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These data are preliminary and should be viewed as such. Final verified totals will be posted at the end of the season. These data are the property of New Jersey Audubon Society and may only be reproduced or used with specific written permission from NJAS. Contact New Jersey Audubon Society's Center for Research and Education regarding data requests.
Counter: Ken Behrens
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 6123
Great Blue Heron - 13
Great Egret - 14
Snowy Egret - 27
Brant - 14
Canada Goose - 307
Wood Duck - 6
American Wigeon - 12
American Black Duck - 35
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 79
Green-winged Teal - 184
Black Scoter - 64
Surf Scoter - 36
Laughing Gull - 384
Herring Gull - 20
Great Black-backed Gull - 12
Forster's Tern - 68
Royal Tern - 12
American Oystercatcher - 141
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 163
Caspian Tern - 12
Black Skimmer - 78
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 4
Killdeer - 9
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 77 502 502
Bald Eagle 8 80 80
Northern Harrier 57 293 293
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1010 4883 4883
Cooper's Hawk 193 736 736
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 27 151 151
Red-tailed Hawk 2 72 72
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 257 3314 3314
Merlin 28 544 544
Peregrine Falcon 11 131 131
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 1671 10708 10708
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Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 390
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 10
Eastern Phoebe- 3
Red-eyed Vireo- 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5
American Pipit- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 69
Northern Parula- 168
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 5
Cape May Warbler- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 81
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 362
Black-throated Green Warbler- 90
Blackburnian Warbler- 6
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 984
Bay-breasted Warbler- 14
Blackpoll Warbler- 232
"Baypoll" Warbler- 186
Black and white Warbler- 29
American Redstart- 24
Northern Waterthrush- 22
Warbler sp.- 1,189
Scarlet Tanager- 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3
Indigo Bunting- 31
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 18
Rusty Blackbird- 1
Purple Finch- 7
Total birds: 3,957
Counter: Ken Behrens
Northern Gannet - 52
Double-crested Cormorant - 369
Great Blue Heron - 48
Snowy Egret - 32
Green-winged Teal - 6
Black Scoter - 65
Surf Scoter - 5
Laughing Gull - 130
Herring Gull - 4
Great Black-backed Gull - 15
Forster's Tern - 44
Brown Pelican - 26
Little Blue Heron - 3
American Oystercatcher - 9
Common Tern - 172
Black Skimmer - 26
Whimbrel - 6
King Eider - 1
TOTAL - 1013
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 128 425 425
Bald Eagle 5 72 72
Northern Harrier 57 236 236
Sharp-shinned Hawk 563 3873 3873
Cooper's Hawk 74 543 543
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 9 124 124
Red-tailed Hawk 2 70 70
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 716 3057 3057
Merlin 78 516 516
Peregrine Falcon 66 120 120
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 1698 9037 9037
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Counter: Chris Brown
Northern Flicker- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Cedar Waxwing- 10
Northern Parula- 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 9
Prairie Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 7
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 21
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 4
Eastern Meadowlark- 1
Total birds: 69
Counter: Ken Behrens
Northern Gannet - 212
Double-crested Cormorant - 10
Black Scoter - 83
Surf Scoter - 14
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 558
Herring Gull - 90
Great Black-backed Gull - 135
Forster's Tern - 55
Royal Tern - 4
Brown Pelican - 18
Common Tern - 516
Black Tern - 1
TOTAL - 1697
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 1 297 297
Bald Eagle 0 67 67
Northern Harrier 1 179 179
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3310 3310
Cooper's Hawk 0 469 469
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 2341 2341
Merlin 3 438 438
Peregrine Falcon 4 54 54
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 10 7339 7339
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Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Palm Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 3
Warbler sp.- 4
Bobolink- 8
Total birds: 28
Counter: Ken Behrens
Northern Gannet - 27
Green-winged Teal - 2
Black Scoter - 7
Surf Scoter - 22
Laughing Gull - 33
Herring Gull - 24
Great Black-backed Gull - 59
Forster's Tern - 76
Brown Pelican - 1
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Common Tern - 214
TOTAL - 467
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 296 296
Bald Eagle 0 67 67
Northern Harrier 1 178 178
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 3309 3309
Cooper's Hawk 5 469 469
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 2341 2341
Merlin 3 435 435
Peregrine Falcon 3 50 50
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 48 7329 7329
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Northern Flicker- 12
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 87
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 4
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 13
Total birds: 39
Counter: Ken Behrens
