- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0604.13
* April 13, 2006
- Birds Mentioned
+ Brewer's Blackbird
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-winged Teal
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown Creeper
Cattle Egret
Common Yellowthroat
Lark Sparrow
Little Blue Heron
Little Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Louisiana Waterthrush
Marbled Godwit
Northern Gannet
Palm Warbler
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Siskin
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Redhead
Red-headed Woodpecker
Rusty Blackbird
Tricolored Heron
Vesper Sparrow
Virginia Rail
White-eyed Vireo
Winter Wren
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-throated Warbler
- 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
Thursday April 13, 2006 with reports of BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, LITTLE
GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, LARK SPARROW, seasonal and local reports
of interest.
Five BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS were noted near the intersection of West
Supawna Rd and Freas Rd in Salem County Apr 9. The birds are most
often found near the cattle pens or livestock (DeLorme P. 60, H-13).
The nearby LARK SPARROW continued through Apr 9 as well, seen in the
field near # 23 Lighthouse Rd (this is the road to Fort Mott). Also
in Salem County Apr 9 were 4 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and a CATTLE EGRET at
Mannington Marsh. A VESPER SPARROW was found along Featherbed Lane
Apr 10.
Two MARBLED GODWITs were discovered on the kayak anchorage sandbars
(A-21) at Island Beach State Park Apr 12.
Arriving migrants at Sandy Hook Apr 8 included TRICOLORED HERON,
LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
Birds noted Apr 9 included 50+ NORTHERN GANNETS, an AMERICAN BITTERN
at North Pond, 10 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKERS, 5 PINE WARBLERS, 10 PALM WARBLERS, and 2 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS. The vanguard WHITE-EYED VIREO was singing near Gunnison
Apr 10. Flyover PURPLE FINCH and PINE SISKIN were over North Pond Apr
11. A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was in the locust grove Apr 12. The Sandy
Hook Migration Watch has tallied over 1400 raptors since March 15. A
free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check
the sightings log there for daily reports.
A LITTLE GULL was found at Spruce Run Reservoir Apr 12, viewed from
South Point near the Wilderness Access/Boat Launch Area.
Garret Mountain had a woodpecker slam this week, with all 7 regularly
occurring species seen in one day: highlights were the continuing RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER near the horse stables on the upper roadway, and a
PILEATED WOODPECKER on the White Trail. Also noted over the weekend
were 6+ YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 6 BROWN CREEPERS, and 6+ WINTER
WRENS. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO arrived there Apr 11.
Lincoln Park West in Jersey City Apr 10 hosted a VESPER SPARROW;
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and 2 BOAT-
TAILED GRACKLES were observed there Apr 8.
An early BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was noted at Tenafly Nature
Center Apr 11.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER highlighted birds found in a spruce/pine
grove approximately 1 mile north of Walpack Center in the Delaware
Water Gap NRA Apr 9. At Kittatinny Valley State Park a VESPER SPARROW
was noted at Twin Lakes Apr 8. Other Sussex County reports Apr 8-9
included 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Swartswood Lake, the continuing drake
REDHEAD, BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 2 VESPER SPARROWS at the Wallkill River
NWR, and VIRGINIA RAIL and PECTORAL SANDPIPER at Hyper Humus. A map
of Hyper Humus is available at www.sussexcountybirdclub.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sandy Hook Bird Observatory's annual Spring Migration Watch runs
daily through May 15. Birders are encouraged to visit anytime between
9 am and 5 pm. Come by and see what's flying and say hello to this
year's counter, Calvin Brennan of Michigan. For more information
about the watch, see www.njaudubon/Centers/shbo and click on Sandy
Hook Migration Watch.
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
* NJNJ0604.13
* April 13, 2006
- Birds Mentioned
+ Brewer's Blackbird
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Bittern
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-winged Teal
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown Creeper
Cattle Egret
Common Yellowthroat
Lark Sparrow
Little Blue Heron
Little Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Louisiana Waterthrush
Marbled Godwit
Northern Gannet
Palm Warbler
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Siskin
Pine Warbler
Purple Finch
Redhead
Red-headed Woodpecker
Rusty Blackbird
Tricolored Heron
Vesper Sparrow
Virginia Rail
White-eyed Vireo
Winter Wren
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-throated Warbler
- 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
Thursday April 13, 2006 with reports of BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, LITTLE
GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, LARK SPARROW, seasonal and local reports
of interest.
Five BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS were noted near the intersection of West
Supawna Rd and Freas Rd in Salem County Apr 9. The birds are most
often found near the cattle pens or livestock (DeLorme P. 60, H-13).
The nearby LARK SPARROW continued through Apr 9 as well, seen in the
field near # 23 Lighthouse Rd (this is the road to Fort Mott). Also
in Salem County Apr 9 were 4 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and a CATTLE EGRET at
Mannington Marsh. A VESPER SPARROW was found along Featherbed Lane
Apr 10.
Two MARBLED GODWITs were discovered on the kayak anchorage sandbars
(A-21) at Island Beach State Park Apr 12.
Arriving migrants at Sandy Hook Apr 8 included TRICOLORED HERON,
LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.
Birds noted Apr 9 included 50+ NORTHERN GANNETS, an AMERICAN BITTERN
at North Pond, 10 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, 3 YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKERS, 5 PINE WARBLERS, 10 PALM WARBLERS, and 2 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS. The vanguard WHITE-EYED VIREO was singing near Gunnison
Apr 10. Flyover PURPLE FINCH and PINE SISKIN were over North Pond Apr
11. A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was in the locust grove Apr 12. The Sandy
Hook Migration Watch has tallied over 1400 raptors since March 15. A
free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check
the sightings log there for daily reports.
A LITTLE GULL was found at Spruce Run Reservoir Apr 12, viewed from
South Point near the Wilderness Access/Boat Launch Area.
Garret Mountain had a woodpecker slam this week, with all 7 regularly
occurring species seen in one day: highlights were the continuing RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER near the horse stables on the upper roadway, and a
PILEATED WOODPECKER on the White Trail. Also noted over the weekend
were 6+ YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 6 BROWN CREEPERS, and 6+ WINTER
WRENS. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO arrived there Apr 11.
Lincoln Park West in Jersey City Apr 10 hosted a VESPER SPARROW;
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and 2 BOAT-
TAILED GRACKLES were observed there Apr 8.
An early BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was noted at Tenafly Nature
Center Apr 11.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER highlighted birds found in a spruce/pine
grove approximately 1 mile north of Walpack Center in the Delaware
Water Gap NRA Apr 9. At Kittatinny Valley State Park a VESPER SPARROW
was noted at Twin Lakes Apr 8. Other Sussex County reports Apr 8-9
included 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Swartswood Lake, the continuing drake
REDHEAD, BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 2 VESPER SPARROWS at the Wallkill River
NWR, and VIRGINIA RAIL and PECTORAL SANDPIPER at Hyper Humus. A map
of Hyper Humus is available at www.sussexcountybirdclub.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sandy Hook Bird Observatory's annual Spring Migration Watch runs
daily through May 15. Birders are encouraged to visit anytime between
9 am and 5 pm. Come by and see what's flying and say hello to this
year's counter, Calvin Brennan of Michigan. For more information
about the watch, see www.njaudubon/Centers/shbo and click on Sandy
Hook Migration Watch.
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