Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
March 18, 2010
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:36:33 -0400
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape May, NJ, March 18, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1003.18
* March 18, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
+ Eared Grebe
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Black-headed Gull
Cattle Egret
Eastern Phoebe
Eurasian Wigeon
Harlequin Duck
Little Blue Heron
Pine Warbler
Purple Martin
Razorbill
Tree Swallow
Tundra Swan
- 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's Cape May
Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared on Thursday, March 18, 2010.
Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULL, EARED GREBE,
EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN, and RAZORBILL plus apparent arrivals of PINE
WARBLER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, CATTLE EGRET, LITTLE BLUE HERON, AND
PURPLE MARTIN; an announcement about a second weekend for the CMBO Optics Sale
March 27-28, 2010; and an announcement about CMBO membership.
-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 -
The BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue. The first cycle reported last week has not been
reported again, but 2 adults have been seen along the Delaware Bay Shore
through Thursday, March 18 2010. One adult has very little dark on the head, and
the other adult is developing a hood. 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,
which has been one of the best spots this week.
An EARED GREBE was discovered in Hereford Inlet south of Nummy Island on Monday,
March 15 and continues through this morning, Thursday March 18, 2010
The two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS continue on Lighthouse Pond as of Tuesday, March
16, 2010. 6 TUNDRA SWANS continue on Bunker Pond through Tuesday, March 16 2010.
2 HARLEQUINS continue at the 8th Street jetty in Avalon through Wednesday,
March 17, 2010. A RAZORBILL was seen from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Sunday, March
14 2010.
Apparent spring arrivals this week include CATTLE EGRET, March 16 on Seashore
Road just north of the Cape May Canal; PURPLE MARTIN March 16 along Bayshore
Road on Cape Island; TREE SWALLOWS March 16 in Belleplain State Forest; EASTERN
PHOEBES in Belleplain and on Cape Island March 17; PINE WARBLER in Belleplain
March 17; and LITTLE BLUE HERON at the Beanery March 17.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CMBO’s Optics Sale will be held a second weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 27
and 28 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.
If you appreciate this hotline service, and care about the birds of Cape May,
please consider becoming a member of NJA’s Cape May Bird Observatory. Join by
May 15, 2010 to receive this year’s special edition of CMBO’S annual journal,
the Peregrine Observer, featuring: accounts and photos of the 2009 Ivory Gull
from some of Cape May’s finest birders and photographers; 2009 Cape May Hawk
Count, Morning Flight, and Avalon Seawatch results; Cape May bird notes from
2009; Pete Dunne’s story about his return as Cape May Hawk Counter; and more!
******CMBO SPRING HOURS are as follows: Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in
Cape May Point is open daily, 9:30am to 4:30pm. The Center for Research and
Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30am to
4:30pm; closed Sundays and Mondays (but open Sunday March 28 for the Optics
Sale). ******
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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