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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
Red-throated Loon - 7
Common Loon - 33
Northern Gannet - 116
Great Cormorant - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 5917
Great Blue Heron - 44
Brant - 638
Canada Goose - 501
Wood Duck - 46
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 22
Mallard - 3
Northern Pintail - 10
Green-winged Teal - 61
Black Scoter - 103
Surf Scoter - 89
dark-winged scoter - 10
unidentified scoter - 11
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Laughing Gull - 391
Ring-billed Gull - 28
Herring Gull - 766
Great Black-backed Gull - 95
Forster's Tern - 157
Royal Tern - 25
Monarch - 4047
Brown Pelican - 14
American Oystercatcher - 90
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 21 21
Turkey Vulture 52 183 183
Osprey 49 787 1453
Bald Eagle 5 56 139
Northern Harrier 46 301 619
Sharp-shinned Hawk 443 2730 7715
Cooper's Hawk 76 582 1365
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 9 250 401
Red-tailed Hawk 8 20 93
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 28 955 4287
Merlin 23 521 1082
Peregrine Falcon 6 946 1139
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 752 7354 18502
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Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 42
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 55
American Robin- 135
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2254
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Palm Warbler- 318
Blackpoll Warbler- 18
American Redstart- 2
Warbler sp.- 4715
Scarlet Tanager- 3
Indigo Bunting- 10
Bobolink- 7
Eastern Meadowlark- 10
Total Birds: 7674
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 3
Common Loon - 36
Northern Gannet - 63
Double-crested Cormorant - 3414
Great Blue Heron - 118
Great Egret - 314
Snowy Egret - 275
Snow Goose - 35
Brant - 1122
Canada Goose - 307
Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 163
Mallard - 9
Northern Pintail - 11
Green-winged Teal - 17
Black Scoter - 1
Surf Scoter - 5
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Laughing Gull - 157
Ring-billed Gull - 4
Herring Gull - 40
Great Black-backed Gull - 15
Forster's Tern - 114
Royal Tern - 18
Monarch - 153
Little Blue Heron - 5
duck, sp. - 6
American Oystercatcher - 16
Common Tern - 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 20
Tricolored Heron - 2
American Golden-Plover - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 11 15 15
Turkey Vulture 21 131 131
Osprey 171 738 1404
Bald Eagle 7 51 134
Northern Harrier 25 255 573
Sharp-shinned Hawk 445 2287 7272
Cooper's Hawk 64 506 1289
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3 241 392
Red-tailed Hawk 2 12 85
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 435 927 4259
Merlin 179 498 1059
Peregrine Falcon 24 940 1133
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 1387 6602 17750
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Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1
Blackpoll Warbler- 3
Total Birds: 4
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 1
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 87
Double-crested Cormorant - 1077
Great Blue Heron - 9
Brant - 16
Green-winged Teal - 1
Black Scoter - 51
Surf Scoter - 60
unidentified scoter - 8
Laughing Gull - 651
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 100
Great Black-backed Gull - 31
Forster's Tern - 123
Royal Tern - 4
Monarch - 157
Greater Yellowlegs - 3
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 4 4
Turkey Vulture 0 110 110
Osprey 5 567 1233
Bald Eagle 7 44 127
Northern Harrier 19 230 548
Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 1842 6827
Cooper's Hawk 8 442 1225
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 238 389
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 12 492 3824
Merlin 52 319 880
Peregrine Falcon 80 916 1109
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 229 5215 16363
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Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Parula- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 12
Palm Warbler- 3
Blackpoll Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 101
Indigo Bunting- 7
Bobolink- 1
Eastern Meadowlark- 7
Total Birds: 139
Counter: Ken Behrens
Common Loon - 21
Northern Gannet - 111
Double-crested Cormorant - 5532
Great Blue Heron - 14
Great Egret - 1
Snowy Egret - 7
Brant - 22
American Wigeon - 7
American Black Duck - 1
Green-winged Teal - 11
Common Eider - 1
Black Scoter - 376
Surf Scoter - 520
White-winged Scoter - 1
dark-winged Scoter - 90
unidentified scoter - 190
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Parasitic Jaeger - 4
Laughing Gull - 674
Ring-billed Gull - 32
Herring Gull - 221
Great Black-backed Gull - 76
Forster's Tern - 369
Royal Tern - 15
Monarch - 12
Brown Pelican - 3
American Oystercatcher - 7
Common Tern - 2
Northern Shoveler - 3
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 4 4
Turkey Vulture 0 110 110
Osprey 34 562 1128
Bald Eagle 5 37 120
Northern Harrier 13 211 529
Sharp-shinned Hawk 91 1796 6781
Cooper's Hawk 38 434 1217
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 25 238 389
Red-tailed Hawk 0 10 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 9 480 3812
Merlin 62 267 828
Peregrine Falcon 192 836 1029
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 469 4986 16134
