHILL CRANE, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, SNOW BUNTING and other seasonal notes but first...
Regular callers of this hotline have no doubt noticed that time has
passed and sightings on the hotline seemed not to. Please excuse the
lapse. CMBO has been a bit short-staffed and the hotline was one of the
victims. Regular, weekly updates resume now.
If you are still not ready to relinquish the fall, you should know that
the Avalon Seawatch, located at either 7th Street (if the construction
crew is “quiet” that day) or on the beach or the jetty at 8th Street
(if construction at 7th Street is disruptive that day) at the north end
of Avalon, will continue until December 22 and that large numbers of
migrating seabirds are still being seen, most notably, numbers of
RED-THROATED LOONS, the occasional RAZORBILL, and up to 25 COMMON EIDER
(present on November 28). This seems to be a better than average year
for GREAT CORMORANT with 7 individuals present on Poverty Beach
(visible from the north end of Cape May) on November 27 along with one
HARLEQUIN DUCK.
The SANDHILL CRANE which has been haunting Cape May these past few
weeks was seen, most recently, at the Cape May Canal bridge on Nov. 30.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER made a brief appearance at the Beanery, Nov.
29. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are also present there. SNOW BUNTINGS have
been seen at Two-mile Beach in Wildwood Crest and at the impoundments
off Maple Street south of Dividing Creek in Cumberland County.
Good numbers of lingering species are still being found including
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (as many as 8), BARN SWALLOWS (10 roosting on
Congress Hall on Nov. 22), YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and DICKCISSEL.
CMBO’s bookstore hours are as follows: Northwood Center in Cape May
Point will be open Thursday through Monday, 9-4:30 (CLOSED: Tuesday and
Wednesday). The Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen
is open 7 days a week, 9-4:30. Both Centers will be closed the week
between Christmas and New Year’s, from December 24 - January 1.
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 on Thursday
evenings. 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 invited to join. Individual membership is $35 per year; $45
for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit.
Become a member in person and you’ll receive a FREE copy of BIRDS OF
NEW JERSEY (in addition to member discount in the stores). Thanks for
calling and Good Birding!
- End Transcript
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0512.01
* December 1, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Ash-throated Flycatcher
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Common Eider
Dickcissel
Great Cormorant
Harlequin Duck
Orange-crowned Warbler
Razorbill
Red-throated Loon
Sandhill Crane
Snow Bunting
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
Number: (609) 898-BIRD
To Report: (609) 884-2736, CapeMayReports@njaudubon.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Pete Dunne, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL:
You have reached the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey
Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory. This message was prepared
on Thursday, December 1. This weeks roster includes sightings of
HARLEQUIN DUCK, SANDHILL CRANE, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER, SNOW BUNTING and other seasonal notes but first...
Regular callers of this hotline have no doubt noticed that time has
passed and sightings on the hotline seemed not to. Please excuse the
lapse. CMBO has been a bit short-staffed and the hotline was one of the
victims. Regular, weekly updates resume now.
If you are still not ready to relinquish the fall, you should know that
the Avalon Seawatch, located at either 7th Street (if the construction
crew is “quiet” that day) or on the beach or the jetty at 8th Street
(if construction at 7th Street is disruptive that day) at the north end
of Avalon, will continue until December 22 and that large numbers of
migrating seabirds are still being seen, most notably, numbers of
RED-THROATED LOONS, the occasional RAZORBILL, and up to 25 COMMON EIDER
(present on November 28). This seems to be a better than average year
for GREAT CORMORANT with 7 individuals present on Poverty Beach
(visible from the north end of Cape May) on November 27 along with one
HARLEQUIN DUCK.
The SANDHILL CRANE which has been haunting Cape May these past few
weeks was seen, most recently, at the Cape May Canal bridge on Nov. 30.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER made a brief appearance at the Beanery, Nov.
29. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are also present there. SNOW BUNTINGS have
been seen at Two-mile Beach in Wildwood Crest and at the impoundments
off Maple Street south of Dividing Creek in Cumberland County.
Good numbers of lingering species are still being found including
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (as many as 8), BARN SWALLOWS (10 roosting on
Congress Hall on Nov. 22), YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and DICKCISSEL.
CMBO’s bookstore hours are as follows: Northwood Center in Cape May
Point will be open Thursday through Monday, 9-4:30 (CLOSED: Tuesday and
Wednesday). The Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen
is open 7 days a week, 9-4:30. Both Centers will be closed the week
between Christmas and New Year’s, from December 24 - January 1.
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 on Thursday
evenings. 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 invited to join. Individual membership is $35 per year; $45
for families. You can call either center to become a member or visit.
Become a member in person and you’ll receive a FREE copy of BIRDS OF
NEW JERSEY (in addition to member discount in the stores). Thanks for
calling and Good Birding!
- End Transcript