- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0509.08
* September 8, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Curlew Sandpiper
+ Painted Bunting
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Golden-Plover
Baird's Sandpiper
Bald Eagle
Brown Pelican
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Cedar Waxwing
Connecticut Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Mourning Warbler
Osprey
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sandwich Tern
Upland Sandpiper
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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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: Mark Garland, 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, September 8. Highlights include CURLEY SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER, SANDWICH TERN, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, PAINTED BUNTING.
The past week saw several good morning flights at the Higbee Dike (and
elsewhere along the Delaware Bayshore). Good numbers of CEDAR WAXWING
and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH are reported. Less common birds there, and in
Higbee, include: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
GOLDEN-WINGED, MOURNING and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. The PAINTED BUNTING,
1st year female, was reported in the first field at Higbee on September
8.
For Morning Flight, plan to get to the north end of Higbee Beach by
sunrise. Flights last until about 9:00 a. m. but are better before
8:00.
The Cape May Hawkwatch is usually best after 9:00 a.m. and the year is
off to a good start. Totals in excess of 200 individual birds were
tallied on three of the first four days of the count. Exceptional
numbers of OSPREY and BALD EAGLES are being recorded – 102 of the
former on September 1, 20 of the latter on September 3.
For perspectives sake, in 1979 a total of 6 Bald Eagles were tallied
all season.
Shorebirds continue to be seen in numbers and variety at Stone Harbor
Point, Brigantine NWR and the Johnson’s Sod Farm. AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, BUFF-BREASTED and UPLAND SANDPIPERS were all at the Johnson Sod
Farm during the week (remember, private property--don’t trespass; don’t
park so as to inconvenience workers or local drivers). At Brigantine on
September 7 there were 5 BAIRD’S, 1 BUFF-BREASTED and 1 HUDSONIAN
GODWIT. The CURLEW SANDPIPER was at Stone Harbor on September 4 (along
with 4 MARBLED GODWIT) and BROWN PELICAN. A single BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
was in the “plover pond” in Cape May Point State Park during the week.
Advice for visiting birders trying to work out an itinerary. Bird
Higbee Beach early in the day. Go to the Hawkwatch Platform around
mid-morning to catch the news and the flight. Do afternoon trips to
Stone Harbor or the Delaware Bayshore or Brigantine. The water levels
in the South Cape May Meadows are finally dropping. Shorebirds should
oblige by dropping in.
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the Cape May Bird
Observatory. For more current information and details relating to these
sightings and others stop by the Northwood Center in Cape May Point or
the Center for Research and Education in Goshen and check the bird
sighting sheets. You can also pick up a birding map, checklists, and
information relating to our programs and events (daily walks and
workshops), as well as registration information for the annual Cape May
Autumn Weekend / THE Bird Show (slated for October 27-29). For
additional information call 609-884-2736 or 609-861-0700. Thanks for
calling and GOOD BIRDING!
- End Transcript
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0509.08
* September 8, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Curlew Sandpiper
+ Painted Bunting
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Golden-Plover
Baird's Sandpiper
Bald Eagle
Brown Pelican
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Cedar Waxwing
Connecticut Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Mourning Warbler
Osprey
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sandwich Tern
Upland Sandpiper
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
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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: Mark Garland, 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, September 8. Highlights include CURLEY SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER, SANDWICH TERN, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, PAINTED BUNTING.
The past week saw several good morning flights at the Higbee Dike (and
elsewhere along the Delaware Bayshore). Good numbers of CEDAR WAXWING
and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH are reported. Less common birds there, and in
Higbee, include: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
GOLDEN-WINGED, MOURNING and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. The PAINTED BUNTING,
1st year female, was reported in the first field at Higbee on September
8.
For Morning Flight, plan to get to the north end of Higbee Beach by
sunrise. Flights last until about 9:00 a. m. but are better before
8:00.
The Cape May Hawkwatch is usually best after 9:00 a.m. and the year is
off to a good start. Totals in excess of 200 individual birds were
tallied on three of the first four days of the count. Exceptional
numbers of OSPREY and BALD EAGLES are being recorded – 102 of the
former on September 1, 20 of the latter on September 3.
For perspectives sake, in 1979 a total of 6 Bald Eagles were tallied
all season.
Shorebirds continue to be seen in numbers and variety at Stone Harbor
Point, Brigantine NWR and the Johnson’s Sod Farm. AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, BUFF-BREASTED and UPLAND SANDPIPERS were all at the Johnson Sod
Farm during the week (remember, private property--don’t trespass; don’t
park so as to inconvenience workers or local drivers). At Brigantine on
September 7 there were 5 BAIRD’S, 1 BUFF-BREASTED and 1 HUDSONIAN
GODWIT. The CURLEW SANDPIPER was at Stone Harbor on September 4 (along
with 4 MARBLED GODWIT) and BROWN PELICAN. A single BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
was in the “plover pond” in Cape May Point State Park during the week.
Advice for visiting birders trying to work out an itinerary. Bird
Higbee Beach early in the day. Go to the Hawkwatch Platform around
mid-morning to catch the news and the flight. Do afternoon trips to
Stone Harbor or the Delaware Bayshore or Brigantine. The water levels
in the South Cape May Meadows are finally dropping. Shorebirds should
oblige by dropping in.
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the Cape May Bird
Observatory. For more current information and details relating to these
sightings and others stop by the Northwood Center in Cape May Point or
the Center for Research and Education in Goshen and check the bird
sighting sheets. You can also pick up a birding map, checklists, and
information relating to our programs and events (daily walks and
workshops), as well as registration information for the annual Cape May
Autumn Weekend / THE Bird Show (slated for October 27-29). For
additional information call 609-884-2736 or 609-861-0700. Thanks for
calling and GOOD BIRDING!
- End Transcript