- RBA
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* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0612.28
* December 28, 2006
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- Birds Mentioned
+ Barnacle Goose
+ Barrow's Goldeneye
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
.
Common Eider
Common Goldeneye
Common Raven
Dickcissel
Great Egret
Greater White-fronted Goose
Harlequin Duck
Horned Lark
King Eider
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-headed Woodpecker
Snow Bunting
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- Transcript
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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 December 28, 2006 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, seasonal and local reports of
interest and announcements.
.
A BARNACLE GOOSE discovered on private property during the Assunpink
CBC was still present Dec 23. If interested in seeing this bird, a
special trip has been organized for Jan 1. Contact Fred at
avtrader@comcast.net for details.
.
The female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still present this week at Sandy
Hook. Look for the bird with a small COMMON GOLDENEYE flock in the
bay just south of SHBO near the Nike Missile. Also present at the
hook this week were GREAT EGRET, HORNED LARK, and SNOW BUNTING. A
free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check
the sightings log for daily reports.
.
Barnegat Light State Park Dec 23 hosted a female KING EIDER, 150
COMMON EIDERS, and HARLEQUIN DUCKS.
.
The Moorestown CBC Dec 23 had about 100 species including LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (only the 2nd NJ
CBC record), and DICKCISSEL, all at Palmyra Cove Nature Park.
.
Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Bergen County through Dec 22.
An adult present since early November remains at the Ridgewood duck
pond on the north side of East Ridgewood Ave between Paramus Rd and
Pershing Ave. Park in the lot between Areas B & C; the bird is active
in the area between the restrooms and the pavilion. A second RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at Saddle River County Park, Dunkerhook
section at mile marker 1.8 of the Saddle River Trail.
.
The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen again Dec 25 in Mahwah. Look
for the bird from the end of Halifax Ave off Rte 202 in the fields
around Ramapo College or the large pool in the river near Henry Lake.
Also in Mahwah this week was a COMMON RAVEN over Rte 17.
.
Another COMMON RAVEN was over Rte 9W in Englewood Cliffs Dec 25.
.
A female LONG-TAILED DUCK and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were noted on
Culver's Lake Dec 23.
.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
.
A pelagic Christmas Bird Count is scheduled from Belmar Jan 5 in
search of gulls, alcids, and other seabirds. For more information
contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website
www.paulagics.com for more information.
.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New
Jersey compiled by Scott Barnes and Pete Bacinski. To report birds
please call 732-872-2500. Documentation of Review List Species
(photos, field sketches, and/or written details) are requested by the
New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman NJ
08558 or www.princeton.edu/~llarson/njrc.html Thanks for calling and
reporting.
.
- End Transcript
.
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0612.28
* December 28, 2006
.
- Birds Mentioned
+ Barnacle Goose
+ Barrow's Goldeneye
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
.
Common Eider
Common Goldeneye
Common Raven
Dickcissel
Great Egret
Greater White-fronted Goose
Harlequin Duck
Horned Lark
King Eider
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-headed Woodpecker
Snow Bunting
.
- Transcript
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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 December 28, 2006 with reports of BARNACLE GOOSE, BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, seasonal and local reports of
interest and announcements.
.
A BARNACLE GOOSE discovered on private property during the Assunpink
CBC was still present Dec 23. If interested in seeing this bird, a
special trip has been organized for Jan 1. Contact Fred at
avtrader@comcast.net for details.
.
The female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still present this week at Sandy
Hook. Look for the bird with a small COMMON GOLDENEYE flock in the
bay just south of SHBO near the Nike Missile. Also present at the
hook this week were GREAT EGRET, HORNED LARK, and SNOW BUNTING. A
free, detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check
the sightings log for daily reports.
.
Barnegat Light State Park Dec 23 hosted a female KING EIDER, 150
COMMON EIDERS, and HARLEQUIN DUCKS.
.
The Moorestown CBC Dec 23 had about 100 species including LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (only the 2nd NJ
CBC record), and DICKCISSEL, all at Palmyra Cove Nature Park.
.
Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Bergen County through Dec 22.
An adult present since early November remains at the Ridgewood duck
pond on the north side of East Ridgewood Ave between Paramus Rd and
Pershing Ave. Park in the lot between Areas B & C; the bird is active
in the area between the restrooms and the pavilion. A second RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER was noted at Saddle River County Park, Dunkerhook
section at mile marker 1.8 of the Saddle River Trail.
.
The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen again Dec 25 in Mahwah. Look
for the bird from the end of Halifax Ave off Rte 202 in the fields
around Ramapo College or the large pool in the river near Henry Lake.
Also in Mahwah this week was a COMMON RAVEN over Rte 17.
.
Another COMMON RAVEN was over Rte 9W in Englewood Cliffs Dec 25.
.
A female LONG-TAILED DUCK and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were noted on
Culver's Lake Dec 23.
.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
.
A pelagic Christmas Bird Count is scheduled from Belmar Jan 5 in
search of gulls, alcids, and other seabirds. For more information
contact See Life Paulagics at 215-234-6805 or see their website
www.paulagics.com for more information.
.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon is a weekly report on birding in New
Jersey compiled by Scott Barnes and Pete Bacinski. To report birds
please call 732-872-2500. Documentation of Review List Species
(photos, field sketches, and/or written details) are requested by the
New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman NJ
08558 or www.princeton.edu/~llarson/njrc.html Thanks for calling and
reporting.
.
- End Transcript