- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0509.22
* September 22, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Magnificent Frigatebird
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Avocet
American Bittern
American Golden-Plover
American White Pelican
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Cape May Warbler
Cattle Egret
Common Moorhen
Common Nighthawk
Connecticut Warbler
Dickcissel
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Hudsonian Godwit
Lark Sparrow
Mourning Warbler
Philadelphia Vireo
Summer Tanager
Swainson's Thrush
Upland Sandpiper
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-headed Blackbird
- 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 September 22, 2005 with reports of MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD,
AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER,
CONNECTICUT WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, seasonal
and local reports of interest.
A male MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was spotted over High Bar Harbor just
west of Barnegat Light Sep 21 at 6:30 pm.
Brigantine NWR reports this weekend included the AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 2
AMERICAN AVOCETS in the northwest pool, CATTLE EGRET, and the female
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD along the north dike.
The Johnson Sod Farm in Deerfield Twp continues to attract BUFF-
BREASTED SANDPIPERS with an incredible tally of 51 recorded Sep 16.
Also there were 10 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and a
LARK SPARROW the same day. Eighteen BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were
noted Sep 18. Also in Salem County Sep 18 were 175 CATTLE EGRETS
along Featherbed Lane, 20 COMMON MOORHENS at Mannington Marsh, and 5
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at the DeLea Sod Farm.
Palmyra had 17 species of warbler Sep 21 including 2 CAPE MAY
WARBLERS, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT
WARBLER; also there were PHILADELPHIA VIREO and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
Sandy Hook reports Sep 17-19 included an AMERICAN BITTERN near north
pond, a juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Spermaceti Cove
(through Sep 21), AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at North Beach, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO at the garden, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at the Rusty Barn, 14
species of warbler including BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, and a flyover DICKCISSEL at
North Pond. A MOURNING WARBLER was found along Raccoon Alley Sep 22
and a SUMMER TANAGER was in the Locust Grove the same day. A free,
detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the
sightings log there for daily reports.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and a LARK SPARROW were noted near the Battery
Lewis overlook in the Rocky Point section of Hartshorne Woods Sep 18.
Thompson Park in Lincroft hosted 3 CONNECTICUT WARBLERS Sep 18. The
birds were found along the hedgerow facing south before the lake.
Three HUDSONIAN GODWITS were discovered in the Hackensack Meadowlands
Sep 21 along the Transco trail near the DeKorte Center.
North Hudson Park in North Bergen hosted 3 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, BLACKPOLL and BLACK-
THROATED BLUE WARBLERS Sep 21.
Liberty State Park highlights this week included 12 YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
The Allendale Celery Farm Sep 21 continues to hold a COMMON MOORHEN.
Also there that day were 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
It seems to be an excellent fall for PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, with
multiple birds reported at Garret Mtn, Trout Brook WMA, Allaire State
Park, and Cedar Run this week.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding
in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. Observers
are requested to submit documentation of Review List Species to the
New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore Lane, Skillman NJ
08558. Thanks for calling and reporting.
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* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0509.22
* September 22, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Magnificent Frigatebird
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American Avocet
American Bittern
American Golden-Plover
American White Pelican
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Cape May Warbler
Cattle Egret
Common Moorhen
Common Nighthawk
Connecticut Warbler
Dickcissel
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Hudsonian Godwit
Lark Sparrow
Mourning Warbler
Philadelphia Vireo
Summer Tanager
Swainson's Thrush
Upland Sandpiper
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-headed Blackbird
- 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 September 22, 2005 with reports of MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD,
AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER,
CONNECTICUT WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, seasonal
and local reports of interest.
A male MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was spotted over High Bar Harbor just
west of Barnegat Light Sep 21 at 6:30 pm.
Brigantine NWR reports this weekend included the AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN, 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 2
AMERICAN AVOCETS in the northwest pool, CATTLE EGRET, and the female
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD along the north dike.
The Johnson Sod Farm in Deerfield Twp continues to attract BUFF-
BREASTED SANDPIPERS with an incredible tally of 51 recorded Sep 16.
Also there were 10 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and a
LARK SPARROW the same day. Eighteen BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were
noted Sep 18. Also in Salem County Sep 18 were 175 CATTLE EGRETS
along Featherbed Lane, 20 COMMON MOORHENS at Mannington Marsh, and 5
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at the DeLea Sod Farm.
Palmyra had 17 species of warbler Sep 21 including 2 CAPE MAY
WARBLERS, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT
WARBLER; also there were PHILADELPHIA VIREO and BLUE-HEADED VIREO.
Sandy Hook reports Sep 17-19 included an AMERICAN BITTERN near north
pond, a juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON at Spermaceti Cove
(through Sep 21), AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at North Beach, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO at the garden, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at the Rusty Barn, 14
species of warbler including BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER, and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, and a flyover DICKCISSEL at
North Pond. A MOURNING WARBLER was found along Raccoon Alley Sep 22
and a SUMMER TANAGER was in the Locust Grove the same day. A free,
detailed birding map of Sandy Hook is available at SHBO; check the
sightings log there for daily reports.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and a LARK SPARROW were noted near the Battery
Lewis overlook in the Rocky Point section of Hartshorne Woods Sep 18.
Thompson Park in Lincroft hosted 3 CONNECTICUT WARBLERS Sep 18. The
birds were found along the hedgerow facing south before the lake.
Three HUDSONIAN GODWITS were discovered in the Hackensack Meadowlands
Sep 21 along the Transco trail near the DeKorte Center.
North Hudson Park in North Bergen hosted 3 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, BLACKPOLL and BLACK-
THROATED BLUE WARBLERS Sep 21.
Liberty State Park highlights this week included 12 YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
The Allendale Celery Farm Sep 21 continues to hold a COMMON MOORHEN.
Also there that day were 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
It seems to be an excellent fall for PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, with
multiple birds reported at Garret Mtn, Trout Brook WMA, Allaire State
Park, and Cedar Run this week.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding
in New Jersey. To report birds please call 732-872-2500. Observers
are requested to submit documentation 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