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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 - 457
Common Loon - 5
Northern Gannet - 4581
Double-crested Cormorant - 2856
Great Blue Heron - 7
Brant - 58
Wood Duck - 6
American Black Duck - 81
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 216
Ring-necked Duck - 3
Greater Scaup - 19
Lesser Scaup - 18
Common Eider - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Black Scoter - 6685
Surf Scoter - 3873
White-winged Scoter - 8
unidentified scoter - 4635
Common Goldeneye - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 28
Parasitic Jeager - 3
Laughing Gull - 42
Ring-billed Gull - 234
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Forster's Tern - 26
Royal Tern - 2
Northern Shoveler - 7
Redhead - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 132 184
Turkey Vulture 70 643 1232
Osprey 1 28 1620
Bald Eagle 3 40 247
Northern Harrier 20 247 1106
Sharp-shinned Hawk 111 1112 13002
Cooper's Hawk 28 263 2624
Northern Goshawk 3 12 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 115 221
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 25 334 683
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 3 50 4608
Merlin 0 18 1326
Peregrine Falcon 4 20 1315
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 281 3037 28769
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 447
Common Loon - 34
Northern Gannet - 5602
Double-crested Cormorant - 7522
Great Blue Heron - 14
Brant - 76
Wood Duck - 7
American Black Duck - 59
Mallard - 8
Northern Pintail - 3
Green-winged Teal - 568
Ring-necked Duck - 5
Greater Scaup - 17
Lesser Scaup - 31
Common Eider - 6
Long-tailed Duck - 38
Black Scoter - 4329
Surf Scoter - 4507
White-winged Scoter - 32
unidentified scoter - 5963
Bufflehead - 9
Red-breasted Merganser - 24
Parasitic Jaeger - 3
Laughing Gull - 159
Bonaparte's Gull - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 122
Forster's Tern - 123
Royal Tern - 16
Northern Shoveler - 5
Redhead - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 129 181
Turkey Vulture 14 573 1162
Osprey 6 27 1619
Bald Eagle 0 37 244
Northern Harrier 9 227 1086
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 1001 12891
Cooper's Hawk 6 235 2596
Northern Goshawk 0 9 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 105 211
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 11 309 658
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 47 4605
Merlin 2 18 1326
Peregrine Falcon 2 16 1311
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 87 2756 28488
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 424
Common Loon - 26
Northern Gannet - 997
Double-crested Cormorant - 21303
Great Blue Heron - 10
Great Egret - 4
Brant - 116
Canada Goose - 3
Wood Duck - 14
American Black Duck - 40
Mallard - 2
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 31
Greater Scaup - 13
Lesser Scaup - 20
Common Eider - 5
Long-tailed Duck - 69
Black Scoter - 1706
Surf Scoter - 3251
White-winged Scoter - 21
unidentified scoter - 11698
Red-breasted Merganser - 24
Laughing Gull - 63
Ring-billed Gull - 27
Great Black-backed Gull - 10
Forster's Tern - 5
Royal Tern - 22
American Oystercatcher - 39
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 20 124 176
Turkey Vulture 34 559 1148
Osprey 2 21 1613
Bald Eagle 5 37 244
Northern Harrier 31 218 1077
Sharp-shinned Hawk 89 971 12861
Cooper's Hawk 39 229 2590
Northern Goshawk 3 9 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 21 103 209
Broad-winged Hawk 3 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 57 298 647
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 1 8 12
American Kestrel 2 47 4605
Merlin 0 16 1324
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 1309
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 307 2669 28401
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 54
Common Loon - 41
Northern Gannet - 1067
Double-crested Cormorant - 7812
Great Blue Heron - 7
Great Egret - 128
Snowy Egret - 5
Brant - 67
Canada Goose - 6
Wood Duck - 6
American Black Duck - 57
Green-winged Teal - 42
Greater Scaup - 17
Lesser Scaup - 13
Long-tailed Duck - 51
Black Scoter - 258
Surf Scoter - 799
White-winged Scoter - 5
unidentified scoter - 640
Bufflehead - 40
Red-breasted Merganser - 7
Parasitic Jaeger - 4
Laughing Gull - 70
Ring-billed Gull - 27
Forster's Tern - 83
Royal Tern - 23
Monarch - 2
Brown Pelican - 2
American Oystercatcher - 35
TOTAL - 11366
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 12 104 156
