New Jersey (Statewide) RBA
July 31, 2008
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:07:15 -0400
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 31, 2008
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- RBA
* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0807.31
* July 31, 2008
- Birds Mentioned
+ White Ibis
+ Yellow Rail
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
American White Pelican
Black Scoter
Black Tern
Black-throated Green Warbler
Brown Pelican
Glaucous Gull
Hooded Merganser
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-billed Dowitcher
Northern Waterthrush
Sandwich Tern
Stilt Sandpiper
Surf Scoter
- Transcript
Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
To Report: (609) 884-2736, sightings@birdcapemay.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Tom Reed, 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, July 31, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of
WHITE IBIS, YELLOW RAIL, SURF SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER, HOODED MERGANSER,
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BROWN PELICAN, STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK TERN,
SANDWICH TERN, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.
-- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the
"View from the Cape" section ofwww.BirdCapeMay.org --
A juvenile WHITE IBIS was last reported from Brig/Forsythe NWR on
7/29. Also there this week was a YELLOW RAIL, reportedly seen and
heard in the area of Gull Pond on 7/24 and 7/25. The AMERICAN WHITE
PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL continued through 7/31.
Another juvenile WHITE IBIS was seen at Cape May Point State Park on
7/26. Presumably the same bird was also seen at the South Cape May
Meadows/CMMBR on 7/27.
An adult and a very recently-fledged SANDWICH TERN were observed at
Champagne Island on 7/26, possibly indicating a first breeding record
for New Jersey.
Reports from the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR this week included BLACK
TERN on 7/29, as well as BROWN PELICAN, STILT SANDPIPER and 14 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS on 7/28. The HOODED MERGANSER continued through 7/31.
A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was noted flying over Cape May Point State
Park on 7/25. BLACK and SURF SCOTERS were noted south of the Ocean
Avenue beach-access in Cape May Point on 7/26.
Migrants tallied at Higbee Beach WMA this week included the season's
first BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CMBO's Northwood Center will be closed THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 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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