- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0608.04
* August 4, 2006
- Birds Mentioned
American Avocet
Baird's Sandpiper
Brown Pelican
Cerulean Warbler
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Sandhill Crane
Upland Sandpiper
- 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 Friday August 4. The roster this week includes
sightings of BROWN PELICAN, CERULEAN WARBLER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER,
UPLAND SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and SANDHILL CRANE.
Again this week good numbers of shorebirds are being reported. No
less than 22 species of shorebirds were seen in the hotline coverage
area.
Of the standout shorebirds being found were; one adult BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER first spotted on 7/29 in the first “Plover pond” north of
Bunker pond at the Cape May Point State Park. Apparently this
particular bird left the area only to be replaced by a second adult
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER in the second “Plover pond” This bird continued
through today 8/4.
An unusual find on 8/2 was a juv. UPLAND SANDPIPER at the edge of
the spartina marsh feeding in the wrack at Two Mile Landing.
On 8/3, eight AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen flying around Bunker pond
at the Cape May Point State Park. These birds continued south over
the Delaware Bay.
Songbird migration has begun in earnest and while difficult to
find at times, there are early migrants around.
Today, 8/4 a CERULEAN WARBLER was seen along with at least five
species of migrant warblers at Higbee’s Beach.
On 7/31 one BROWN PELICAN was spotted loafing on Champagne Island
in Hereford Inlet.
The SANDHILL CRANE continues at the Beaver Swamp WMA at Beaver Dam
Road.
Lastly, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from 7/30-7/31 on the
beach between the Meadows and the Cape May Point State Park.
CMBO’s bookstore hours are as follows: Northwood Center on East
Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Thursday through Tuesday,
9-4:30. The Northwood Center will be closed on Wednesdays through
the months of July and August and will resume a seven day a week
schedule in September. The Northwood Center will be closed from
8/9-8/13. 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).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The New Jersey Audubon Society’s Center for Research and Education
in Goshen is hosting a free shorebird photography exhibit now
through August 20th. Featured photographers include Kevin Karlson
(co-author of the new Shorebird Guide), Greg Downing, Scott Elowitz
and Heather Forcier.
Good luck and Good Birding!
- End Transcript
*Documentation of review list species goes to the NJ Bird Records
Committee at
91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman, NJ 08558.
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0608.04
* August 4, 2006
- Birds Mentioned
American Avocet
Baird's Sandpiper
Brown Pelican
Cerulean Warbler
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Sandhill Crane
Upland Sandpiper
- 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 Friday August 4. The roster this week includes
sightings of BROWN PELICAN, CERULEAN WARBLER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER,
UPLAND SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and SANDHILL CRANE.
Again this week good numbers of shorebirds are being reported. No
less than 22 species of shorebirds were seen in the hotline coverage
area.
Of the standout shorebirds being found were; one adult BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER first spotted on 7/29 in the first “Plover pond” north of
Bunker pond at the Cape May Point State Park. Apparently this
particular bird left the area only to be replaced by a second adult
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER in the second “Plover pond” This bird continued
through today 8/4.
An unusual find on 8/2 was a juv. UPLAND SANDPIPER at the edge of
the spartina marsh feeding in the wrack at Two Mile Landing.
On 8/3, eight AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen flying around Bunker pond
at the Cape May Point State Park. These birds continued south over
the Delaware Bay.
Songbird migration has begun in earnest and while difficult to
find at times, there are early migrants around.
Today, 8/4 a CERULEAN WARBLER was seen along with at least five
species of migrant warblers at Higbee’s Beach.
On 7/31 one BROWN PELICAN was spotted loafing on Champagne Island
in Hereford Inlet.
The SANDHILL CRANE continues at the Beaver Swamp WMA at Beaver Dam
Road.
Lastly, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from 7/30-7/31 on the
beach between the Meadows and the Cape May Point State Park.
CMBO’s bookstore hours are as follows: Northwood Center on East
Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open Thursday through Tuesday,
9-4:30. The Northwood Center will be closed on Wednesdays through
the months of July and August and will resume a seven day a week
schedule in September. The Northwood Center will be closed from
8/9-8/13. 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).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The New Jersey Audubon Society’s Center for Research and Education
in Goshen is hosting a free shorebird photography exhibit now
through August 20th. Featured photographers include Kevin Karlson
(co-author of the new Shorebird Guide), Greg Downing, Scott Elowitz
and Heather Forcier.
Good luck and Good Birding!
- End Transcript
*Documentation of review list species goes to the NJ Bird Records
Committee at
91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman, NJ 08558.