- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0508.18
* August 18, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
American Avocet
American Bittern
American White Pelican
Baird's Sandpiper
Barn Owl
Black Tern
Blue Grosbeak
Brown Pelican
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Cattle Egret
Cliff Swallow
Common Nighthawk
Gull-billed Tern
King Eider
Lark Sparrow
Least Bittern
Marbled Godwit
Mourning Warbler
Red-necked Phalarope
Sandhill Crane
Sandwich Tern
Stilt Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
- 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the New Jersey Audubon Society
for Thursday, August 18, 2005 with reports of AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,
BROWN PELICAN, AMERICAN BITTERN, LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT
HERON, SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, MARBLED
GODWIT, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER,
STILT SANDPIPER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN
TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLACK TERN, BARN OWL, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER,
CLIFF SWALLOW, MOURNING WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK and
seasonal and local reports of interest.
Forsythe (Brigantine) National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 13-14 hosted an
AMERICAN AVOCET, the continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, two BLACK
TERNS, two CASPIAN TERNS and several GULL-BILLED TERNS. Also noted at
the refuge were a dozen STILT SANDPIPERS and several WESTERN
SANDPIPERS and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
The Johnson Sod Farm in Pole Tavern featured between five and a dozen
UPLAND SANDPIPERS Aug. 11 to 17, and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Aug.
13 to 17. Another UPLAND SANDPIPER was discovered at Teterboro
Airport Aug. 14. A BARN OWL was noted off Fort Elfsborg Road (Delorme
P60, J-12) in Salem County Aug. 11, and over twenty increasingly rare
CATTLE EGRETS were at the north end of Compromise Road just off Rt. 4
(Delorme P 61, F-20).
Birds present at Stone Harbor Point this week include: two SANDWICH
TERNS Aug. 11, three MARBLED GODWITS Aug. 14 to 16, two BROWN
PELICANS Aug. 11, CASPIAN TERN Aug. 15, and a BLACK TERN Aug. 16.
Three BROWN PELICANS were tallied at Tuckerton Aug. 14. A MARBLED
GODWIT was discovered at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Aug. 14, with
three tallied there Aug. 15.
The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Sandy Hook salt pond at Fisherman's
Beach was last reported Aug. 11. Other birds noted at the salt pond
this week include: BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug. 14 to 17, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER Aug. 12 to 17, ten WESTERN SANDPIPERS Aug. 13, and a BLACK
TERN Aug. 14. Other notable birds at the Hook were two LARK SPARROWS
Aug. 12 at Battery Granger in K-lot, a KING EIDER from the
Fisherman's Beach Aug. 14, and a BLACK TERN from the North Beach
Pavilion Aug. 17.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was discovered at Marlu Lake at Thompson Park
Aug. 15, while two LEAST BITTERNS were noted at Palmyra Aug. 14,
where a Mourning Warbler was seen Aug. 16.
The Allendale Celery Farm also hosted a MOURNING WARBLER Aug. 15, as
well as a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and twenty plus COMMON NIGHTHAWKS
Aug. 17. Two immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were recorded at
White's Pond in Waldwick Aug. 13.
Paulinskill WMA, formerly called Hyper Humus, is accessed on Rt. 94
in Lafayette; it was home to a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug. 12, as well as
two WESTERN SANDPIPERS, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and three CLIFF
SWALLOWS Aug. 14. A BLACK TERN and a BLUE GROSBEAK visited Merrill
Creek Reservoir Aug. 12, while Mulhockaway Creek at Spruce Run
provided a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug. 12. The SANDHILL CRANE on Union
Valley Road at Apple Farms in West Milford continues as of Aug. 14.
The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ To report
birds, please call 732-872-2500 Documentation of review list species
goes to the NJ Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman,
NJ 08558 This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and
thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting.
