- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0706.18
* June 18, 2007
- Birds Mentioned
American Avocet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
Gull-billed Tern
Horned Grebe
Mississippi Kite
Northern Parula
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Roseate Tern
White-throated Sparrow
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- 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/
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 Monday June 18, 2007. Highlights this week include
sightings of MISSISSIPPI KITE, WILSON’S STORM-PETREL, HORNED GREBE,
ROSEATE TERN, GULL-BILLED TERN, BROWN PELICAN, GREAT CORMORANT,
AMERICAN AVOCET, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, NORTHERN PARULA and WHITE-
THROATED SPARROW.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE continues to be seen off and on in Cape May this
week. The last report of the bird was on 6/12, seen over the Cape
May Point State Park.
WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS are being reported with frequency in the
waters surrounding Cape May. Yesterday, 6/17, two were seen from the
Cape May Point State Park.
As of 6/13, the West Cape May impoundments continued to play host to
a HORNED GREBE.
ROSEATE TERNS are being seen with some regularity in Cape May. Most
reliably the birds are seen two to three at a time feeding in the
rips off Cape May Point (6/14.) On 6/13 one bird was seen from the
Back Bay boat trip on the Skimmer.
Two GULL-BILLED TERNS were observed at the second plover pond that
the Cape May Point State Park, today 6/18.
On 6/16, four BROWN PELICANS were loafing on a sand bar in Hereford
Inlet.
The immature GREAT CORMORANT continues to be seen in Hereford Inlet.
Three AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at section C-11 in the Brigantine
NWR on 6/13. There has been no report of these birds since the
initial sighting.
A very unusual find for the summer was a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at the
Cape May Point State Park, today 6/18.
A male NORTHERN PARULA was seen at the Cape May Point State Park on
6/16.
Lastly, the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continues as of 6/15 at the feeder
on Seagrove Ave.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Both CMBO centers (Northwood and Center for Research and Education)
are now observing new hours of operation. Both centers are now
opening at 9:30 a.m.
CMBO Bookstore hours are as follows; Northwood Center on East Lake
Drive in Cape May Point; summer hours, Wednesday- Monday 9:30-4:30.
The Northwood Center will be closed on Tuesdays. The Center for
Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday- Sunday
9:30- 4:30. At least one center will be open everyday to serve our
members needs.
Only two weeks left (special ends June 30, 2007) to take advantage of
the New Jersey Audubon Society’s special springtime half-price
membership rate, which entitles members to one year of reduced
program fees, discounts at the center nature store and other
benefits. Become a New Jersey Audubon member this spring for $19
(Individual) or $22 (Family) and receive a Ticket to Discovery, an
instant benefit that provides one free nature program to the bearer
and a guest (up to a $20 value). Stop in to your local NJAS center
to ask for further details or to join.
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 your choice of a
FREE gift (in addition to member discount in the stores).
Good Luck and Good Birding!
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0706.18
* June 18, 2007
- Birds Mentioned
American Avocet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
Gull-billed Tern
Horned Grebe
Mississippi Kite
Northern Parula
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Roseate Tern
White-throated Sparrow
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- 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/
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 Monday June 18, 2007. Highlights this week include
sightings of MISSISSIPPI KITE, WILSON’S STORM-PETREL, HORNED GREBE,
ROSEATE TERN, GULL-BILLED TERN, BROWN PELICAN, GREAT CORMORANT,
AMERICAN AVOCET, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, NORTHERN PARULA and WHITE-
THROATED SPARROW.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE continues to be seen off and on in Cape May this
week. The last report of the bird was on 6/12, seen over the Cape
May Point State Park.
WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS are being reported with frequency in the
waters surrounding Cape May. Yesterday, 6/17, two were seen from the
Cape May Point State Park.
As of 6/13, the West Cape May impoundments continued to play host to
a HORNED GREBE.
ROSEATE TERNS are being seen with some regularity in Cape May. Most
reliably the birds are seen two to three at a time feeding in the
rips off Cape May Point (6/14.) On 6/13 one bird was seen from the
Back Bay boat trip on the Skimmer.
Two GULL-BILLED TERNS were observed at the second plover pond that
the Cape May Point State Park, today 6/18.
On 6/16, four BROWN PELICANS were loafing on a sand bar in Hereford
Inlet.
The immature GREAT CORMORANT continues to be seen in Hereford Inlet.
Three AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at section C-11 in the Brigantine
NWR on 6/13. There has been no report of these birds since the
initial sighting.
A very unusual find for the summer was a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at the
Cape May Point State Park, today 6/18.
A male NORTHERN PARULA was seen at the Cape May Point State Park on
6/16.
Lastly, the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW continues as of 6/15 at the feeder
on Seagrove Ave.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Both CMBO centers (Northwood and Center for Research and Education)
are now observing new hours of operation. Both centers are now
opening at 9:30 a.m.
CMBO Bookstore hours are as follows; Northwood Center on East Lake
Drive in Cape May Point; summer hours, Wednesday- Monday 9:30-4:30.
The Northwood Center will be closed on Tuesdays. The Center for
Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday- Sunday
9:30- 4:30. At least one center will be open everyday to serve our
members needs.
Only two weeks left (special ends June 30, 2007) to take advantage of
the New Jersey Audubon Society’s special springtime half-price
membership rate, which entitles members to one year of reduced
program fees, discounts at the center nature store and other
benefits. Become a New Jersey Audubon member this spring for $19
(Individual) or $22 (Family) and receive a Ticket to Discovery, an
instant benefit that provides one free nature program to the bearer
and a guest (up to a $20 value). Stop in to your local NJAS center
to ask for further details or to join.
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 your choice of a
FREE gift (in addition to member discount in the stores).
Good Luck and Good Birding!