ATLANTIC AUDUBON Field Trips
For field trip questions please send a message to:
[email protected].
Marian Jordan is Atlantic Audubon's Field Trip Chairperson.
See the AAS eBird profile page for the latest checklists submitted for our field trips and bird walks (eBird account required).
[email protected].
Marian Jordan is Atlantic Audubon's Field Trip Chairperson.
See the AAS eBird profile page for the latest checklists submitted for our field trips and bird walks (eBird account required).
Travel to Mauricetown to trace the trail of hotspots from the Winter Eagle Festival held earlier, on February 3. On the AAS Field Trip day, we will visit boardwalks at Bi-Valve and Strawberry Ave., roadside stops at Maple Creek and Turkey Point. Lunch at the Maurice River Diner. Easy driving trip, mostly accessible, no long walks.
If you were unable to attend the Eagle Festival this driving trip will show you some of the spots that they would have taken you to on that day. Hope you can join us!
If you were unable to attend the Eagle Festival this driving trip will show you some of the spots that they would have taken you to on that day. Hope you can join us!
Additional field trip dates to be announced.
Amico Island—Burlington County Park System
Conserve Wildlife Foundation's Ballanger Creek Habitat Enhancement Project, Bass River Township
Delaware River Heritage Trail—Burlington County Park System
If you have any field trip suggestions, please email us at [email protected]
or call 609-800-4778.
Amico Island—Burlington County Park System
Conserve Wildlife Foundation's Ballanger Creek Habitat Enhancement Project, Bass River Township
Delaware River Heritage Trail—Burlington County Park System
If you have any field trip suggestions, please email us at [email protected]
or call 609-800-4778.
Past Field Trips & Christmas Bird Counts
March
Volunteering, followed by birding at Corson's Inlet State Park
Beachnester fencing
Volunteering, followed by birding at Corson's Inlet State Park
Beachnester fencing
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Barnegat Light, NJ
Beach nesting bird reclamation area with project leader Todd Pover, Senior Wildlife Biologist at Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.
See our eBird checklist here.
Barnegat Light, NJ
Beach nesting bird reclamation area with project leader Todd Pover, Senior Wildlife Biologist at Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.
See our eBird checklist here.
Barnegat Inlet: Saturday, March 5, 2022
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Meet fellow Atlantic Audubon members and friends in the northeast corner of the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park parking lot (from entrance, to the right-side, farthest away corner). We will gather beginning at 8:15 a.m.
Dress appropriately for the weather. Dress in layers, the inlet is usually windier and colder than inland locations. Sunscreen and/or chap-protection for your face, such as a ski balm type product, is strongly recommended. Some years its been warm enough to wear a T-shirt, so sunscreen on your arms is a good idea too.
You may want to pack your lunch and a beverage; there are picnic tables onsite and nearby, on the bay side. There is a deli on the street next to the park, and a restaurant several blocks away.
If you have a spotting scope, this is the perfect place to use it!
RSVP to [email protected].
Questions? Please send a text message to the Barnegat Inlet field trip leader, Becky Hedden at 609-384-4599 or contact her via email at [email protected].
See our eBird checklist here.
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Meet fellow Atlantic Audubon members and friends in the northeast corner of the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park parking lot (from entrance, to the right-side, farthest away corner). We will gather beginning at 8:15 a.m.
Dress appropriately for the weather. Dress in layers, the inlet is usually windier and colder than inland locations. Sunscreen and/or chap-protection for your face, such as a ski balm type product, is strongly recommended. Some years its been warm enough to wear a T-shirt, so sunscreen on your arms is a good idea too.
You may want to pack your lunch and a beverage; there are picnic tables onsite and nearby, on the bay side. There is a deli on the street next to the park, and a restaurant several blocks away.
If you have a spotting scope, this is the perfect place to use it!
RSVP to [email protected].
Questions? Please send a text message to the Barnegat Inlet field trip leader, Becky Hedden at 609-384-4599 or contact her via email at [email protected].
See our eBird checklist here.
Egg Harbor Township (EHT) Nature Reserve: Saturday, February 26, 2022
American Woodcock walk and listen.
Meet in the parking lot off Schoolhouse Road at 4 p.m. for a walk around the lake.
You can also arrive around 5 p.m. to listen from the parking lot. Questions? Please send a text message to the EHT Nature Reserve field trip leader, Marian Jordan, at 609-338-9305 or contact her via email at [email protected].
See our eBird checklist here.
American Woodcock walk and listen.
Meet in the parking lot off Schoolhouse Road at 4 p.m. for a walk around the lake.
You can also arrive around 5 p.m. to listen from the parking lot. Questions? Please send a text message to the EHT Nature Reserve field trip leader, Marian Jordan, at 609-338-9305 or contact her via email at [email protected].
See our eBird checklist here.
January 28, 2022 - Barkers Brook, Burlington County Department of Resource Conservation
(protected area due to close proximity Bald Eagle nest and sensitive grassland species, completely closed to the public at all times, viewable from the fairgrounds road only)
We viewed Barkers Brook from the vantage point of the Burlington County Fairgrounds. Any birding trips to the area must be pre-arranged with Burlington County Parks
Trip report - Burlington County's Lead Park Naturalist, Jennifer Bulava, greeted the group upon our arrival. She gave us updates on the raptors and other birds that we could expect to see, and pointed out the best places to look. Eight birders attended, Vicky, Becky, Josh, Jason, Barbara, Rudy, Diane and Linda. Upon arrival, Vicky was treated to a male American Kestrel. The group went on to see Northern Harriers, regular variety (brown colored females and young birds) and two 'Gray Ghost' male harriers. A carefully protected Bald Eagle nest was viewable from the road and the eagle pair was evident, one on the nest and the other in the area, and visiting the nest on occasion. Red-tailed Hawks, a Cooper's Hawk, a Peregrine Falcon, a female American Kestrel, and a Rough-legged Hawk were seen. We had terrific, lengthy views of the Rough-legged Hawk, a species that is hard to come by in our area. We were lucky to have Eider Gray Birding Guide, Josh Gant, along on the trip with us. Thanks to Josh for sharing his spotting scope with all of the attendees and making sure that everyone was able to get the best view of every bird. ~trip report by Becky Hedden
January 22, 2022 Shark River Estuary area Waterfowl trip
Five attendees: Josh, Anthony, Jason, Vicky and Becky did some ocean-watching in Deal, visited Sunset Lake in Asbury Park, birded multiple locations on the Shark River Estuary in Belmar/Neptune, and visited the Crescent Park American Holly Forest in Sea Girt. It was a great trip. We look forward to doing some more waterfowl watching on another winter day and visiting Manasquan Inlet, the Toms River and some ponds in between.
