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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 - 28
Common Loon - 6
Northern Gannet - 838
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1083
Great Blue Heron - 9
Brant - 180
American Black Duck - 94
Green-winged Teal - 28
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 2
Long-tailed Duck - 2
Black Scoter - 1486
Surf Scoter - 571
White-winged Scoter - 4
unidentified scoter - 2783
Bufflehead - 10
Hooded Merganser - 1
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 532
Bonaparte's Gull - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 135
Herring Gull - 14
Forster's Tern - 18
Monarch - 1
Aythya, sp. - 3
American Oystercatcher - 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 15
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 4 19 71
Turkey Vulture 22 89 678
Osprey 5 9 1601
Bald Eagle 2 12 219
Northern Harrier 16 37 896
Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 192 12082
Cooper's Hawk 8 58 2419
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 18 124
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 559
Red-tailed Hawk 3 48 397
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 5 9
American Kestrel 13 24 4582
Merlin 2 9 1317
Peregrine Falcon 4 9 1304
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 129 531 26263
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 92
Common Loon - 55
Northern Gannet - 862
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 15256
Brant - 184
Wood Duck - 2
American Black Duck - 21
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 9
Greater Scaup - 8
Lesser Scaup - 4
Long-tailed Duck - 30
Black Scoter - 8373
Surf Scoter - 13671
White-winged Scoter - 5
unidentified scoter - 11760
Bufflehead - 52
Hooded Merganser - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 6
Laughing Gull - 89
Ring-billed Gull - 629
Herring Gull - 46
Great Black-backed Gull - 13
Forster's Tern - 15
Royal Tern - 1
Redhead - 2
Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 15 15 67
Turkey Vulture 67 67 656
Osprey 4 4 1596
Bald Eagle 9 10 217
Northern Harrier 12 21 880
Sharp-shinned Hawk 132 146 12036
Cooper's Hawk 39 50 2411
Northern Goshawk 2 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 14 14 120
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 559
Red-tailed Hawk 44 45 394
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 4 5 9
American Kestrel 4 11 4569
Merlin 6 7 1315
Peregrine Falcon 4 5 1300
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 356 402 26134
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 40
Common Loon - 27
Double-crested Cormorant - 1467
Great Blue Heron - 4
Brant - 3
Green-winged Teal - 31
Ring-necked Duck - 14
Greater Scaup - 3
Lesser Scaup - 32
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Black Scoter - 1117
Surf Scoter - 1231
Laughing Gull - 113
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 12
Great Black-backed Gull - 26
Forster's Tern - 53
Royal Tern - 24
Brown Pelican - 2
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 52
Turkey Vulture 0 0 589
Osprey 0 0 1592
Bald Eagle 1 1 208
Northern Harrier 9 9 868
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 14 11904
Cooper's Hawk 11 11 2372
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 106
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 559
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 350
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 1 1 5
American Kestrel 7 7 4565
Merlin 1 1 1309
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1296
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 46 46 25778
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 61
Common Loon - 35
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 2783
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1117
Great Blue Heron - 1
Brant - 20
Wood Duck - 2
American Wigeon - 19
American Black Duck - 37
Mallard - 5
Northern Pintail - 31
Green-winged Teal - 55
Ring-necked Duck - 24
Greater Scaup - 65
Lesser Scaup - 29
Common Eider - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 5
Black Scoter - 2335
Surf Scoter - 3596
White-winged Scoter - 18
unidentified scoter - 126
Bufflehead - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 9
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 75
Ring-billed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 48
Great Black-backed Gull - 36
Forster's Tern - 108
Royal Tern - 28
Brown Pelican - 7
American Oystercatcher - 41
Ruddy Duck - 2
American Woodcock - 1
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 52 52
Turkey Vulture 0 589 589
Osprey 0 926 1592
Bald Eagle 1 124 207
Northern Harrier 6 541 859
