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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 - 1552
Common Loon - 27
Horned Grebe - 23
Northern Gannet - 1845
Double-crested Cormorant - 425
Brant - 22
Canada Goose - 15
Wood Duck - 27
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 157
Mallard - 10
Northern Pintail - 50
Green-winged Teal - 275
Greater Scaup - 101
Lesser Scaup - 60
Long-tailed Duck - 137
Black Scoter - 543
Surf Scoter - 304
White-winged Scoter - 44
unidentified scoter - 285
Bufflehead - 1063
Hooded Merganser - 78
Red-breasted Merganser - 54
Parasitic Jaeger - 3
Laughing Gull - 96
Bonaparte's Gull - 20
Ring-billed Gull - 205
Herring Gull - 37
Great Black-backed Gull - 21
Forster's Tern - 179
Royal Tern - 2
Monarch - 4
Northern Shoveler - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 5 156 208
Turkey Vulture 157 932 1521
Osprey 2 36 1628
Bald Eagle 7 53 260
Northern Harrier 52 363 1222
Sharp-shinned Hawk 115 1390 13280
Cooper's Hawk 20 331 2692
Northern Goshawk 1 20 20
Red-shouldered Hawk 20 153 259
Broad-winged Hawk 1 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 190 677 1026
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 1 56 4614
Merlin 1 26 1334
Peregrine Falcon 1 28 1323
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 573 4245 29977
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 152
Common Loon - 7
Northern Gannet - 2142
Double-crested Cormorant - 630
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 13
Brant - 11
Wood Duck - 24
American Black Duck - 55
Mallard - 13
Northern Pintail - 51
Greater Scaup - 3
Lesser Scaup - 6
Long-tailed Duck - 23
Black Scoter - 83
Surf Scoter - 93
White-winged Scoter - 8
unidentified scoter - 3
Bufflehead - 187
Red-breasted Merganser - 6
Parasitic Jaeger - 2
Laughing Gull - 162
Bonaparte's Gull - 72
Ring-billed Gull - 442
Herring Gull - 35
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Forster's Tern - 174
Royal Tern - 54
Mute Swan - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 13 151 203
Turkey Vulture 72 775 1364
Osprey 3 34 1626
Bald Eagle 4 46 253
Northern Harrier 22 311 1170
Sharp-shinned Hawk 59 1275 13165
Cooper's Hawk 11 311 2672
Northern Goshawk 2 19 19
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 133 239
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 131 487 836
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 5 55 4613
Merlin 3 25 1333
Peregrine Falcon 0 27 1322
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 330 3672 29404
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 67
Common Loon - 5
Northern Gannet - 625
Double-crested Cormorant - 28
American Wigeon - 1
American Black Duck - 9
Northern Pintail - 7
Lesser Scaup - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 1
Black Scoter - 14
Surf Scoter - 57
White-winged Scoter - 13
Bufflehead - 7
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Parasitic Jaeger - 3
Laughing Gull - 18
Bonaparte's Gull - 9
Ring-billed Gull - 12
Herring Gull - 14
Great Black-backed Gull - 11
Forster's Tern - 15
Royal Tern - 9
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 138 190
Turkey Vulture 0 703 1292
Osprey 0 31 1623
Bald Eagle 1 42 249
Northern Harrier 1 289 1148
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 1216 13106
Cooper's Hawk 0 300 2661
Northern Goshawk 1 17 17
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 128 234
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 0 356 705
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 50 4608
Merlin 0 22 1330
Peregrine Falcon 0 27 1322
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 6 3342 29074
Counter: Ken Behrens
| SPECIES | RECORD | TOTAL TO DATE | HIST PEAK | PEAK | DATE | 14-Nov |
| Red-throated Loon | 73704 | 6271 | 10978 | 1752 | 11-Nov | 271 |
| Common Loon | 5066 | 1022 | 687 | 80 | 26-Oct | 8 |
| Horned Grebe | 388 | 42 | 104 | 23 | 14-Nov | 23 |
| Northern Gannet | 91951+ | 37189 | 6914 | 5602 | 9-Nov | 2183 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 240670 | 196505 | 21856 | 21303 | 8-Nov | 59 |
| Great Egret | 822 | 597 | 222 | 314 | 12-Oct | 30 |
| Wood Duck | 1607+ | 339 | 563 | 73 | 4-Nov | 4 |
| American Wigeon | 1037 | 218 | 250 | 35 | 17-Oct | 3 |
| American Black Duck | 4422 | 1591 | 647 | 249 | 12-Oct | 7 |
| Northern Pintail | 3601+ | 1035 | 876 | 216 | 23-Sep | 5 |
| Green-winged Teal | 11024 | 5725 | 3197 | 742 | 26-Oct | 25 |
| Greater Scaup | 2259+ | 563 | 364 | 114 | 16-Oct | 60 |
| Lesser Scaup | 2960+ | 542 | 720 | 85 | 25-Oct | 72 |
| Common Eider | 169 | 36 | 43 | 6 | 16-Oct | 1 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 4159 | 294 | 1603 | 69 | 8-Nov | 28 |
| Black Scoter | 256633 | 156654 | 42507 | 74998 | 25-Oct | 380 |
| Surf Scoter | 208857 | 162437 | 42522 | 66587 | 25-Oct | 1142 |
| White-winged Scoter | 6126 | 267 | 961 | 32 | 9-Nov | 24 |
| Bufflehead | 2428 | 597 | 1432 | 357 | 14-Nov | 357 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 6439 | 383 | 1252 | 92 | 14-Nov | 92 |