December 14, 2021 Marmora Christmas Bird Count
Five teams birded the Marmora area, Tuckahoe, Corbin City, Ocean City, Corson's Inlet, Linwood, Egg Harbor Township, Sea Isle City, Strathmere and more.
December 18, 2021 Oceanville CBC
Multiple teams birded Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Brigantine Island, Birch Grove Park, Stockton Campus, Absecon, Port Republic and more.
You do not need to be an 'expert' to participate in the Christmas Bird Counts! Join us next year! Folks with all levels of birding experience are welcome!
(protected area due to close proximity Bald Eagle nest and sensitive grassland species, completely closed to the public at all times, viewable from the fairgrounds road only)
We viewed Barkers Brook from the vantage point of the Burlington County Fairgrounds. Any birding trips to the area must be pre-arranged with Burlington County Parks
Trip report - Burlington County's Lead Park Naturalist, Jennifer Bulava, greeted the group upon our arrival. She gave us updates on the raptors and other birds that we could expect to see, and pointed out the best places to look. Eight birders attended, Vicky, Becky, Josh, Jason, Barbara, Rudy, Diane and Linda. Upon arrival, Vicky was treated to a male American Kestrel. The group went on to see Northern Harriers, regular variety (brown colored females and young birds) and two 'Gray Ghost' male harriers. A carefully protected Bald Eagle nest was viewable from the road and the eagle pair was evident, one on the nest and the other in the area, and visiting the nest on occasion. Red-tailed Hawks, a Cooper's Hawk, a Peregrine Falcon, a female American Kestrel, and a Rough-legged Hawk were seen. We had terrific, lengthy views of the Rough-legged Hawk, a species that is hard to come by in our area. We were lucky to have Eider Gray Birding Guide, Josh Gant, along on the trip with us. Thanks to Josh for sharing his spotting scope with all of the attendees and making sure that everyone was able to get the best view of every bird. ~trip report by Becky Hedden
January 22, 2022 Shark River Estuary area Waterfowl trip
Five attendees: Josh, Anthony, Jason, Vicky and Becky did some ocean-watching in Deal, visited Sunset Lake in Asbury Park, birded multiple locations on the Shark River Estuary in Belmar/Neptune, and visited the Crescent Park American Holly Forest in Sea Girt. It was a great trip. We look forward to doing some more waterfowl watching on another winter day and visiting Manasquan Inlet, the Toms River and some ponds in between.
December 14, 2021 Marmora Christmas Bird Count
Five teams birded the Marmora area, Tuckahoe, Corbin City, Ocean City, Corson's Inlet, Linwood, Egg Harbor Township, Sea Isle City, Strathmere and more.
December 18, 2021 Oceanville CBC
Multiple teams birded Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Brigantine Island, Birch Grove Park, Stockton Campus, Absecon, Port Republic and more.
You do not need to be an 'expert' to participate in the Christmas Bird Counts! Join us next year! Folks with all levels of birding experience are welcome!
Past CBC report-Kris Arcuri, Marian Jordan, Jan Dalheim Beauvais, and Robin Riley-Wright, participated in the Oceanville Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Our count sector was in Absecon, NJ and covered the White Horse Pike from the Galloway border heading east to the bridge that separates Absecon from Atlantic City. We also covered the rest of Absecon north to the Forsythe Refuge border. We started the morning with fresh fruit, warm quiche and hot coffee at Kris' house (very conveniently located right in the middle of our sector) so we had fuel to head out into the dense fog and flooded roads. The temperature was 51 degrees, much warmer than other count years, but the drizzle was cold and non-stop and the previous days of rain along with the high tide blocked a lot of the roads and parking lots that ended at the bay. There were a lot of K-turns and backing up involved in this count!
One of the oddities of this count was a Great Blue Heron. Due to the dense fog we couldn't actually see the heron itself, but we could see it's reflection in the bay. We counted the "upside down" heron in the water figuring there must have been a real one in there somewhere.
A rather depressing part of this count included what I consider to be one of the most beautiful ducks....a Hooded Merganser. Unfortunately, this single duck was swimming in a small retention pond off the Home Depot parking lot that was loaded with trash, including styrofoam cups, insulation, plastic jugs and more. One duck and 50+ pieces of garbage. It was disgusting and made us all sad.
Highlights included Wild Turkeys, including a white smoke phase turkey. Our most common bird was the European Starling (567). Brant came in second at 475. On the lesser end we counted 1 Brown Headed Cowbird, 1 Brown Thrasher and 1 Hermit Thrush. We missed the Peregrine Falcon that hangs out on the drive-in movie screen but did see 2 Sharp-Shinned and 2 Red Tailed Hawks to make up for it.
We went back to Kris' house in the middle of the count for lunch and a bathroom break, and then back again at the end of the day to combine Marian's e-bird list with my (robin) hand-written back-up list over a dinner of yummy and very warming barley soup and wine. Thank you Kris for breakfast, lunch and dinner! You sure know how to spoil your counters.
Here's our official 2019 count list:
Oceanville CBC - Absecon sector
Count week species: Total 7
2 American Wiodcock, 2 Brown Creeper, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Gray Catbird, 1 Fox Soarrow, 20 Red-winged Blackbird, 1 Bald Eagle.
Weather: dense fog most of the day, 53°, little to no wind, several roads were flooded with extreme high tides.
Count Day Species: Total 51
4 Graylag Goose (Domestic type) -- Residents on Absecon Creek near Church Street., 475 Brant -- Likely many more could be heard but not seen through dense fog., 194 Canada Goose, 14 Gadwall, 417 Mallard
2 Mallard (Domestic type) -- Residents on Absecon Creek near Church Street., 27 American Black Duck, 17 Bufflehead, 6 Hooded Merganser, 21 Wild Turkey -- Including one smoke phase individual., 37 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), 18 Mourning Dove, 2 Clapper Rail -- Exact count heard clearly from the meadows., 92 Ring-billed Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Great Blue Heron, 4 Great Egret, 7 Black-crowned Night-Heron -- Exact count, 4 Turkey Vulture, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Belted Kingfisher, 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 3 Northern Flicker, 11 Blue Jay, 4 American Crow, 6 Carolina Chickadee, 5 Tufted Titmouse, 3 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5 Carolina Wren, 567 European Starling, 1 Brown Thrasher -- Exact count, observed 10 feet off the road., 3 Northern Mockingbird, 10 Eastern Bluebird, 1 Hermit Thrush, 138 American Robin, 5 Cedar Waxwing, 9 House Sparrow -- Exact count., 30 House Finch, 5 American Goldfinch, 2 Field Sparrow -- Exact count., 15 Dark-eyed Junco, 31 White-throated Sparrow, 6 Song Sparrow, 1 Brown-headed Cowbird -- Exact count., 2 Common Grackle -- Exact count., 15 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 15 Northern Cardinal
TOTAL SPECIES SUBMITTED: 58
One of the oddities of this count was a Great Blue Heron. Due to the dense fog we couldn't actually see the heron itself, but we could see it's reflection in the bay. We counted the "upside down" heron in the water figuring there must have been a real one in there somewhere.
