Ocean County Year List

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, juvenile
Great Bay Blvd.

Of the 305 species I saw this year, 69.5% of them I was able to record in my home county of Ocean. That's 212 species, 73% of the species found in the county. On eBird, that's the record. I don't know if it is the most birds seen in the county. I suspect not, since I know there are some very good birders in the county who don't list on eBird. But, you gotta be in it to win it.

A number of rarities showed up in Ocean County this year, the Northern Lapwings we found in New Egypt being the foremost example. But there was also a Pink-footed Goose in Toms River, a Black-necked Stilt in Manahawkin, Greater White-fronted Geese in New Egypt, as well as the Sandhill Cranes out at that amazing cattle farm, the birds we originally set out to find the day we first saw the lapwings.

It will be interesting to see what flies into the county in 2014.
The list for 2013:
(Underline=rare, BOLD ALL CAPS=Life bird)

Species                            First Sighting

Pink-footed Goose     St Joe's Soccer Field

Greater White-fronted Goose     New Egypt

Snow Goose     New Egypt

Brant     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Canada Goose     Horicon Lake

Mute Swan     Cattus Island County Park

Tundra Swan     Colliers Mills WMA

Wood Duck     Colliers Mills WMA

Gadwall     Marshall's Pond

American Wigeon     Marshall's Pond

American Black Duck     Riverfront Landing

Mallard     Crestwood Village

Northern Shoveler     Barnegat Beach

Northern Pintail     Cedar Run Dock Rd.

Green-winged Teal     Stafford Forge WMA

Canvasback     Riverfront Landing

Ring-necked Duck     Riverfront Landing

Greater Scaup     Riverfront Landing

Lesser Scaup     Riverfront Landing

Common Eider     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Harlequin Duck     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Surf Scoter     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

White-winged Scoter     Island Beach SP

Black Scoter     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Long-tailed Duck     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Bufflehead     Horicon Lake

Common Goldeneye     Cattus Island County Park

Hooded Merganser     Horicon Lake

Red-breasted Merganser     Cattus Island County Park

Ruddy Duck     Riverfront Landing

Northern Bobwhite     Colliers Mills WMA

Wild Turkey     Crestwood Village

Red-throated Loon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Common Loon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Pied-billed Grebe     Riverfront Landing

Horned Grebe     Cedar Run Dock Rd.

Northern Gannet     IBSP--Beach

Double-crested Cormorant     Riverfront Landing

Great Cormorant     Cattus Island County Park

Brown Pelican     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Great Blue Heron     Crestwood Village

Great Egret     Great Bay Blvd.

Snowy Egret     Great Bay Blvd.

Little Blue Heron     Cattus Island County Park

Tricolored Heron     Bayview Ave Park

Green Heron     Lakehurst NAES

Black-crowned Night-Heron     Great Bay Blvd.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron     Great Bay Blvd.

Glossy Ibis     Barnegat Impoundments

Black Vulture     New Egypt

Turkey Vulture     Crestwood Village

Osprey     Cedar Run Dock Rd.

Northern Harrier     New Egypt

Sharp-shinned Hawk     New Egypt

Cooper's Hawk     35 Sunset Rd

Bald Eagle     Rt 539 New Egypt

Red-shouldered Hawk     Rt 530 Lacey

Broad-winged Hawk     35 Sunset Rd

Red-tailed Hawk     New Egypt

Clapper Rail     Great Bay Blvd.

Virginia Rail     Great Bay Blvd.

American Coot     Marshall's Pond

Sandhill Crane     New Egypt

Black-necked Stilt     Manahawkin WMA

American Oystercatcher     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Black-bellied Plover     Great Bay Blvd.

êNorthern Lapwing     New Egypt

Semipalmated Plover     Barnegat Impoundments

Piping Plover     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Killdeer     New Egypt

Spotted Sandpiper     Great Bay Blvd.

Greater Yellowlegs     Stafford Forge WMA

Willet     Great Bay Blvd.

Lesser Yellowlegs     Barnegat Impoundments

Upland Sandpiper     Lakehurst NAES

Whimbrel     Great Bay Blvd.

Ruddy Turnstone     Great Bay Blvd.

Red Knot     Holgate (Long Beach Island)

Sanderling     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Dunlin     Great Bay Blvd.

Purple Sandpiper     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Least Sandpiper     Barnegat Impoundments

Pectoral Sandpiper     New Egypt

Semipalmated Sandpiper     Cattus Island County Park

Short-billed Dowitcher     Great Bay Blvd.

Wilson's Snipe     New Egypt

American Woodcock     Horicon Lake

PARASITIC JAEGER     Island Beach SP

Razorbill     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Bonaparte's Gull     Island Beach SP

Laughing Gull     Graveling Point

Ring-billed Gull     Crestwood Village

Herring Gull     Cattus Island County Park

Lesser Black-backed Gull     Holgate (Long Beach Island)

Great Black-backed Gull     Riverfront Landing

Least Tern     Horicon Lake

Caspian Tern     Holgate (Long Beach Island)

Common Tern     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Forster's Tern     Cattus Island County Park

Royal Tern     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Black Skimmer     Great Bay Blvd.

