Saturday, December 31, 2016

My Birding Year

Purple Honeycreeper, Yrette, Trinidad
Best year.

In terms of number of species recorded, in terms of lifers, in terms of exciting, beautiful birds seen, it was my best year of birding.

For the year I listed 446 species, not as many as the 500 I secretly set a goal for at the beginning of the year, but by far more than I've had in the past. As to lifers, I had 140 new species added to the life list, the most since I started paying attention to that category. Of course, the vast majority of them came from our trip to Trinidad & Tobago.

The year got off to a slow, cold start. Besides finding the usual birds in January, the only one that really stands out in my memory was the trek I took on January 3 along the windswept beach of Holgate in search of a Snowy Owl, which I did eventually find, and a good thing too, because there have been only a few times in my birding years that I considered myself a total idiot, going out in weather that I would usually pay money to avoid.

The first lifer of the year didn't come until February when a HARRIS'S SPARROW started to frequent a feeder on a suburban street in Mercer County about an hour from here. Since it was first reported during the Great Backyard Bird Count, I didn't take the listing seriously, as all kinds of "rarities" are reported that week by casual birders, but this sighting turned out to true. I drove up there one morning and searched around the area only to be told a fellow birder that, while I was in the right place, the bird was up the block. Shari wanted to see the bird too, so we drove back a day or so later and failed to find. It took three tries before she could get the bird and then it was thanks to a homeowner who pointed it out to us and let us view it from her driveway.

A couple of trips that month to the Trenton Sewage Ponds turned up some great warblers, especially for winter--Nashville, Yellow-throated, Palm, Pine, & Yellow-rumped. Lots of tiny bugs to eat at the sewage ponds as you can imagine, so why fly south when you save energy and stay nearer your breeding grounds? I missed the Orange-crowned Warbler there but did get it at the feeder at Manasquan Reservoir.

The early spring was fairly uneventful, though Shari was happy to get her first Oystercatcher of the year. Then it was off to Trinidad & Tobago which was everything we hoped for, including the big, spectacular birds of the country:
RUFOUS-VENTED CHACHALACA

TRINIDAD PIPING-GUAN
TRINIDAD MOTMOT
                                                                          OILBIRD
I participated in the World Series of Birding on Pete's team and while we didn't do as well as we'd have liked, we did get more species in one day than I've ever had and a had rollicking good time, starting at 2:30 in the morning with whip-poor-wills and ending at sunset with I don't know what bird.

The summer had all the herons and egrets one could want, including the famous Reddish Egret that Greg found out on the Great Sedge Islands. When he sent me a picture of the bird, before he was 100% sure of its identification, I was at a Blue Claws game and I can tell you that the gnashing of my teeth drowned out the crack of the bat.

LARK BUNTING, Sandy Hook
I didn't get my next life bird until September when a LARK BUNTING showed up at Sandy Hook. I was there early the next morning and luckily got on the bird because it was gone the next day.

Speaking of larks, I listed MUSCOVY DUCK in Monmouth County in November because there is a large population of them there and they do breed but I didn't feel great about having this feral species that is not on the official NJ list on my life list. But they are such great looking birds that I found them irresistible. Fortunately, we saw them this month in Florida where they are considered "countable" and non-controversial.

The last 3 lifers for the year were also this month in Florida: GRAY-HEADED SWAMPHEN, RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER, and, finally, after missing it our last trip 3 years ago, FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY.

I don't start the new year with a lot of hopes or goals. I just go out virtually every day and look around. Sometimes I find an unusual bird. Most times the day just turns out to be practice: What's that whistle? What's that song? What's that bird on the wire, what's that bird at the top of the tree a little too far for me to see, can I get it by giss? Birding with Mike, Pete, Greg, Bob and Kim has made me a better birder, which in the end, means more to me than another tick on the list.