A rather depressing part of this count included what I consider to be one of the most beautiful ducks....a Hooded Merganser. Unfortunately, this single duck was swimming in a small retention pond off the Home Depot parking lot that was loaded with trash, including styrofoam cups, insulation, plastic jugs and more. One duck and 50+ pieces of garbage. It was disgusting and made us all sad.
Highlights included Wild Turkeys, including a white smoke phase turkey. Our most common bird was the European Starling (567). Brant came in second at 475. On the lesser end we counted 1 Brown Headed Cowbird, 1 Brown Thrasher and 1 Hermit Thrush. We missed the Peregrine Falcon that hangs out on the drive-in movie screen but did see 2 Sharp-Shinned and 2 Red Tailed Hawks to make up for it.
We went back to Kris' house in the middle of the count for lunch and a bathroom break, and then back again at the end of the day to combine Marian's e-bird list with my (robin) hand-written back-up list over a dinner of yummy and very warming barley soup and wine. Thank you Kris for breakfast, lunch and dinner! You sure know how to spoil your counters.
Here's our official 2019 count list:
Oceanville CBC - Absecon sector
Count week species: Total 7
2 American Wiodcock, 2 Brown Creeper, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Gray Catbird, 1 Fox Soarrow, 20 Red-winged Blackbird, 1 Bald Eagle.
Weather: dense fog most of the day, 53°, little to no wind, several roads were flooded with extreme high tides.
Count Day Species: Total 51
4 Graylag Goose (Domestic type) -- Residents on Absecon Creek near Church Street., 475 Brant -- Likely many more could be heard but not seen through dense fog., 194 Canada Goose, 14 Gadwall, 417 Mallard
2 Mallard (Domestic type) -- Residents on Absecon Creek near Church Street., 27 American Black Duck, 17 Bufflehead, 6 Hooded Merganser, 21 Wild Turkey -- Including one smoke phase individual., 37 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), 18 Mourning Dove, 2 Clapper Rail -- Exact count heard clearly from the meadows., 92 Ring-billed Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Great Blue Heron, 4 Great Egret, 7 Black-crowned Night-Heron -- Exact count, 4 Turkey Vulture, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Belted Kingfisher, 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 3 Northern Flicker, 11 Blue Jay, 4 American Crow, 6 Carolina Chickadee, 5 Tufted Titmouse, 3 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5 Carolina Wren, 567 European Starling, 1 Brown Thrasher -- Exact count, observed 10 feet off the road., 3 Northern Mockingbird, 10 Eastern Bluebird, 1 Hermit Thrush, 138 American Robin, 5 Cedar Waxwing, 9 House Sparrow -- Exact count., 30 House Finch, 5 American Goldfinch, 2 Field Sparrow -- Exact count., 15 Dark-eyed Junco, 31 White-throated Sparrow, 6 Song Sparrow, 1 Brown-headed Cowbird -- Exact count., 2 Common Grackle -- Exact count., 15 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 15 Northern Cardinal
TOTAL SPECIES SUBMITTED: 58
Cape May Field Trip, Nov 30th 2019
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Atlantic Audubon Field Trip, November 30, 2019 to Cape May Hawk Watch, Beach Plum Farm and South Cape May Meadows.
Wow! What a great field trip we had November 30 to the Cape May area. We logged 4 eBird lists for a total of 52 species. Several of us realized more than one Life-Bird. After meeting in Somers Point, we converged at the Hawk Watch platform at the Cape May Bird Observatory for the last day of hawk counting for this season. We added a Nashville Warbler, several great looks of it flitting through the shrubs around the platform. Guess I should have taken a photo of the list, always impressive. A walk on the Blue Trail to the two near pond observation decks were rewarded with so many ducks, more American Widgeons together than I have ever seen plus many Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintail, Ringneck, Ruddy and American Coots (coots, coots;). Raptors were all around, most of the time we had difficulty with ID because we were all looking at a different bird. We also saw several impressive kettles of vultures with hawks around the edges. While at the pond, we had the great fortune to have Josh Gant text us with a nearby rare bird siting. This solidified our tentative change of plans and we headed over to Beach Plum Farm to find a reported Mountain Bluebird, even more exciting as we had two Bluebird monitors with us. There were two among the local Eastern Bluebirds enjoying the freshly plowed field. We had many good looks as they all rested in clear view between forays to and from the worm/bug store. Almost as exciting were great views of loads of Eastern Meadowlarks foraging in the fields - so many - so close. We visited the piggys and walked the perimeter adding an Eastern Phoebe for our effort. Excited and famished we stopped in to the Barn for hot coffee and delicious, freshly made chicken orzo soup. The place was hopping from the time we arrived having to make a second loop to find a parking place in the auxiliary lot. If it had been the last stop, we might have taken advantage of relaxing by the outdoor campfire but we headed out for a quick stop at the CMBO store then on to the Cape May Meadows. Pretty quiet but a single Rusty Blackbird and a fleeting siting of a Sora in flight crossing a creek, diving into the reeds on the other side and out of sight. If you haven't been to the meadows in a while (like me) come down to check out the fabulous new bird blind that is as big as a subway car! eBird Checklist Summary for: Nov 30, 2019 at 8:11 AM to Nov 30, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Number of Taxa: 52
Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Cape Island--CMPSP--Hawkwatch Platform
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 9:08 AM
(2): Cape Island--South Cape May Meadows (SCMM)
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 2:57 PM
(3): Cape Island--Beach Plum Farm (restricted access)
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 11:45 AM
(4): Cape Island--Cape May Point SP (CMPSP)
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 10:16 AM
3 Snow Goose -- (2), 133 Canada Goose -- (1),(2),(4), 38 Mute Swan -- (1),(2),(4), 22 Northern Shoveler -- (1),(2),(4), 155 Gadwall -- (1),(2),(4), 87 American Wigeon -- (4), 124 Mallard -- (1),(2),(4), 61 Northern Pintail -- (1),(4)