Turkey Vulture 19 525 1114
Osprey 3 19 1611
Bald Eagle 2 32 239
Northern Harrier 48 187 1046
Sharp-shinned Hawk 90 882 12772
Cooper's Hawk 20 190 2551
Northern Goshawk 4 6 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 8 82 188
Broad-winged Hawk 3 12 571
Red-tailed Hawk 25 241 590
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 1 7 11
American Kestrel 3 45 4603
Merlin 2 16 1324
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 1309
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 241 2362 28094
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 73
Common Loon - 9
Northern Gannet - 412
Double-crested Cormorant - 1930
Brant - 14
Tundra Swan - 2
American Black Duck - 28
Mallard - 1
Greater Scaup - 10
Lesser Scaup - 2
Common Eider - 2
Long-tailed Duck - 5
Black Scoter - 115
Surf Scoter - 293
White-winged Scoter - 4
unidentified scoter - 33
Red-breasted Merganser - 4
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 60
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 6
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1
Forster's Tern - 11
Royal Tern - 7
Monarch - 1
Brown Pelican - 3
Mute Swan - 4
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 92 144
Turkey Vulture 10 506 1095
Osprey 3 16 1608
Bald Eagle 2 30 237
Northern Harrier 7 139 998
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 792 12682
Cooper's Hawk 8 170 2531
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 74 180
Broad-winged Hawk 1 9 568
Red-tailed Hawk 19 216 565
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 6 10
American Kestrel 2 42 4600
Merlin 1 14 1322
Peregrine Falcon 0 13 1308
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 84 2121 27853
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 108
Common Loon - 65
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 943
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 7306
Great Blue Heron - 16
Brant - 9
American Wigeon - 4
American Black Duck - 94
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 76
Green-winged Teal - 31
Greater Scaup - 11
Long-tailed Duck - 20
Black Scoter - 3594
Surf Scoter - 4822
White-winged Scoter - 6
dark-winged scoter - 1820
Bufflehead - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Laughing Gull - 24
Bonaparte's Gull - 2
Ring-billed Gull - 17
Herring Gull - 10
Great Black-backed Gull - 24
Forster's Tern - 315
Royal Tern - 11
Black Skimmer - 3
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 18 87 139
Turkey Vulture 124 496 1085
Osprey 3 13 1605
Bald Eagle 9 28 235
Northern Harrier 18 132 991
Sharp-shinned Hawk 71 768 12658
Cooper's Hawk 13 162 2523
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 20 72 178
Broad-winged Hawk 4 8 567
Red-tailed Hawk 53 197 546
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 6 10
American Kestrel 2 40 4598
Merlin 0 13 1321
Peregrine Falcon 3 13 1308
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 338 2037 27769
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 33
Common Loon - 40
Northern Gannet - 520
Double-crested Cormorant - 1383
Great Blue Heron - 1
Snow Goose - 10
Brant - 340
Wood Duck - 73
Gadwall - 3
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 64
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 2
Green-winged Teal - 136
Greater Scaup - 18
Lesser Scaup - 7
Long-tailed Duck - 4
Black Scoter - 782
Surf Scoter - 1956
White-winged Scoter - 7
unidentified scoter - 963
Bufflehead - 29
Red-breasted Merganser - 12
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 442
Ring-billed Gull - 103
Herring Gull - 2
Forster's Tern - 141
Royal Tern - 3
Monarch - 17
Tricolored Heron - 1
American Woodcock - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 50 69 121
Turkey Vulture 283 372 961
Osprey 1 10 1602
Bald Eagle 7 19 226
Northern Harrier 77 37 896
Sharp-shinned Hawk 505 192 12082
Cooper's Hawk 91 149 2510
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 34 52 158
Broad-winged Hawk 4 4 563
Red-tailed Hawk 96 144 493
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 1 6 10
American Kestrel 14 38 4596
Merlin 4 13 1321
Peregrine Falcon 1 10 1305
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 1168 1699 27431
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- 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
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- 10/7/07 - 10/14/07
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- 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