But I do love my lists!
Here is 2016's. HAPPY NEW YEAR  to all my dozen readers.
Species                First Sighting
LITTLE TINAMOU   Waller Field

Greater White-fronted Goose   Island Heights baseball field
Snow Goose   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Brant   Sandy Hook
Barnacle Goose   Monroe--S. Middlesex Av Ponds
Cackling Goose   Prospertown Lake
Canada Goose   Rt. 70--Manchester
Mute Swan   Lake Takanassee
Tundra Swan   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
MUSCOVY DUCK   Fletcher Lake
Wood Duck   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Lily Lake
Gadwall   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Eurasian Wigeon   Lake Takanassee
American Wigeon   Lake Takanassee
American Black Duck   Oceanic Bridge--north end
Mallard   Lake Takanassee
Mottled Duck   J. N. Ding Darling NWR
Blue-winged Teal   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Northern Shoveler   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Northern Pintail   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Green-winged Teal   Cape Island--CMPSP (Cape May Point SP)
Canvasback   Lake Takanassee
Redhead   Marshall's Pond
Ring-necked Duck   Marshall's Pond
Greater Scaup   Riverfront Landing
Lesser Scaup   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Common Eider   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Harlequin Duck   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Surf Scoter   Sandy Hook
White-winged Scoter   Sandy Hook
Black Scoter   Sandy Hook
Long-tailed Duck   Sandy Hook
Bufflehead   Oceanic Bridge--north end
Common Goldeneye   Sandy Hook
Hooded Merganser   Lake Takanassee
Common Merganser   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Red-breasted Merganser   Oceanic Bridge--north end
Ruddy Duck   Oceanic Bridge--north end

RUFOUS-VENTED CHACHALACA   Cuffie River Nature Resort
TRINIDAD PIPING-GUAN   Grande Riviere
Ring-necked Pheasant   GSP MM 48
Wild Turkey   Crestwood Village

Red-throated Loon   Sandy Hook
Pacific Loon   Sandy Hook
Common Loon   Sandy Hook
Pied-billed Grebe   Manahawkin Lake
Horned Grebe   Sandy Hook
Western Grebe   Allenhurst--Corlies Ave

RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD   Little Tobago Island

Wood Stork   Harns Marsh
Magnificent Frigatebird   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir
Brown Booby   Blue Waters Inn--Starwood tr
RED-FOOTED BOOBY   Little Tobago Island
Northern Gannet   Sandy Hook
Great Cormorant   Sandy Hook
Double-crested Cormorant   Sandy Hook
Anhinga   Caroni Swamp
American White Pelican   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Brown Pelican   Paria Main Road, San Souci

American Bittern   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Great Blue Heron   Silver Lake and Ferruggiaro Park
Great Egret   Great Egg Harbor
Snowy Egret   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Barnegat
Little Blue Heron   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Tricolored Heron   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Reddish Egret   Island Beach SP--Winter Anchorage
Cattle Egret   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Green Heron   Bunker Hill Bogs
STRIATED HERON   Caroni Swamp
Black-crowned Night-Heron   Heislerville WMA
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
White Ibis   Holiday Inn FLL-west
SCARLET IBIS   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Glossy Ibis   Cattus Island County Park
White-faced Ibis   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Roseate Spoonbill   J. N. Ding Darling NWR

Black Vulture   Stafford--Hilliard & Route 9
Turkey Vulture   Sandy Hook
Osprey   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
GRAY-HEADED KITE   Grande Riviere
Golden Eagle   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Snail Kite   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Mississippi Kite   Waretown
PLUMBEOUS KITE   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir
Northern Harrier   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
Sharp-shinned Hawk   35 Sunset Rd
Cooper's Hawk   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Bald Eagle   Oceanic Bridge--north end
COMMON BLACK HAWK   Paria Main Road, Grand Rivière
SAVANNA HAWK   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Red-shouldered Hawk   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Broad-winged Hawk   Cuffie River Nature Lodge Driveway
Short-tailed Hawk   Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Red-tailed Hawk   Field next to Lakewood Wawa

MANGROVE RAIL   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Clapper Rail   Manahawkin WMA
GRAY-HEADED SWAMPHEN   Harns Marsh
Common Gallinule   Lake of the Lilies
American Coot   Lake Takanassee