13 Green-winged Teal -- (2),(4), 5 Ring-necked Duck -- (2),(4), 4 Bufflehead -- (1),(2), 6 Hooded Merganser -- (1),, 1 Ruddy Duck -- (4), 6 Mourning Dove -- (1),(3), 1 Sora -- (2), 13 American Coot -- (1),(2),(4), 1 Ring-billed Gull -- (1), 5 Double-crested Cormorant -- (1), 5 Great Blue Heron -- (1),(2), 5 Black Vulture -- (1),(4), 98 Turkey, Vulture -- (1),(2),(3),(4), 1 Northern Harrier -- (3), 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk -- (1),(4), 3 Cooper's Hawk -- (2),(3),(4),, 3 Red-shouldered Hawk -- (1), 3 Red-tailed Hawk -- (1),(3),(4), 1 Belted Kingfisher -- (4), 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (3),(4), 1 Northern Flicker -- (4), 1 Eastern Phoebe -- (3), 2 Blue Jay -- (4), 9 American Crow -- (2),(3), 4 Carolina Chickadee -- (3),(4), 1 Tufted Titmouse -- (3), 5 Carolina Wren -- (1),(3),(4), 16 European Starling -- (3), 1 Gray Catbird -- (1), 6 Northern Mockingbird -- (1),(3), 10 Eastern Bluebird -- (3), 2 Mountain Bluebird -- (3), 7 House Sparrow -- (1), 4 Chipping Sparrow -- (3), 3 White-throated Sparrow -- (1),(3), 2 Savannah Sparrow -- (3), 2 Song Sparrow -- (1),(3), 31 Eastern Meadowlark -- (3), 1 Rusty Blackbird -- (2), 1 Nashville Warbler -- (1), 1 Palm Warbler -- (3), 1 Pine Warbler -- (3), 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (1),(3),(4), 3 Northern Cardinal -- (3)
Wow! What a great field trip we had November 30 to the Cape May area. We logged 4 eBird lists for a total of 52 species. Several of us realized more than one Life-Bird. After meeting in Somers Point, we converged at the Hawk Watch platform at the Cape May Bird Observatory for the last day of hawk counting for this season. We added a Nashville Warbler, several great looks of it flitting through the shrubs around the platform. Guess I should have taken a photo of the list, always impressive. A walk on the Blue Trail to the two near pond observation decks were rewarded with so many ducks, more American Widgeons together than I have ever seen plus many Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintail, Ringneck, Ruddy and American Coots (coots, coots;). Raptors were all around, most of the time we had difficulty with ID because we were all looking at a different bird. We also saw several impressive kettles of vultures with hawks around the edges. While at the pond, we had the great fortune to have Josh Gant text us with a nearby rare bird siting. This solidified our tentative change of plans and we headed over to Beach Plum Farm to find a reported Mountain Bluebird, even more exciting as we had two Bluebird monitors with us. There were two among the local Eastern Bluebirds enjoying the freshly plowed field. We had many good looks as they all rested in clear view between forays to and from the worm/bug store. Almost as exciting were great views of loads of Eastern Meadowlarks foraging in the fields - so many - so close. We visited the piggys and walked the perimeter adding an Eastern Phoebe for our effort. Excited and famished we stopped in to the Barn for hot coffee and delicious, freshly made chicken orzo soup. The place was hopping from the time we arrived having to make a second loop to find a parking place in the auxiliary lot. If it had been the last stop, we might have taken advantage of relaxing by the outdoor campfire but we headed out for a quick stop at the CMBO store then on to the Cape May Meadows. Pretty quiet but a single Rusty Blackbird and a fleeting siting of a Sora in flight crossing a creek, diving into the reeds on the other side and out of sight. If you haven't been to the meadows in a while (like me) come down to check out the fabulous new bird blind that is as big as a subway car! eBird Checklist Summary for: Nov 30, 2019 at 8:11 AM to Nov 30, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Number of Taxa: 52
Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Cape Island--CMPSP--Hawkwatch Platform
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 9:08 AM
(2): Cape Island--South Cape May Meadows (SCMM)
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 2:57 PM
(3): Cape Island--Beach Plum Farm (restricted access)
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 11:45 AM
(4): Cape Island--Cape May Point SP (CMPSP)
Date: Nov 30, 2019 at 10:16 AM
3 Snow Goose -- (2), 133 Canada Goose -- (1),(2),(4), 38 Mute Swan -- (1),(2),(4), 22 Northern Shoveler -- (1),(2),(4), 155 Gadwall -- (1),(2),(4), 87 American Wigeon -- (4), 124 Mallard -- (1),(2),(4), 61 Northern Pintail -- (1),(4)
13 Green-winged Teal -- (2),(4), 5 Ring-necked Duck -- (2),(4), 4 Bufflehead -- (1),(2), 6 Hooded Merganser -- (1),, 1 Ruddy Duck -- (4), 6 Mourning Dove -- (1),(3), 1 Sora -- (2), 13 American Coot -- (1),(2),(4), 1 Ring-billed Gull -- (1), 5 Double-crested Cormorant -- (1), 5 Great Blue Heron -- (1),(2), 5 Black Vulture -- (1),(4), 98 Turkey, Vulture -- (1),(2),(3),(4), 1 Northern Harrier -- (3), 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk -- (1),(4), 3 Cooper's Hawk -- (2),(3),(4),, 3 Red-shouldered Hawk -- (1), 3 Red-tailed Hawk -- (1),(3),(4), 1 Belted Kingfisher -- (4), 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (3),(4), 1 Northern Flicker -- (4), 1 Eastern Phoebe -- (3), 2 Blue Jay -- (4), 9 American Crow -- (2),(3), 4 Carolina Chickadee -- (3),(4), 1 Tufted Titmouse -- (3), 5 Carolina Wren -- (1),(3),(4), 16 European Starling -- (3), 1 Gray Catbird -- (1), 6 Northern Mockingbird -- (1),(3), 10 Eastern Bluebird -- (3), 2 Mountain Bluebird -- (3), 7 House Sparrow -- (1), 4 Chipping Sparrow -- (3), 3 White-throated Sparrow -- (1),(3), 2 Savannah Sparrow -- (3), 2 Song Sparrow -- (1),(3), 31 Eastern Meadowlark -- (3), 1 Rusty Blackbird -- (2), 1 Nashville Warbler -- (1), 1 Palm Warbler -- (3), 1 Pine Warbler -- (3), 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler -- (1),(3),(4), 3 Northern Cardinal -- (3)
TUCKERTON SEAPORT PONTOON BOAT TOUR....AUGUST 16TH 2019
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Tuckerton Seaport Pontoon Boat Field Trip on Friday August 16, 2019 was a blast. The weather cooperated and the Green Herons showed up. Many thanks to Josh Gant, our Master Naturalist guide, for his many insights and notes about the birds we were seeing and the local history. Lester was able to add another bird to his Forsythe Big Year list when we passed by the Holgate section of the refuge. robin got to see some Brown Pelicans and Jackie had healed enough to go on the trip. I think I remember someone observing a life bird. The boat traveled about 22 miles out and back. We had some visitors from Southern Ocean Birding and some long time AAS members. Afterwards, we had three tables of birders at Stewarts for lunch.