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 6905 11890
Cooper's Hawk 9 1578 2361
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 105 106
Broad-winged Hawk 0 408 559
Red-tailed Hawk 3 276 349
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 3 4
American Kestrel 2 1226 4558
Merlin 2 747 1308
Peregrine Falcon 3 1102 1295
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 51 14584 25732
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Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 126
Common Loon - 58
Horned Grebe - 2
Northern Gannet - 721
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 4812
Brant - 23
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 35
Northern Pintail - 26
Green-winged Teal - 202
Ring-necked Duck - 8
Greater Scaup - 29
Lesser Scaup - 17
scaup, sp. - 7
Common Eider - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 3
Black Scoter - 4293
Surf Scoter - 1646
White-winged Scoter - 8
dark-winged scoter - 2671
Bufflehead - 30
Hooded Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 93
Ring-billed Gull - 36
Herring Gull - 22
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Forster's Tern - 287
Royal Tern - 14
Common Tern - 2
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 7 52 52
Turkey Vulture 65 589 589
Osprey 6 926 1592
Bald Eagle 0 123 206
Northern Harrier 23 535 853
Sharp-shinned Hawk 106 6883 11868
Cooper's Hawk 61 1569 2352
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 11 102 103
Broad-winged Hawk 1 408 559
Red-tailed Hawk 49 273 346
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 3 4
American Kestrel 0 1224 4556
Merlin 7 745 1306
Peregrine Falcon 3 1099 1292
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 339 14533 25681
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Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 41
Common Loon - 25
Northern Gannet - 267
Great Cormorant - 14
Double-crested Cormorant - 16580
Great Blue Heron - 11
Brant - 3
Canada Goose - 37
Wood Duck - 12
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 102
Mallard - 15
Northern Pintail - 19
Green-winged Teal - 280
Ring-necked Duck - 6
Greater Scaup - 25
Lesser Scaup - 46
scaup, sp. - 16
Common Eider - 3
Long-tailed Duck - 10
Black Scoter - 6411
Surf Scoter - 2810
White-winged Scoter - 8
dark-winged scoter - 3286
Common Goldeneye - 13
Hooded Merganser - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 15
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 63
Bonaparte's Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 5
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Royal Tern - 18
King Eider - 2
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 45 45
Turkey Vulture 39 524 524
Osprey 3 920 1586
Bald Eagle 5 123 206
Northern Harrier 25 512 830
Sharp-shinned Hawk 221 6777 11762
Cooper's Hawk 81 1508 2291
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 24 91 92
Broad-winged Hawk 6 407 558
Red-tailed Hawk 65 224 297
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1
Golden Eagle 1 3 4
American Kestrel 3 1224 4556
Merlin 3 738 1299
Peregrine Falcon 2 1096 1289
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 479 14194 25342
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 3
Common Loon - 51
Northern Gannet - 395
Double-crested Cormorant - 14846
Great Blue Heron - 24
Great Egret - 91
Snowy Egret - 14
Brant - 367
Canada Goose - 6
Wood Duck - 18
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 94
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 105
Green-winged Teal - 129
Ring-necked Duck - 1
Greater Scaup - 1
Lesser Scaup - 15
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Black Scoter - 3360
Surf Scoter - 3671
White-winged Scoter - 2
unidentified scoter - 4080
Bufflehead - 17
Hooded Merganser - 5
Parasitic Jaeger - 3
Laughing Gull - 259
Ring-billed Gull - 38
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Forster's Tern - 208
Royal Tern - 20
Monarch - 10
Brown Pelican - 1
American Oystercatcher - 7
Black-crowned Night Heron - 42
Yellow-crowned Night Heron - 2
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 10 45 45
Turkey Vulture 169 485 485
Osprey 17 917 1583
Bald Eagle 19 118 201
Northern Harrier 40 487 805
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1403 6556 11541
Cooper's Hawk 180 1427 2210
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 25 67 68
Broad-winged Hawk 24 401 552
Red-tailed Hawk 88 159 232
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 2 3
American Kestrel 34 1221 4553
Merlin 28 735 1296
Peregrine Falcon 5 1094 1287
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 2044 13715 24863
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Counter: Sam Galick
- 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