Northern Gannet - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 46
Great Blue Heron - 1
Northern Pintail - 24
Green-winged Teal - 3
Black Scoter - 18
Laughing Gull - 22
Brown Pelican - 6
Common Tern - 32
TOTAL - 158
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 296 296
Bald Eagle 2 67 67
Northern Harrier 12 177 177
Sharp-shinned Hawk 84 3277 3277
Cooper's Hawk 17 464 464
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 3 115 115
Red-tailed Hawk 0 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 15 2337 2337
Merlin 5 432 432
Peregrine Falcon 3 47 47
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 149 7281 7281
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Counter: Sam Galick
Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 56
Red-eyed Vireo- 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 6
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Northern Parula- 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 8
Blackpoll Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 6
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 9
Indigo Bunting- 1
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Total birds: 103
Counter: Ken Behrens
Northern Gannet - 17
Double-crested Cormorant - 418
Great Blue Heron - 15
Wood Duck - 13
American Wigeon - 2
American Black Duck - 1
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 86
Green-winged Teal - 59
Black Scoter - 34
Surf Scoter - 3
Laughing Gull - 57
Herring Gull - 9
Great Black-backed Gull - 53
Forster's Tern - 31
Monarch - 40
Brown Pelican - 7
Blue-winged Teal - 5
duck, sp. - 4
Common Tern - 65
Black Skimmer - 8
American Bittern - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 5
TOTAL - 902
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 6 288 288
Bald Eagle 2 65 65
Northern Harrier 13 165 165
Sharp-shinned Hawk 228 3193 3193
Cooper's Hawk 34 447 447
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 112 112
Red-tailed Hawk 2 68 68
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 33 2322 2322
Merlin 4 427 427
Peregrine Falcon 2 44 44
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 329 7132 7132
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 734
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 2
Eastern Phoebe- 4
Red-eyed Vireo- 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 175
Ruby Crowned Kinglet- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
American Robin- 4
Northern Mockingbird- 2
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 277
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 34
Yellow Warbler- 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 6
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Blackburnian Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 87
Bay-breasted Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 31
"Baypoll" Warbler- 26
Black and white Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 25
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 4
Warbler sp.- 963
Scarlet Tanager- 8
Chipping Sparrow- 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 10
Bobolink- 39
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Hooded Warbler- 1
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1
Downy Woodpecker- 1
Total birds: 2,525
Counter: Ken Behrens
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 15
Double-crested Cormorant - 382
Great Blue Heron - 8
Northern Pintail - 216
Green-winged Teal - 32
Black Scoter - 33
Surf Scoter - 8
Laughing Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Brown Pelican - 9
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 48
Black Skimmer - 70
Marbled Godwit - 13
TOTAL - 843
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 23 282 282
Bald Eagle 8 63 63
Northern Harrier 32 152 152
Sharp-shinned Hawk 903 2965 2965
Cooper's Hawk 108 413 413
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 22 107 107
Red-tailed Hawk 8 66 66
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1031 2289 2289
Merlin 79 423 423
Peregrine Falcon 7 42 42
Unknown 0 1 1
Total: 2221 6803 6803
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 4
Northern Flicker- 139
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 5
Eastern Kingbird- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 20
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
American Robin- 4
American Pipit- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 15
Tennessee Warbler- 3
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 77
Yellow Warbler- 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 250
Bay-breasted Warbler- 9
Blackpoll Warbler- 41
"Baypoll" Warbler- 55
Black and white Warbler- 16
American Redstart- 229
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Connecticut Warbler- 6
Warbler sp.- 586
Scarlet Tanager- 4
Indigo Bunting- 7
Bobolink- 37
Lark Sparrow- 1
Total birds: 1591
- Morning Flight 9-20-2008
- Hawk Watch Count 9-19-2008
- Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/19/08
- Morning Flight 9-19-2008
- Morning Flight 9-18-2008
- Hawk Watch Count 9-18-2008
- Hawk Watch Count 9-17-2008
- Morning Flight 9-17-2008
- Hawk Watch Count 9-16-2008
- Monarch Monitoring Project - 9/16/08
- 8/26/07 - 9/2/07
- 9/2/07 - 9/9/07
- 9/9/07 - 9/16/07
- 9/16/07 - 9/23/07
- 9/23/07 - 9/30/07
- 9/30/07 - 10/7/07
- 10/7/07 - 10/14/07
- 10/14/07 - 10/21/07
- 10/21/07 - 10/28/07
- 10/28/07 - 11/4/07
- 11/4/07 - 11/11/07
- 11/11/07 - 11/18/07
- 11/18/07 - 11/25/07
- 11/25/07 - 12/2/07
- 12/2/07 - 12/9/07
- 12/9/07 - 12/16/07
- 12/16/07 - 12/23/07
- 1/13/08 - 1/20/08
- 8/10/08 - 8/17/08
- 8/17/08 - 8/24/08
- 8/24/08 - 8/31/08
- 8/31/08 - 9/7/08
- 9/7/08 - 9/14/08
- 9/14/08 - 9/21/08