Tuckerton Seaport and Nature Trail
Comments: Atlantic Audubon field trip. Master Naturalist guided boat tour along Tuckerton Creek to Holgate.
9 Graylag Goose (Domestic type) -- Residents at and near Tuckerton Seaport, 65 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan
35 Mallard, 4 Mallard (Domestic type), 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), 6 Mourning Dove, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 5 American Oystercatcher, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Willet
24 Laughing Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 10 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Least Tern, Common Tern, 47 Forster's Tern
1 Royal Tern, 12 Black Skimmer, 16 Double-crested Cormorant, 15 Brown Pelican, 14 Great Blue Heron
24 Great Egret, 2 Snowy Egret, 1 Little Blue Heron, 12 Green Heron -- Observed at several points along the Tuckerton Creek. , 10 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 3 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 1 Black Vulture -- Large black bird with silver wing tips and short tail. , 2 Turkey Vulture, 12 Osprey, 4 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Eastern Kingbird, 1 Fish Crow, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 54 Purple Martin, 332 Tree Swallow, 22 Barn Swallow
1 Carolina Wren, 1 American Robin, 2 Cedar Waxwing, 9 House Sparrow, 12 House Finch, 2 American Goldfinch
3 Song Sparrow, 1 Red-winged Blackbird, 1 Northern Cardinal
Number of Taxa: 49 TUCKERTON SEAPORT TRIP
Birders can't help themselves. Give them a view, they will lift their binocular and search for birds.
Tuckerton Seaport and Nature Trail
Comments: Atlantic Audubon field trip. Master Naturalist guided boat tour along Tuckerton Creek to Holgate.
9 Graylag Goose (Domestic type) -- Residents at and near Tuckerton Seaport, 65 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan
35 Mallard, 4 Mallard (Domestic type), 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon), 6 Mourning Dove, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 5 American Oystercatcher, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Willet
24 Laughing Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 10 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Least Tern, Common Tern, 47 Forster's Tern
1 Royal Tern, 12 Black Skimmer, 16 Double-crested Cormorant, 15 Brown Pelican, 14 Great Blue Heron
24 Great Egret, 2 Snowy Egret, 1 Little Blue Heron, 12 Green Heron -- Observed at several points along the Tuckerton Creek. , 10 Black-crowned Night-Heron, 3 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 1 Black Vulture -- Large black bird with silver wing tips and short tail. , 2 Turkey Vulture, 12 Osprey, 4 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Eastern Kingbird, 1 Fish Crow, 1 Carolina Chickadee, 54 Purple Martin, 332 Tree Swallow, 22 Barn Swallow
1 Carolina Wren, 1 American Robin, 2 Cedar Waxwing, 9 House Sparrow, 12 House Finch, 2 American Goldfinch
3 Song Sparrow, 1 Red-winged Blackbird, 1 Northern Cardinal
Number of Taxa: 49 TUCKERTON SEAPORT TRIP
Birders can't help themselves. Give them a view, they will lift their binocular and search for birds.
May 30, 2019 AAS Field Trip to Heislerville WMA, East Point Lighthouse and Cook’s Beach
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Hawk Watch....Sept 2018
Lester Block's notes on the trip to Hawk Mountain (ABOVE IMAGE AND BELOW TWO SHOTS): (Sept 2018)...We traveled to Hawk Mountain near Kempton, Pennsylvania yesterday for an Audubon society field trip. We had an excellent trip. The weather was fantastic. Five of us started at the South Lookout where we met Jesse Amesbury, one of the official hawk counters. He is a Cape May, NJ native and an Audubon member. It was his day off. We were happy he met with us and shared his company and expertise. We hiked to the North Lookout and were rewarded with some fine views. It wasn't long before we saw a few birds migrating down the ridge. It was slow for most of the morning. When it started to get a little sunny, we witnessed a spectacle of hundreds of Broad-winged Hawks flying by. (The official count of Broad-winged Hawks for yesterday was 1054!) Nature in her magnificence. We saw a lot of other raptors throughout the day. Here is what we saw: Black Vultures; Turkey Vultures; Osprey; Bald Eagles; Northern Harrier; Sharp-shinned Hawks; Coopers Hawks; Red-shouldered Hawk; Red-tailed Hawks; Broad-winged Hawks; Kestrels; Merlin; Peregrine Falcon; several large flocks of Cedar Waxwings; Black-capped Chickadees; Red-breasted Nuthatch; Black-throated Green Warbler; Blackpoll Warbler; White-eyed Vireo; Flicker; Ruby-throated Hummingbird; several good looks at Ravens; one Rock Dove; a lot of Monarch Butterflies; a five-lined skink and, the highlight of the day...sharing the rocks with us......2 Timber Rattlesnakes! Afterwards, several us stopped for dinner at The Inn of Orwigsburg on the way home. Great day birding and having fun with friends and family. (Thanks to Mark Lucas and Angela Horne for sharing some of their photos for this post.)
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See what you missed? A red-headed woodpecker and one of the Friday morning walks at Forsythe. "We had a red-headed woodpecker on this morning's Bird Walk at Forsythe this morning (Friday walk run by the Refuge). It was in the dead trees on the left of Gull Pond Road just after you pass the entrance to Wildlife Drive". — with Marian Jordan and Jan Dalheim Beauvais. Photo by Kyle Chelius?
Audubon Walk....2017, April 8th....Sunny, in the 40's but windy. Anthony led walk....
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Audubon Walk the First weekend of 2017 in April---Forsythe. COlD....see below...
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Barnegat Lighthouse Field Trip--Feb 2017 (BELOW)
Cape May Field Trip---Below
Barred Owl on the right branch...look close!
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Barred Owl on the grass....