Limpkin   Harns Marsh

Sandhill Crane   New Egypt--Brynmore / Big Woods Rd. fields

Black-necked Stilt   Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
American Avocet   Absecon Creek
American Oystercatcher   Sandy Hook
Black-bellied Plover   Sandy Hook
SOUTHERN LAPWING   Aripo Livestock Station
Wilson's Plover   San Carlos Bay/Bunche Beach Preserve
Semipalmated Plover   Caroni Swamp
Piping Plover   Island Beach SP--South Beach to Inlet
Killdeer   Manahawkin Lake
WATTLED JACANA   Aripo Livestock Station
Whimbrel   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Hudsonian Godwit   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Marbled Godwit   Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Ruddy Turnstone   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Red Knot   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Ruff   Heislerville WMA
Stilt Sandpiper   White's Bogs
Curlew Sandpiper   Heislerville WMA
Sanderling   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Dunlin   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Purple Sandpiper   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Baird's Sandpiper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Least Sandpiper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
White-rumped Sandpiper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Pectoral Sandpiper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Semipalmated Sandpiper   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Western Sandpiper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Short-billed Dowitcher   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Long-billed Dowitcher   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Wilson's Snipe   Shelter Cove Park
American Woodcock   35 Sunset Rd
Wilson's Phalarope   Holmdel-Willowbrook Rd 
Red-necked Phalarope   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Spotted Sandpiper   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Solitary Sandpiper   Cloverdale Farm
Greater Yellowlegs   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Willet   Little Tobago Island
Lesser Yellowlegs   Absecon Creek

Parasitic Jaeger   Sandy Hook

Razorbill   Manasquan Inlet

Bonaparte's Gull   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Black-headed Gull   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Laughing Gull   Barnegat Municipal Dock
Ring-billed Gull   Sandy Hook
Herring Gull   Oceanic Bridge--north end
Iceland Gull   Sandy Hook
Lesser Black-backed Gull   Island Beach SP--South Beach to Inlet
Great Black-backed Gull   Oceanic Bridge--north end
Least Tern   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Gull-billed Tern   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Caspian Tern   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Black Tern   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Common Tern   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Forster's Tern   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Royal Tern   Castara Bay
Sandwich Tern   Sanibel Beach
Black Skimmer   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA

Rock Pigeon   Lake Takanassee
PALE-VENTED PIGEON   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir
SCALED PIGEON   Asa Wright Nature Centre
Eurasian Collared-Dove   Sanibel 26.4355x-82.0473
Common Ground-Dove   Sanibel Captiva Rd - 26.4383x-82.0910
Ruddy Ground-Dove   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
White-tipped Dove   Mt. Plasir Estate
GRAY-FRONTED DOVE   Asa Wright Nature Centre
Mourning Dove   Stafford Avenue

GREATER ANI   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Smooth-billed Ani   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Striped Cuckoo   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Yellow-billed Cuckoo   Colliers Mills WMA
Black-billed Cuckoo   Colliers Mills WMA

Eastern Screech-Owl   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
TROPICAL SCREECH-OWL   Caroni Swamp
Great Horned Owl   White's Bogs
Snowy Owl   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Holgate (Long Beach Island)
FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL   Mt. Plasir Estate
Burrowing Owl   Pelican Blvd. Baseball Fields
Barred Owl   White's Bog (Ocean Co.)
Long-eared Owl   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave

Common Nighthawk   Lakehurst NAES
COMMON PAURAQUE   Aripo Livestock Station
WHITE-TAILED NIGHTJAR   Aripo Livestock Station
Chuck-will's-widow   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Eastern Whip-poor-will   35 Sunset Rd

COMMON POTOO   Caroni Swamp

OILBIRD   Asa Wright Nature Centre

Chimney Swift   Lake Enno
SHORT-TAILED SWIFT   Caroni Swamp
BAND-RUMPED SWIFT   Aripo Livestock Station
GRAY-RUMPED SWIFT   Cuffie River Nature Resort
FORK-TAILED PALM-SWIFT   Waller Field

WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN   Yrette
RUFOUS-BREASTED HERMIT   Yrette
GREEN HERMIT   Yrette
RUBY-TOPAZ HUMMINGBIRD   Aripo Livestock Station
GREEN-THROATED MANGO   Caroni Swamp
BLACK-THROATED MANGO   Aripo Livestock Station
TUFTED COQUETTE   Asa Wright Nature Centre
LONG-BILLED STARTHROAT   Yrette
Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Crestwood Village
BLUE-TAILED EMERALD   Aripo Livestock Station
BLUE-CHINNED SAPPHIRE   Yrette
WHITE-TAILED SABREWING   Tobago Forest Reserve--Gilpin Trace
WHITE-CHESTED EMERALD   Aripo Livestock Station
COPPER-RUMPED HUMMINGBIRD   Yrette

