Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
July 3, 2008
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* July 3, 2008
* NJCM0807.03
- Birds mentioned
Black-billed Cuckoo
Brown Pelican
Caspian Tern
Cattle Egret
Glaucous Gull
Hooded Merganser
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Bobwhite
Red-headed Woodpecker
Ruddy Duck
Surf Scoter
Warbling Vireo
Willow Flycatcher
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
Number: (609) 898-BIRD
To Report: (609) 884-2736
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Tom Reed, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org and www.BirdCapeMay.org
This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared
on Thursday, July 3, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of
SURF SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BROWN
PELICAN, CATTLE EGRET, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL,
CASPIAN TERN, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, and WARBLING VIREO.
-- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the
"View from the Cape" section of www.BirdCapeMay.org --
The continuing HOODED MERGANSER made regular appearances at the South
Cape May Meadows/CMMBR through 7/2. A SURF SCOTER was noted from this
location on 6/30.
A RUDDY DUCK continued to be seen on Lighthouse Pond, at Cape May
Point State Park, through 7/3.
An unseasonal WARBLING VIREO was noted at the Woodcock Trail tract of
Cape May NWR on 7/2.
The continuing GLAUCOUS GULL was reported along the north dike at Brig/
Forsythe NWR this week. Other reports from Brig included NORTHERN
BOBWHITE and CASPIAN TERN.
As many as a dozen LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be found
along the beachfront between Cape May Point State Park and the South
Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again in Belleplain State Forest on
7/3.
A CATTLE EGRET was seen along Shunpike Road, near the town of Cape May
Court House, on 7/2.
A BROWN PELICAN was seen at Reed's Beach on 7/1.
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were noted at the Beanery/Rea Farm and along
Reed's Beach Road on 7/2.
WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were recorded at the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR,
Stone Harbor Point, and the Two Mile Beach unit of Cape May NWR this
week.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Both CMBO Centers will be CLOSED on FRIDAY, JULY 4 for Independence Day.
CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed TUESDAY, JULY 29 through
THURSDAY, JULY 31 for inventory. The Northwood Center will also be
closed during the following dates this month: Mon. July 14, Wed. July
23 and Thurs. July 24. We apologize for any inconvenience this may
cause.
CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals.
Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to
The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May
lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an
associate about joining today!
******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows:
Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open
Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The
Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday
through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.******
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape
May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly.
Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at
609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of
CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we
cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year;
$49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or
visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in
addition to member discount in the stores).
Good Luck and Good Birding!
- End Transcript
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US Mail to NJ Bird Records Committee Secretary, 14 Crown Dr., Warren,
NJ 07059
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