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This was a multi-stop trip attended by Jan Beauvais and Marian Jordan. The weather was terrific, sunny, calm breezes and about 55º. A short stop at the Cape May Hawk Watch, the pond was quiet but we had some face-time with a barred owl: Mute Swans, Double-crested Cormorant, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Barred Owl and American Goldfinch.
I had never been to Rea’s Farm so Jan showed me around: Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch.
We had lunch at the Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary with enough time to go down all four short trails. We saw the Dr. Suess-like sassafras forest and the 100 year old American Holly: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow.
The feature of the day was a Seabird Workshop by staff from the Cape May Bird Observatory (See below for images of Avalon with Cape May Staff and the new shelter). Two more friends met us there to hear a great presentation about how to identify flocks of seabirds flying both near and far from the shore. We saw: large flocks of scoters too far to ID as one of the three species - but we learned what a distant flock looks like and how it behaves, Red-throated Loons, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Sanderling, Herring Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls.
The scheduled trip being over, Jan went home and I mosied up Ocean Drive since I had never done that. Most of the tolls were either closed for the season or free heading north. I ended up at Corson’s Inlet State Park, another place I had never been. All in all, a great day of discovery.
I had never been to Rea’s Farm so Jan showed me around: Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, House Finch.
We had lunch at the Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary with enough time to go down all four short trails. We saw the Dr. Suess-like sassafras forest and the 100 year old American Holly: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow.
The feature of the day was a Seabird Workshop by staff from the Cape May Bird Observatory (See below for images of Avalon with Cape May Staff and the new shelter). Two more friends met us there to hear a great presentation about how to identify flocks of seabirds flying both near and far from the shore. We saw: large flocks of scoters too far to ID as one of the three species - but we learned what a distant flock looks like and how it behaves, Red-throated Loons, Northern Gannet, Double-crested Cormorant, Sanderling, Herring Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls.
The scheduled trip being over, Jan went home and I mosied up Ocean Drive since I had never done that. Most of the tolls were either closed for the season or free heading north. I ended up at Corson’s Inlet State Park, another place I had never been. All in all, a great day of discovery.
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Six folks braved the windy, misty overcast day this morning for a field trip at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. A good day with 63 species! We had 2 American Bitterns, a Wilson's Snipe and the Blue-winged Teal were everywhere! Here is our list for the day: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, American Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Wild Turkey, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern (2), Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Imm. Little Blue Heron, Tri-colored Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Glossy Ibis (seems late), Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Common Gallinule (moorhen) (2), Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Forster's Tern, Chimney Swift, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Merlin, Willow(?) Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Marsh Wren (great looks...2 of them right next to the boardwalk), Carolina Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Palm Warbler (everywhere), Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch...I think that's all of them...Come out next Sat.....8 AM......meet at the visitors center
Saturday Sept 17th ABOVE.....What a beautiful day today! Perfect weather for a field trip to the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Although there is construction going on for the water control structures, that work did not interfere with the route of our field trip. Les Block and John Rokita were the leaders and they were joined by 9 other impressive birders to make for a good field trip. Extra eyes and ears always brings extra birds. Our efforts were rewarded with the following 55 species of birds: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, American Black Duck,Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern (3), Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, LIttle Blue Heron, Green Heron, Black-crowned NIght Heron, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Chimney Swift, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Phoebe, Whiie-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Bobolink, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, American Goldfinch. Our next field trip is next Saturday at 8 AM. Meet at the visitor's center.
ABOVE....On Saturday, September 10, 7 hearty souls showed up for the first Atlantic Audubon field trip for the fall of 2016. The temperature was in the high 80s to low 90s and the humidity was oppressive..but we had a nice breeze and that kept the bugs away and felt good. :) We hiked the refuge for four hours. Our bird list was not impressive, but he had a lot of fun. We did find a Monarch caterpillar feeding on Butterfly Weed and Michael Stanton identified a lot of the flora for us. It was a good day. Here is our bird list: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Clapper Rail, Greater Yellowlegs, Sanderling, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Flycatcher sp. (Willow?), White-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Marsh Wren, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Black and White Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Yellow Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch
Our August field trip BELOW was a boat trip down the Maurice River for the Purple Martin Spectacular. It was indeed, spectacular!
Estell Manor Park---Audubon Field Trip--May 22nd.....(ABOVE)
There were a few of us here for this moist (but not rainy) day at Estell Manor. Diane, Dave, Lisa, Wendy, Maryann, Jan, Alice, Pete, Debbie and Jim.....
Not sure of the total bird count but some of the better species found were: Swainson's Warbler (seen by 4 of us), Yellow-throated Warbler, Pine Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Northern Parula, Cedar Waxwings, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Great-crested Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Peewee, Arcadian Flycatcher, White Eye Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Chipping Sparrow....to name a few. Lots of the usual but being that we are in May Migration, .....it was fun to see the Warblers.
The day was moist....a light mist to start out with in the 50's....and then the clouds took over and we have 'harsh backlight' to view our subjects. But between us all, we found quite a bit. We started at 8am....and worked our way back to the cars near noon. A great Field Trip and the last one that Diane has planned for us as she and Jim are moving back west....
There were a few of us here for this moist (but not rainy) day at Estell Manor. Diane, Dave, Lisa, Wendy, Maryann, Jan, Alice, Pete, Debbie and Jim.....
Not sure of the total bird count but some of the better species found were: Swainson's Warbler (seen by 4 of us), Yellow-throated Warbler, Pine Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Northern Parula, Cedar Waxwings, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Great-crested Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Peewee, Arcadian Flycatcher, White Eye Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Chipping Sparrow....to name a few. Lots of the usual but being that we are in May Migration, .....it was fun to see the Warblers.
The day was moist....a light mist to start out with in the 50's....and then the clouds took over and we have 'harsh backlight' to view our subjects. But between us all, we found quite a bit. We started at 8am....and worked our way back to the cars near noon. A great Field Trip and the last one that Diane has planned for us as she and Jim are moving back west....