- End Transcript
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0508.18
* August 18, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
American Avocet
American Bittern
American White Pelican
Baird's Sandpiper
Barn Owl
Black Tern
Blue Grosbeak
Brown Pelican
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Caspian Tern
Cattle Egret
Cliff Swallow
Common Nighthawk
Gull-billed Tern
King Eider
Lark Sparrow
Least Bittern
Marbled Godwit
Mourning Warbler
Red-necked Phalarope
Sandhill Crane
Sandwich Tern
Stilt Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
- 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 Pete Bacinski for the Voice of the New Jersey Audubon Society
for Thursday, August 18, 2005 with reports of AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,
BROWN PELICAN, AMERICAN BITTERN, LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT
HERON, SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN AVOCET, UPLAND SANDPIPER, MARBLED
GODWIT, WESTERN SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER,
STILT SANDPIPER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GULL-BILLED TERN, CASPIAN
TERN, SANDWICH TERN, BLACK TERN, BARN OWL, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER,
CLIFF SWALLOW, MOURNING WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK and
seasonal and local reports of interest.
Forsythe (Brigantine) National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 13-14 hosted an
AMERICAN AVOCET, the continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, two BLACK
TERNS, two CASPIAN TERNS and several GULL-BILLED TERNS. Also noted at
the refuge were a dozen STILT SANDPIPERS and several WESTERN
SANDPIPERS and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
The Johnson Sod Farm in Pole Tavern featured between five and a dozen
UPLAND SANDPIPERS Aug. 11 to 17, and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Aug.
13 to 17. Another UPLAND SANDPIPER was discovered at Teterboro
Airport Aug. 14. A BARN OWL was noted off Fort Elfsborg Road (Delorme
P60, J-12) in Salem County Aug. 11, and over twenty increasingly rare
CATTLE EGRETS were at the north end of Compromise Road just off Rt. 4
(Delorme P 61, F-20).
Birds present at Stone Harbor Point this week include: two SANDWICH
TERNS Aug. 11, three MARBLED GODWITS Aug. 14 to 16, two BROWN
PELICANS Aug. 11, CASPIAN TERN Aug. 15, and a BLACK TERN Aug. 16.
Three BROWN PELICANS were tallied at Tuckerton Aug. 14. A MARBLED
GODWIT was discovered at Wreck Pond in Spring Lake Aug. 14, with
three tallied there Aug. 15.
The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Sandy Hook salt pond at Fisherman's
Beach was last reported Aug. 11. Other birds noted at the salt pond
this week include: BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug. 14 to 17, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER Aug. 12 to 17, ten WESTERN SANDPIPERS Aug. 13, and a BLACK
TERN Aug. 14. Other notable birds at the Hook were two LARK SPARROWS
Aug. 12 at Battery Granger in K-lot, a KING EIDER from the
Fisherman's Beach Aug. 14, and a BLACK TERN from the North Beach
Pavilion Aug. 17.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was discovered at Marlu Lake at Thompson Park
Aug. 15, while two LEAST BITTERNS were noted at Palmyra Aug. 14,
where a Mourning Warbler was seen Aug. 16.
The Allendale Celery Farm also hosted a MOURNING WARBLER Aug. 15, as
well as a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and twenty plus COMMON NIGHTHAWKS
Aug. 17. Two immature YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were recorded at
White's Pond in Waldwick Aug. 13.
Paulinskill WMA, formerly called Hyper Humus, is accessed on Rt. 94
in Lafayette; it was home to a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug. 12, as well as
two WESTERN SANDPIPERS, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and three CLIFF
SWALLOWS Aug. 14. A BLACK TERN and a BLUE GROSBEAK visited Merrill
Creek Reservoir Aug. 12, while Mulhockaway Creek at Spruce Run
provided a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Aug. 12. The SANDHILL CRANE on Union
Valley Road at Apple Farms in West Milford continues as of Aug. 14.
The Voice of NJ Audubon is a weekly report on birding in NJ To report
birds, please call 732-872-2500 Documentation of review list species
goes to the NJ Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman,
NJ 08558 This is Pete Bacinski wishing you the best birding and
thanks for calling, surfing, and reporting.
- End Transcript