| Parasitic Jaeger | 224 | 111 | 36 | 14 | 2-Oct | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 33222 | 36668 | 6603 | 5787 | 19-Oct | 329 |
| Bonaparte's Gull | 8647 | 51 | 2746 | 18 |
| 18 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 33340+ | 2036 | 9081 | 629 | 10-Oct | 119 |
| Herring Gull | 35169 | 2859 | 8309 | 766 | 10-Oct | 31 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 2490 | 1226 | 500 | 135 | 27-Oct | 25 |
| Forster's Tern | 14372 | 11586 | 3284 | 1441 | 14-Oct | 124 |
| Royal Tern | 2631 | 1160 | 1520 | 296 | 23-Oct | 7 |
| Ruddy Duck | 72 | 52 |
| 22 | 14-Nov | 22 |
| TOTAL | 976213 | 708604 |
| | | 5450 |
Counter: Chris Brown
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 138 190
Turkey Vulture 0 703 1292
Osprey 0 31 1623
Bald Eagle 0 41 248
Northern Harrier 11 288 1147
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 1214 13104
Cooper's Hawk 6 300 2661
Northern Goshawk 0 16 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 127 233
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 1 356 705
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 50 4608
Merlin 1 22 1330
Peregrine Falcon 6 27 1322
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 45 3336 29068
Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 1060
Common Loon - 9
Northern Gannet - 1947
Double-crested Cormorant - 133
American Black Duck - 18
Green-winged Teal - 74
Ring-necked Duck - 3
Greater Scaup - 23
Lesser Scaup - 30
Black Scoter - 1274
Surf Scoter - 611
White-winged Scoter - 8
dark-winged scoter - 230
Hooded Merganser - 1
Parasitic Jaeger - 4
Laughing Gull - 100
Ring-billed Gull - 26
Herring Gull - 73
Great Black-backed Gull - 29
Black-legged Kittiwake -1
Forster's Tern - 6
Royal Tern - 21
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 138 190
Turkey Vulture 0 703 1292
Osprey 0 31 1623
Bald Eagle 0 41 248
Northern Harrier 6 277 1136
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 1196 13086
Cooper's Hawk 3 294 2655
Northern Goshawk 0 16 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 125 231
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 1 355 704
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 50 4608
Merlin 1 21 1329
Peregrine Falcon 0 21 1316
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 18 3291 29023
Counter: Chris Brown
Red-throated Loon - 1752
Common Loon - 8
Horned Grebe - 13
Northern Gannet - 2860
Double-crested Cormorant - 69
Great Blue Heron - 1
Brant - 2
Wood Duck - 50
Gadwall - 5
American Wigeon - 17
American Black Duck - 249
Mallard - 36
Northern Pintail - 11
Green-winged Teal - 301
Ring-necked Duck - 36
Greater Scaup - 114
Lesser Scaup - 85
scaup, sp. - 30
Common Eider - 3
Long-tailed Duck - 15
Black Scoter - 2096
Surf Scoter - 999
White-winged Scoter - 17
dark-winged scoter - 1245
Common Goldeneye - 6
Bufflehead - 11
Hooded Merganser - 65
Red-breasted Merganser - 43
Parasitic Jaeger - 4
Laughing Gull - 60
Bonaparte's Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 47
Herring Gull - 31
Great Black-backed Gull - 18
Forster's Tern - 87
Royal Tern - 4
Aythya, sp. - 21
Northern Shoveler - 4
Harlequin Duck - 3
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 138 190
Turkey Vulture 0 703 1292
Osprey 1 31 1623
Bald Eagle 0 41 248
Northern Harrier 8 271 1130
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 1189 13079
Cooper's Hawk 4 291 2652
Northern Goshawk 0 16 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 125 231
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 2 354 703
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 50 4608
Merlin 1 20 1328
Peregrine Falcon 0 21 1316
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 33 3273 29005
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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 1107
Common Loon - 1
Northern Gannet - 3315
Double-crested Cormorant - 8202
Great Blue Heron - 1
Great Egret - 2
Wood Duck - 8
American Black Duck - 52
Mallard - 1
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 86
Ring-necked Duck - 8
Greater Scaup - 4
Lesser Scaup - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 3
Black Scoter - 3832
Surf Scoter - 838
White-winged Scoter - 15
unidentified scoter - 1670
Bufflehead - 4
Red-breasted Merganser - 28
Laughing Gull - 54
Ring-billed Gull - 95
Herring Gull - 28
Forster's Tern - 127
Royal Tern - 12
Redhead - 1
Common Merganser - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 6 138 190
Turkey Vulture 60 703 1292
Osprey 2 30 1622
Bald Eagle 1 41 248
Northern Harrier 16 263 1122
Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 1172 13062
Cooper's Hawk 24 287 2648
Northern Goshawk 4 16 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 10 125 231
Broad-winged Hawk 0 15 574
Red-tailed Hawk 18 352 701
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 50 4608
Merlin 1 19 1327
Peregrine Falcon 1 21 1316
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 203 3240 28972
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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
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