Saturday Bird Walk at Forsythe--May 21st BELOW
John Rokita and Lester Block led a field trip this morning, Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. The walk began at 8 am at the visitor center and 8 people were in attendance. Even though the skies were overcast and rain was threatening, we still managed to get in a 4 hour walk and a respectable bird list of 75 species...and even some pink Lady Slipper wild orchids! A nice way to spend the day before the rain! Here is our bird list: Canada Goose; Mute Swan; Wood Duck; Mallard; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Snowy Egret; Little Blue Heron; Black-crowned NIght Heron; Glossy Ibis; Osprey; Bald Eagle; Red-tailed Hawk; Clapper Rail; Willet; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Short-billed Dowitcher; Laughing Gull; Herring Gull; Great Black-backed Gull; Forster's Tern; Mourning Dove; Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Chimney Swift; Ruby-throated Hummingbird (on a nest!); Red-bellied Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Northern Flicker; Eastern Wood-Peewee; Eastern Phoebe; Great-crested Flycatcher; Eastern Kingbird; White-eyed Vireo; Red-eyed Vireo; Blue Jay; Fish Crow; Northern Rough-winged Swallow; Purple Martin; Tree Swallow; Barn Swallow; Carolina Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse; White-breasted Nuthatch; House Wren; Marsh Wren; Carolina Wren; Eastern Bluebird; American Robin; Gray Catbird; European Starling; Cedar Waxwing; Ovenbird; Black-and-White Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; American Redstart; Northern Parula; Magnolia Warbler; Yellow Warbler; Pine Warbler; Eastern Towhee; Chipping Sparrow; Seaside Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Northern Cardinal; Blue Grosbeak; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Boat-tailed Grackle; Brown-headed Cowbird; Orchard Oriole; House Finch; American Goldfinch; House Sparrow. Join in next Saturday, May 28, 8am at the Visitor Center.
John Rokita and Lester Block led a field trip this morning, Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. The walk began at 8 am at the visitor center and 8 people were in attendance. Even though the skies were overcast and rain was threatening, we still managed to get in a 4 hour walk and a respectable bird list of 75 species...and even some pink Lady Slipper wild orchids! A nice way to spend the day before the rain! Here is our bird list: Canada Goose; Mute Swan; Wood Duck; Mallard; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Snowy Egret; Little Blue Heron; Black-crowned NIght Heron; Glossy Ibis; Osprey; Bald Eagle; Red-tailed Hawk; Clapper Rail; Willet; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Short-billed Dowitcher; Laughing Gull; Herring Gull; Great Black-backed Gull; Forster's Tern; Mourning Dove; Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Chimney Swift; Ruby-throated Hummingbird (on a nest!); Red-bellied Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Northern Flicker; Eastern Wood-Peewee; Eastern Phoebe; Great-crested Flycatcher; Eastern Kingbird; White-eyed Vireo; Red-eyed Vireo; Blue Jay; Fish Crow; Northern Rough-winged Swallow; Purple Martin; Tree Swallow; Barn Swallow; Carolina Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse; White-breasted Nuthatch; House Wren; Marsh Wren; Carolina Wren; Eastern Bluebird; American Robin; Gray Catbird; European Starling; Cedar Waxwing; Ovenbird; Black-and-White Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; American Redstart; Northern Parula; Magnolia Warbler; Yellow Warbler; Pine Warbler; Eastern Towhee; Chipping Sparrow; Seaside Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Northern Cardinal; Blue Grosbeak; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Boat-tailed Grackle; Brown-headed Cowbird; Orchard Oriole; House Finch; American Goldfinch; House Sparrow. Join in next Saturday, May 28, 8am at the Visitor Center.
Field Trip from May 14th.....
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Black Racer.....Field Trip, May 14th
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Saturday Bird Walk at Forsythe--May 14th
Saturday the 14th of May was a remarkable day at Forsythe for our Audubon Walk...the weather the day prior primed the birding for Saturday. 10 people attended the walk that lasted 6 hours! 3 and 1/2 of those hours were spent just around the Visitor's Center looking at Warblers. It was a good day for Warblers. The trip was led by John Rokita and Lester Block. Pat Taylor found most of the warblers that day and our member and friend, Anthony Cee, pointed out a couple of Black Racers (snakes) for us. We even saw some Lady's Slipper orchids in bloom. The weather was perfect too. Here is the list of what we saw that day: Canada Goose; Mute Swan; Wood Duck; Mallard; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Snowy Egret; Glossy Ibis; Black Vulture; Turkey Vulture; Osprey; Bald Eagle; Cooper's Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; Clapper Rail; Semipalmated Plover; Spotted Sandpiper; Solitary Sandpiper; Willet; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Least Sandpiper; Laughing Gull; Herring Gull; Forster's Tern; Mourning Dove; Ruby-throated Hummingbird; Red-bellied Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Great Crested Flycatcher; Eastern Kingbird; White-eyed Vireo; Blue-headed Vireo; Red-eyed Vireo; Blue Jay; American Crow; Fish Crow; Northern Roug-winged Swallow; Purple Martin; Tree Swallow; Barn Swallow; Carolina Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse; House Wren; Corolina Wren; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher; Eastern Bluebird; Wood Trush; American Robin; Gray Catbird; European Starling; Cedar Waxwing; Ovenbird; Blue-winged Warbler; Black and White Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; American Redstart; Northern Parula; Magnolia Warbler; Bay-breasted Warbler; Yellow Warbler (we even found one on a nest!); Blackpoll Warbler; Pine Warbler; Yeloow-rumped Warbler; Black-throated Green Warbler; Black-throated Blue Warbler; Eastern Towhee; Chipping Sparrow; Seaside Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Swamp Sparrow; Northern Cardinal; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Boat-tailed Grackle; Brown-headed Cowbird; Baltimore Oriole; House Finch; American Goldfinch, Orchards Oriole...for a total of 78 species. Join us next Saturday, same time, same place....8am, Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge...meet at the Vistor's Center.....field trip is free but feel free to make a donation to the Refuge....
