Cape May Hotline, Cumberland and Altantic Co., NJ RBA
June 10, 2010
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:31:00 -0400
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape May, NJ, June 10, 2010
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM1006.10
* June 10, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
Black Scoter
Black Tern
Black-necked Stilt
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Mississippi Kite
Northern Bobwhite
Surf Scoter
White-rumped Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- 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
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, June
10, 2010. Highlights this week include sightings of BLACK-NECKED STILTS,
WILSON’S PHALAROPE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK TERN, WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS,
LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULLS, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, SURF and BLACK SCOTERS, and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
-For up-to-the-minute Cape May sightings information, photos and downloadable
birding maps and checklist of Cape May, visit www.birdcapemay.org . Follow
rarity sightings, many spring arrivals, and spectacles on
www.twitter.com/CMBObirds -
Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were observed at Cape May Point S.P. on Thursday, June
3, 2010, and were observed last on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the big Plover Pond
between Cape May Point State Park and the South Cape May Meadows.
A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at the South Cape May Meadows on Saturday, June 5,
2010.
7 MISSISSIPPI KITES were observed at various locations around Cape Island on
Thursday, June 3, 2010, with one last seen at the Villas WMA on Saturday, June
5th 2010.
A BLACK TERN in non-breeding plumage was seen around the Meadows, last noted
there on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
3 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS were off Cape May Point at St. Peter’s on Thursday,
June 10 2010.
A LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULL was seen at the beach near the Meadows on Tuesday,
June 8, 2010, and 2 were there the evening of Wednesday, June 9 2010.
Several NORTHERN BOBWHITE sightings have come in during the past few weeks,
including one calling at St. Peter’s, one in Goshen, and one at Norbury’s
Landing in Del Haven.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
******CMBO 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 ******
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!
- End Transcript
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