Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
March 4, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1003.04
* March 4, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-headed Gull
Common Eider
Eurasian Wigeon
Harlequin Duck
King Eider
Northern Shrike
Razorbill
Redhead
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Short-eared Owl
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings@birdcapemay.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: David Lord, Cape May Bird Observatory with additions by Don Freiday
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org ; http://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, March
4, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of NORTHERN SHRIKE, RAZORBILL,
BLACK-HEADED GULL, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, COMMON EIDERS, SANDHILL CRANES,
EURASIAN WIGEON, REDHEAD, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SHORT-EARED OWL, and apparent
arrivals of AMERICAN BITTERN, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and an announcement
about the CMBO annual Optics Sale March 13-14, 2010.
-For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable
birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow
review list sightings and spectacles on www.twitter.com/CMBObirds -
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Natural Lands Trust’s Peek Preserve in
Millville, Cumberland County on Wednesday, March 03, 2010.
A RAZORBILL was seen at the Coast Guard Jetty on Thursday, February 25, 2010.
The immature male KING EIDER was seen at the same location on Saturday, February
27, 2010. The Coast Guard Jetty is viewable only by looking north from Poverty
Beach, and this bird may be at a great distance.
One of the BLACK-HEADED GULLS was found at the end of Miami Avenue in the Villas
on the morning of Wednesday, March 03, 2010. Look for these birds from Cape May
Point north along the bay at places like Sunset Beach, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Terminal, the mouth of Cox Hall Creek, and the end of Miami Ave. in the Villas.
Groups of up to 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS and 60 or so COMMON EIDERS have been noted in
Townsend’s Inlet seen from Avalon, reported last on Sunday, February 28th, 2010.
Viewing of these birds is best from the end of 3rd Avenue or the 8th Street
Jetty.
The two Cape Island wintering SANDHILL CRANES were seen Sunday, February 28,
2010 in the field between St. Mary's Cemetery and The Assembly of God Church
along Seashore Rd./Broadway.
Two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen at Lighthouse Pond on Saturday, February,
27, 2010. The drake REDHEAD was reported there Wednesday March 3 2010.
A dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed at Husted’s Landing Road, Cumberland
County on Monday, March 1st, 2010.
Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen on the morning of Sunday, February 28th, 2010,
at the end of Turkey Point Road in Cumberland County.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen flying over the Marsh on the west side of Avalon on
Sunday February, 28th 2010.
An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen along Ocean Drive on Sunday,
February 28th, 2010.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CMBO’s Fifteenth Annual Optics Sale will be Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMBO Center for Research and Education in
Goshen. A large selection of closeout, demo, factory-refurbished, new and used
optics will be priced to move. Binoculars and spotting scopes from all major
brands will be available. There are no advance or phone orders: first come,
first served. You must be a member of NJAS or CMBO to take advantage of these
great deals, so join today if you’re not already a member.
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 WINTER HOURS 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 Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm (but open Sunday March 14 for
the Optics Sale); closed Mondays and Tuesdays. ******
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
discounts in the stores).
Good Luck and Good Birding!
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