Saturday the 14th of May was a remarkable day at Forsythe for our Audubon Walk...the weather the day prior primed the birding for Saturday. 10 people attended the walk that lasted 6 hours! 3 and 1/2 of those hours were spent just around the Visitor's Center looking at Warblers. It was a good day for Warblers. The trip was led by John Rokita and Lester Block. Pat Taylor found most of the warblers that day and our member and friend, Anthony Cee, pointed out a couple of Black Racers (snakes) for us. We even saw some Lady's Slipper orchids in bloom. The weather was perfect too. Here is the list of what we saw that day: Canada Goose; Mute Swan; Wood Duck; Mallard; Double-crested Cormorant; Great Blue Heron; Great Egret; Snowy Egret; Glossy Ibis; Black Vulture; Turkey Vulture; Osprey; Bald Eagle; Cooper's Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; Clapper Rail; Semipalmated Plover; Spotted Sandpiper; Solitary Sandpiper; Willet; Semipalmated Sandpiper; Least Sandpiper; Laughing Gull; Herring Gull; Forster's Tern; Mourning Dove; Ruby-throated Hummingbird; Red-bellied Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Great Crested Flycatcher; Eastern Kingbird; White-eyed Vireo; Blue-headed Vireo; Red-eyed Vireo; Blue Jay; American Crow; Fish Crow; Northern Roug-winged Swallow; Purple Martin; Tree Swallow; Barn Swallow; Carolina Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse; House Wren; Corolina Wren; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher; Eastern Bluebird; Wood Trush; American Robin; Gray Catbird; European Starling; Cedar Waxwing; Ovenbird; Blue-winged Warbler; Black and White Warbler; Common Yellowthroat; American Redstart; Northern Parula; Magnolia Warbler; Bay-breasted Warbler; Yellow Warbler (we even found one on a nest!); Blackpoll Warbler; Pine Warbler; Yeloow-rumped Warbler; Black-throated Green Warbler; Black-throated Blue Warbler; Eastern Towhee; Chipping Sparrow; Seaside Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Swamp Sparrow; Northern Cardinal; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Boat-tailed Grackle; Brown-headed Cowbird; Baltimore Oriole; House Finch; American Goldfinch, Orchards Oriole...for a total of 78 species. Join us next Saturday, same time, same place....8am, Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge...meet at the Vistor's Center.....field trip is free but feel free to make a donation to the Refuge....
Horned Lark
Ring-Billed Gull Turkey Vulture Mourning Dove Tree Swallows Canada Geese American Robin Northern Cardinal White Throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Bald Eagle (3) Song Sparrow Eastern Bluebird.... House Sparrow Red Winged Blackbird House Finch White Breasted Nuthatch Northern Flicker.... Red Bellied Woodpecker Yellow Rumped Warbler White Breasted Nuthatch Red-tailed Hawk Black Vulture American Kestrel Ruddy Duck |
Salem County Field Trip
and.... The birds we saw! |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Mute Swan Kildeer Northern Harrier Osprey Gadwall Yellow Bellied Sapsucker American Coot Snow Geese Northern Shoveler Wood Duck Double-crested Cormorant Wild Turkey Great Egret Green Winged Teal Blue Winged Teal Herring Gull Blue Jay American Crow Mallard Decoy Carolina Wren Belted Kingfisher Northern Mockingbird Red Breasted Merganser |
June 26th, 2016...Birch Grove Park Field Trip...Michael Stanton Leading
Red eared slider, Flea bane, Prunella vulgaris (Common selfheal) native, False Strawberry, Lance headed plantain, shooters, Yucca native, Sweet gum, palmate leaves, Black scrub oak, bristles on leaf tips, Willow oak. black, Pitch Pine, 3 needles, Black locust, thorns , Multi flora rose (alien), White birch, Bell flower, Sweet pea everlasting, Lily of the valley, Red mulberry, leaves feel like sandpaper , Cedar waxwing, Black cherry wasp, Holly, White oak, Greenbrier, Poison ivy, Hairy hawkweed, Striped winter green, Black used leaved greenbrier acidic soil, Virginia creeper, Dewberry, Rush, Spatter dock N, Water willow N, Bullfrog, Clethera anifolia , Ilex glabra N, Huckleberry , Fetterbush , Buttonbush , Sheep laurel, Bracken fern dry area, Black gum, Insect Galls on Trees, Red maple triloba , Black highbush blueberry, Mud dauber , Cinnamon fern, Black willow, Persicaria
Poison ivy bush, Knapweed, Pin oak red oak drooping branches, Marsh pennywort, Mountain laurel, Eastern red cedar, House wren, Marsh fern veins split, Sundew, Tea berry, Path rush, Cow wheat N , Ant lion, Cranberry, Trailing arbutus April flower, Partridge berry , Spatulate sundew, Dodder, Tick trefoil, Aronia chokeberry , Sassafras , Goldenrod, Cats ears, Wild lettuce, Prostrate cinquefoil , Wisteria, Cat bird, Daisy fleabane purple, Common milkweed, Pokeweed, Round leaf dock, Thin leaf, Wine berry , Common evening primrose, Fleabane, The Strand books , Dogwood species, Elderberry , Autumn olive , Oriental bittersweet, Japanese honeysuckle, Summer grape, Scarlet pimpernel, Little blue stem, Great Blue Heron, Swamp candles lysmachia , Wool grass, Banded pennant , Eastern kingbird, Snapping turtle, Painted turtle, Groundsel weed, Humming bird, Yarrow , Mockingbird, Ajuga, Blue eyed grass, Ground pine.
Red eared slider, Flea bane, Prunella vulgaris (Common selfheal) native, False Strawberry, Lance headed plantain, shooters, Yucca native, Sweet gum, palmate leaves, Black scrub oak, bristles on leaf tips, Willow oak. black, Pitch Pine, 3 needles, Black locust, thorns , Multi flora rose (alien), White birch, Bell flower, Sweet pea everlasting, Lily of the valley, Red mulberry, leaves feel like sandpaper , Cedar waxwing, Black cherry wasp, Holly, White oak, Greenbrier, Poison ivy, Hairy hawkweed, Striped winter green, Black used leaved greenbrier acidic soil, Virginia creeper, Dewberry, Rush, Spatter dock N, Water willow N, Bullfrog, Clethera anifolia , Ilex glabra N, Huckleberry , Fetterbush , Buttonbush , Sheep laurel, Bracken fern dry area, Black gum, Insect Galls on Trees, Red maple triloba , Black highbush blueberry, Mud dauber , Cinnamon fern, Black willow, Persicaria
Poison ivy bush, Knapweed, Pin oak red oak drooping branches, Marsh pennywort, Mountain laurel, Eastern red cedar, House wren, Marsh fern veins split, Sundew, Tea berry, Path rush, Cow wheat N , Ant lion, Cranberry, Trailing arbutus April flower, Partridge berry , Spatulate sundew, Dodder, Tick trefoil, Aronia chokeberry , Sassafras , Goldenrod, Cats ears, Wild lettuce, Prostrate cinquefoil , Wisteria, Cat bird, Daisy fleabane purple, Common milkweed, Pokeweed, Round leaf dock, Thin leaf, Wine berry , Common evening primrose, Fleabane, The Strand books , Dogwood species, Elderberry , Autumn olive , Oriental bittersweet, Japanese honeysuckle, Summer grape, Scarlet pimpernel, Little blue stem, Great Blue Heron, Swamp candles lysmachia , Wool grass, Banded pennant , Eastern kingbird, Snapping turtle, Painted turtle, Groundsel weed, Humming bird, Yarrow , Mockingbird, Ajuga, Blue eyed grass, Ground pine.