Rock Pigeon     Bayview Marina

Mourning Dove     35 Sunset Rd

Yellow-billed Cuckoo     Colliers Mills WMA

Black-billed Cuckoo     Whiting WMA

Great Horned Owl     Whiting WMA

Barred Owl     Lakehurst NAES

Common Nighthawk     Colliers Mills WMA

Chuck-will's-widow     E. Bay Ave, Barnegat

Eastern Whip-poor-will     35 Sunset Rd

Chimney Swift     Horicon Lake

Ruby-throated Hummingbird     35 Sunset Rd

Belted Kingfisher     Horicon Lake

Red-headed Woodpecker     Colliers Mills WMA

Red-bellied Woodpecker     Horicon Lake

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     Double Trouble State Park

Downy Woodpecker     35 Sunset Rd

Hairy Woodpecker     35 Sunset Rd

Northern Flicker     Horicon Lake

American Kestrel     New Egypt

Merlin     Crestwood Village

Peregrine Falcon     Great Bay Blvd.

Eastern Wood-Pewee     Double Trouble State Park

Acadian Flycatcher     Double Trouble State Park

Willow Flycatcher     Great Bay Blvd.

Least Flycatcher     35 Sunset Rd

Eastern Phoebe     Double Trouble State Park

Great Crested Flycatcher     Crestwood Village

Eastern Kingbird     Horicon Lake

White-eyed Vireo     Horicon Lake

Blue-headed Vireo     35 Sunset Rd

Warbling Vireo     Colliers Mills WMA

Red-eyed Vireo     Double Trouble State Park

Blue Jay     35 Sunset Rd

American Crow     Whiting WMA

Fish Crow     Riverfront Landing

Horned Lark     Lakehurst NAES

Northern Rough-winged Swallow     Cattus Island County Park

Purple Martin     Horicon Lake

Tree Swallow     Horicon Lake

Bank Swallow     Lakehurst NAES

Barn Swallow     Great Bay Blvd.

Carolina Chickadee     35 Sunset Rd

Tufted Titmouse     35 Sunset Rd

Red-breasted Nuthatch     Whiting WMA

White-breasted Nuthatch     35 Sunset Rd

Brown Creeper     Whiting WMA

House Wren     Whiting WMA

Winter Wren     Horicon Lake

Marsh Wren     Cattus Island County Park

Carolina Wren     Crestwood Village

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     Double Trouble State Park

Golden-crowned Kinglet     Crestwood Village

Ruby-crowned Kinglet     Double Trouble State Park

Eastern Bluebird     Crestwood Village

Veery     Double Trouble State Park

Swainson's Thrush     Colliers Mills WMA

Hermit Thrush     Crestwood Village

Wood Thrush     Double Trouble State Park

American Robin     Whiting WMA

Gray Catbird     Horicon Lake

Brown Thrasher     Great Bay Blvd.

Northern Mockingbird     Horicon Lake

European Starling     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

American Pipit     Island Beach SP

Cedar Waxwing     35 Sunset Rd

Snow Bunting     Island Beach SP

Ovenbird     Whiting WMA

Northern Waterthrush     Cattus Island County Park

Black-and-white Warbler     Horicon Lake

Common Yellowthroat     Horicon Lake

American Redstart     Crestwood Village

Northern Parula     Whiting Power line cut

Magnolia Warbler     Crestwood Village

Yellow Warbler     Cattus Island County Park

Blackpoll Warbler     Colliers Mills WMA

Black-throated Blue Warbler     Cattus Island County Park

Palm Warbler     Bayview Ave Park

Pine Warbler     Cattus Island County Park

Yellow-rumped Warbler     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Prairie Warbler     Horicon Lake

Black-throated Green Warbler     Colliers Mills WMA

Eastern Towhee     Whiting WMA

American Tree Sparrow     Double Trouble State Park

Chipping Sparrow     35 Sunset Rd

Field Sparrow     Whiting WMA

Savannah Sparrow     Stafford Forge WMA

Grasshopper Sparrow     Lakehurst NAES

Saltmarsh Sparrow     Great Bay Blvd.

Seaside Sparrow     Cattus Island County Park

Fox Sparrow     Stafford Forge WMA

Song Sparrow     Crestwood Village

Swamp Sparrow     Whiting Power line cut

White-throated Sparrow     35 Sunset Rd

White-crowned Sparrow     New Egypt

Dark-eyed Junco     35 Sunset Rd

Scarlet Tanager     Colliers Mills WMA

Northern Cardinal     35 Sunset Rd

Blue Grosbeak     Cattus Island County Park

Indigo Bunting     Colliers Mills WMA

Red-winged Blackbird     Bayview Marina

Eastern Meadowlark     Lakehurst NAES

Rusty Blackbird     Whitesbog Ocean County portion

Common Grackle     New Egypt

Boat-tailed Grackle     Bayview Marina

Brown-headed Cowbird     New Egypt

Orchard Oriole     Double Trouble State Park

Baltimore Oriole     Colliers Mills WMA

House Finch     Whiting WMA

Pine Siskin     Whiting WMA

American Goldfinch     35 Sunset Rd

House Sparrow     Horicon Lake