GREEN-BACKED TROGON   Blanchisseuse Rd
GUIANAN TROGON   Grande Riviere
COLLARED TROGON   Asa Wright Nature Centre

TRINIDAD MOTMOT   Asa Wright Nature Centre

Belted Kingfisher   Cattus Island County Park
AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER   Caroni Swamp

RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR   Blanchisseuse Rd

CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir

Red-headed Woodpecker   Colliers Mills WMA
RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER   Cuffie River Nature Resort
Red-bellied Woodpecker   35 Sunset Rd
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Bamber Lake
Downy Woodpecker   Cattus Island County Park
Hairy Woodpecker   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER   Babcock-Webb WMA
RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER   Blanchisseuse Rd
Northern Flicker   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
CHESTNUT WOODPECKER   Blanchisseuse Rd
LINEATED WOODPECKER   Aripo Livestock Station
Pileated Woodpecker   East Gulf Drive

YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA   Aripo Livestock Station
American Kestrel   Robert J Miller Air Park
Merlin   Monmouth Beach
BAT FALCON   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir
Peregrine Falcon   East Bay Av, Stafford Township

LILAC-TAILED PARROTLET   Blanchisseuse Rd
Monk Parakeet   Carteret--Washington Avenue
BLUE-HEADED PARROT   Blanchisseuse Rd
ORANGE-WINGED PARROT   Aripo Livestock Station
GREEN-RUMPED PARROTLET   Aripo Livestock Station

GREAT ANTSHRIKE   Aripo Livestock Station
BLACK-CRESTED ANTSHRIKE   Caroni Swamp
BARRED ANTSHRIKE   Aripo Livestock Station
WHITE-FLANKED ANTWREN   Blanchisseuse Rd
WHITE-FRINGED ANTWREN   Cuffie River Nature Lodge Driveway
WHITE-BELLIED ANTBIRD   Blanchisseuse Rd
BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH   Blanchisseuse Rd

PLAIN-BROWN WOODCREEPER   Blanchisseuse Rd
COCOA WOODCREEPER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
STRAIGHT-BILLED WOODCREEPER   Caroni Swamp
STREAKED XENOPS   Asa Wright Nature Centre
YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL   Aripo Livestock Station
PALE-BREASTED SPINETAIL   Grande Riviere
STRIPE-BREASTED SPINETAIL   Asa Wright Nature Centre

FOREST ELAENIA   Asa Wright Nature Centre
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA   Aripo Livestock Station
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
SLATY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER   Blanchisseuse Rd
YELLOW-breasted Flycatcher   Caroni Swamp
EULER'S FLYCATCHER   Blanchisseuse Rd
Olive-sided Flycatcher   Cloverdale Farm
Eastern Wood-Pewee   Colliers Mills WMA
TROPICAL PEWEE   Blanchisseuse Rd
Acadian Flycatcher   Taylor Ln
Willow Flycatcher   Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve
Least Flycatcher   Old Mine Road IBA
Eastern Phoebe   Sandy Hook
PIED WATER-TYRANT   Aripo Livestock Station
WHITE-HEADED MARSH TYRANT   Aripo Livestock Station
BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA   Asa Wright Nature Centre
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER   Blanchisseuse Rd
VENEZUELAN FLYCATCHER   Cuffie River Nature Resort
Great Crested Flycatcher   Colliers Mills WMA
Brown-crested Flycatcher   Cuffie River Nature Resort
Great Kiskadee   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir
STREAKED FLYCATCHER   Aripo Livestock Station
PIRATIC FLYCATCHER   Grande Riviere
SULPHURY FLYCATCHER   Waller Field
TROPICAL KINGBIRD   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Eastern Kingbird   Island Beach SP--Spizzle Creek Blind Trail
Gray Kingbird   Aripo Livestock Station
Fork-tailed Flycatcher   Aripo Livestock Station

BEARDED BELLBIRD   Asa Wright Nature Centre

BLUE-BACKED MANAKIN   Tobago Forest Reserve--Gilpin Trace
WHITE-BEARDED MANAKIN   Asa Wright Nature Centre
GOLDEN-HEADED MANAKIN   Asa Wright Nature Centre

