- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0603.25
* March 25, 2006
- Birds Mentioned
+ Yellow Rail
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
Black Scoter
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Great Cormorant
Harlequin Duck
Laughing Gull
Least Bittern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Gannet
Osprey
Pectoral Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Red-necked Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Savannah Sparrow
Short-eared Owl
Surf Scoter
- 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: Jason Guerard, 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 week’s message was
prepared on Saturday March 11. The roster this week includes
sightings of DICKCISSEL, GREAT CORMORANT, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, AMERICAN
BITTERN, MERLIN, LAUGHING GULL, GOLDEN EAGLE, PINE WARBLER, SNOWY
OWL, EURASIAN WIGEON, EASTERN BLUEBIRD and WINTER WREN
PYou have reached the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey
Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory. This week’s message was
prepared on Saturday March 25. The roster this week includes
sightings of RED-NECKED GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, AMERICAN BITTERN,
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GREAT CORMORANT, PIPING
PLOVER, IPSWICH SPARROW, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, SHORT-EARED OWL,
HARLEQUIN DUCK and a report of YELLOW RAIL.
Please excuse the lack of hotline coverage in the last week. We
apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. This
weeks’ hotline will cover mostly the week of 3/17-3/25 and a few
highlights from the previous week.
There have been good numbers of NORTHERN GANNET, RED-THROATED LOON,
SURF and BLACK SCOTERS in the Delaware Bay this week. Counts as high
as 417 NORTHERN GANNETS in five min. and a total of 700 RED-THROATED
LOONS have been reported.
In the Meadows the AMERICAN BITTERN continues and was seen last on
3/20. The first LEAST BITTERN of the spring was seen on 3/22. Also
on 3/22 was the first PECTORAL SANDPIPER of the spring, seen from the
Cape May Point State Park.
On 3/23 a BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen from the Cape May/ Lewes Ferry
Terminal along with 200+ BONAPARTE’S GULLS and 25+ LAUGHING GULLS.
GREAT CORMORANT is being seen on both sides of the bay and was seen
from the Concrete Ship on 3/17 and 3/18.
The first PIPING PLOVER of the season was found on the beach between
the Meadows and the State Park on 3/16. IPSWICH SPARROW was also
seen in this same area on 3/16.
OSPREY has returned to Cape May and are being reported more
frequently as the day go by.
The RED-NECKED GREBE was reported again from 80th Street in Avalon on
3/21. Also in Avalon, on 3/22, 2 drake and 2 hen HARLEQUIN DUCKS
were seen from the 8th Street jetty.
Moving up the Bay shore on 3/19 a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from
Jake’s Landing. Also on 3/19 a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in
Bivalve.
A YELLOW RAIL was reported from the Meadows on 3/20 at around 2:30
pm. The bird was reported to have flushed in close proximity to the
single observer and flew back into the reeds along the eastern
trail. The observer encountered the bird approximately half way down
the eastern trail between two wooden walks where the bird flushed
from the western side of the trail. There has been no further report
of this bird since the initial sighting.
CMBO’s bookstore hours are as follows: Northwood Center in Cape May
Point, as promised, has returned to being open 7 days a week 9-4:30.
The Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen is open 7
days a week, 9-4:30.
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 weekly.
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 invite you 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).
Good luck and Good Birding!
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0603.25
* March 25, 2006
- Birds Mentioned
+ Yellow Rail
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
Black Scoter
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Great Cormorant
Harlequin Duck
Laughing Gull
Least Bittern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Gannet
Osprey
Pectoral Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Red-necked Grebe
Red-throated Loon
Savannah Sparrow
Short-eared Owl
Surf Scoter
- 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: Jason Guerard, 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 week’s message was
prepared on Saturday March 11. The roster this week includes
sightings of DICKCISSEL, GREAT CORMORANT, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, AMERICAN
BITTERN, MERLIN, LAUGHING GULL, GOLDEN EAGLE, PINE WARBLER, SNOWY
OWL, EURASIAN WIGEON, EASTERN BLUEBIRD and WINTER WREN
PYou have reached the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey
Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory. This week’s message was
prepared on Saturday March 25. The roster this week includes
sightings of RED-NECKED GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, AMERICAN BITTERN,
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GREAT CORMORANT, PIPING
PLOVER, IPSWICH SPARROW, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, SHORT-EARED OWL,
HARLEQUIN DUCK and a report of YELLOW RAIL.
Please excuse the lack of hotline coverage in the last week. We
apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. This
weeks’ hotline will cover mostly the week of 3/17-3/25 and a few
highlights from the previous week.
There have been good numbers of NORTHERN GANNET, RED-THROATED LOON,
SURF and BLACK SCOTERS in the Delaware Bay this week. Counts as high
as 417 NORTHERN GANNETS in five min. and a total of 700 RED-THROATED
LOONS have been reported.
In the Meadows the AMERICAN BITTERN continues and was seen last on
3/20. The first LEAST BITTERN of the spring was seen on 3/22. Also
on 3/22 was the first PECTORAL SANDPIPER of the spring, seen from the
Cape May Point State Park.
On 3/23 a BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen from the Cape May/ Lewes Ferry
Terminal along with 200+ BONAPARTE’S GULLS and 25+ LAUGHING GULLS.
GREAT CORMORANT is being seen on both sides of the bay and was seen
from the Concrete Ship on 3/17 and 3/18.
The first PIPING PLOVER of the season was found on the beach between
the Meadows and the State Park on 3/16. IPSWICH SPARROW was also
seen in this same area on 3/16.
OSPREY has returned to Cape May and are being reported more
frequently as the day go by.
The RED-NECKED GREBE was reported again from 80th Street in Avalon on
3/21. Also in Avalon, on 3/22, 2 drake and 2 hen HARLEQUIN DUCKS
were seen from the 8th Street jetty.
Moving up the Bay shore on 3/19 a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from
Jake’s Landing. Also on 3/19 a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in
Bivalve.
A YELLOW RAIL was reported from the Meadows on 3/20 at around 2:30
pm. The bird was reported to have flushed in close proximity to the
single observer and flew back into the reeds along the eastern
trail. The observer encountered the bird approximately half way down
the eastern trail between two wooden walks where the bird flushed
from the western side of the trail. There has been no further report
of this bird since the initial sighting.
CMBO’s bookstore hours are as follows: Northwood Center in Cape May
Point, as promised, has returned to being open 7 days a week 9-4:30.
The Center for Research and Education on Route 47 in Goshen is open 7
days a week, 9-4:30.
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 weekly.
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 invite you 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).
Good luck and Good Birding!