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Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 3
Northern Parula- 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 11
Palm Warbler- 4
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 1
Indigo Bunting- 7
Purple Finch- 1
Total Birds: 36
Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 4
Common Loon - 18
Northern Gannet - 30
Double-crested Cormorant - 2649
Great Blue Heron - 25
Snow Goose - 4
Brant - 26
Wood Duck - 1
American Black Duck - 10
Northern Pintail - 20
Green-winged Teal - 67
Greater Scaup - 4
Lesser Scaup - 1
scaup, sp. - 19
Black Scoter - 1811
Surf Scoter - 1643
White-winged Scoter - 1
dark-winged Scoter - 548
Laughing Gull - 177
Great Black-backed Gull - 30
Forster's Tern - 97
Royal Tern - 9
Monarch - 111
Brown Pelican - 3
Blue-winged Teal - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 4 4
Turkey Vulture 88 110 110
Osprey 156 528 1194
Bald Eagle 9 32 115
Northern Harrier 34 198 516
Sharp-shinned Hawk 436 1705 6690
Cooper's Hawk 133 396 1179
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 115 213 364
Red-tailed Hawk 2 10 83
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 86 471 3803
Merlin 20 205 766
Peregrine Falcon 221 644 837
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 1302 4517 15665
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 3
Northern Flicker- 16
Eastern Phoebe- 2
Red-eyed Vireo- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 19
Golden Crowned Kinglet- 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 2
American Robin- 17
Cedar Waxwing- 2
Northern Parula- 13
Yellow Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 374
Palm Warbler- 67
Blackpoll Warbler- 9
Bay-breasted Warbler- 1
"Baypoll" Warbler- 6
Black and White Warbler- 5
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 272
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Chipping Sparrow- 2
Savannah Sparrow- 10
Dark-eyed Junco- 1
Indigo Bunting- 21
Bobolink- 7
Eastern Meadowlark- 5
Total Birds: 867
Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 2
Common Loon - 7
Northern Gannet - 25
Double-crested Cormorant - 1590
Great Blue Heron - 7
Great Egret - 8
Snowy Egret - 2
Snow Goose - 11
Brant - 26
Canada Goose - 31
Wood Duck - 1
American Wigeon - 16
American Black Duck - 4
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 423
Greater Scaup - 1
Black Scoter - 1199
Surf Scoter - 757
White-winged Scoter - 4
dark-winged Scoter - 53
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 83
Forster's Tern - 121
Royal Tern - 15
Brown Pelican - 9
Blue-winged Teal - 5
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 2 2 2
Turkey Vulture 22 22 22
Osprey 65 372 1038
Bald Eagle 4 23 106
Northern Harrier 16 164 482
Sharp-shinned Hawk 143 1269 6254
Cooper's Hawk 34 263 1046
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 62 98 249
Red-tailed Hawk 1 8 81
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 41 385 3717
Merlin 18 185 746
Peregrine Falcon 68 423 616
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 476 3215 14363
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Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 10
Northern Flicker- 18
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5
Golden Crowned Kinglet- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 24
American Robin- 6
American Pipit- 6
Cedar Waxwing- 13
Northern Parula- 4
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 216
Palm Warbler- 12
Blackpoll Warbler- 4
"Baypoll" Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 1
Warbler sp.- 347
Scarlet Tanager- 10
Indigo Bunting- 18
Bobolink- 2
Eastern Meadowlark- 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1
Total Birds: 713
Counter: Ken Behrens
Common Loon - 5
Northern Gannet - 56
Double-crested Cormorant - 5172
Great Blue Heron - 19
Great Egret - 1
Brant - 15
Wood Duck - 3
American Wigeon - 11
American Black Duck - 2
Northern Pintail - 7
Green-winged Teal - 9
Black Scoter - 146
Surf Scoter - 104
Parasitic Jaeger - 4
Laughing Gull - 260
Forster's Tern - 264
Monarch - 190
Aythya, sp. - 21
American Oystercatcher - 12
Common Tern - 1
Black Skimmer - 40
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 131 307 973
Bald Eagle 11 19 102
Northern Harrier 101 148 466
Sharp-shinned Hawk 681 1126 6111
Cooper's Hawk 116 229 1012
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 2
Broad-winged Hawk 26 36 187
Red-tailed Hawk 3 7 80
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 281 344 3676
Merlin 115 167 728
Peregrine Falcon 136 355 548
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 1602 2739 13887
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Counter: Sam Galick
Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Northern Flicker- 16
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Eastern Phoebe- 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 4
American Robin- 34
Cedar Waxwing- 1
Northern Parula- 33
Magnolia Warbler- 3
Cape May Warbler- 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 77
Black-throated Green Warbler- 4
Pine Warbler- 1
Palm Warbler- 9
Blackpoll Warbler- 26
"Baypoll" Warbler- 2
Black and White Warbler- 5
American Redstart- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 5
Connecticut Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 253
Chipping Sparrow- 3
Savannah Sparrow- 2
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 8
Bobolink- 16
Clay-colored Sparrow- 1
Total Birds: 537
- 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