BLACK-TAILED TITYRA   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir

Loggerhead Shrike   Babcock-Webb WMA
Northern Shrike   Sandy Hook

RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE   Arena Forest Reserve
GOLDEN-FRONTED GREENLET   Asa Wright Nature Centre
White-eyed Vireo   Bunker Hill Bogs
Yellow-throated Vireo   Colliers Mills WMA
Blue-headed Vireo   Island Beach SP--Reed's Road
Philadelphia Vireo   Sandy Hook
Warbling Vireo   Colliers Mills WMA
Red-eyed Vireo   Aripo Livestock Station

Blue Jay   35 Sunset Rd
FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY   Cape Coral
American Crow   35 Sunset Rd
Fish Crow   Union Transportation Trail
Common Raven   Rt 539-MDL

Horned Lark   Jackson Liberty HS

Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Double Trouble State Park
SOUTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW   Aripo Livestock Station
Purple Martin   Bamber Lake
CARIBBEAN MARTIN   Cuffie River Nature Resort
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN   Holiday Inn Express Piarco
Tree Swallow   Trenton Sewage Ponds
White-winged Swallow   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Bank Swallow   Cloverdale Farm
Barn Swallow   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Cave Swallow   Sandy Hook

Carolina Chickadee   35 Sunset Rd
Black-capped Chickadee   Central Park
Tufted Titmouse   35 Sunset Rd

Red-breasted Nuthatch   Cranberry Bogs--Dover Rd
White-breasted Nuthatch   35 Sunset Rd

Brown Creeper   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)

House Wren   Aripo Livestock Station
Winter Wren   Ocean County Parks Offices
Sedge Wren   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Marsh Wren   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Carolina Wren   35 Sunset Rd
RUFOUS-BREASTED WREN   Waller Field

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Cattus Island County Park

Golden-crowned Kinglet   Cattus Island County Park
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   Assunpink WMA

Eastern Bluebird   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Veery   35 Sunset Rd
Gray-cheeked Thrush   Forest Resource Education Center
Swainson's Thrush   Baldpate Mt
Hermit Thrush   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Wood Thrush   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
YELLOW-LEGGED THRUSH   Tobago Forest Reserve--Gilpin Trace
COCOA THRUSH   Asa Wright Nature Centre
SPECTACLED THRUSH   Grande Riviere
WHITE-NECKED THRUSH   Blanchisseuse Rd
American Robin   Cattus Island County Park

Gray Catbird   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Brown Thrasher   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Northern Mockingbird   Assunpink WMA

European Starling   Oceanic Bridge--north end

Cedar Waxwing   Cattus Island County Park

Lapland Longspur   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Snow Bunting   Sandy Hook

Ovenbird   Bunker Hill Bogs
Worm-eating Warbler   Belleplain State Forest
Louisiana Waterthrush   Belleplain State Forest
Northern Waterthrush   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Blue-winged Warbler   Cranberry Bogs--Dover Rd
Black-and-white Warbler   Colliers Mills WMA
Prothonotary Warbler   Cloverdale Farm
Orange-crowned Warbler   Manasquan Reservoir IBA
Nashville Warbler   Trenton Sewage Ponds
MASKED YELLOWTHROAT   Aripo Savannah--Cumuto Road
Mourning Warbler   Sandy Hook
Common Yellowthroat   Bunker Hill Bogs
Hooded Warbler   Belleplain State Forest
American Redstart   Island Beach SP--Reed's Road
Cerulean Warbler   Old Mine Road IBA
Northern Parula   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
TROPICAL PARULA   Grande Riviere
Magnolia Warbler   Island Beach SP--Reed's Road
Bay-breasted Warbler   Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary
Blackburnian Warbler   William Warren County Park
Yellow Warbler   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
Chestnut-sided Warbler   Lakehurst Railroad Tracks
Blackpoll Warbler   Island Beach SP--Reed's Road
Black-throated Blue Warbler   Manahawkin WMA
Palm Warbler   Trenton Sewage Ponds
Pine Warbler   Cranberry Bogs--Dover Rd
Yellow-rumped Warbler   Cattus Island County Park
Yellow-throated Warbler   Trenton Sewage Ponds
Prairie Warbler   Island Beach SP--Reed's Road
Black-throated Green Warbler   Island Beach SP--Reed's Road
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
Canada Warbler   Cattus Island County Park
Wilson's Warbler   Lakehurst Railroad Tracks
Yellow-breasted Chat   Assunpink WMA--Navigation Beacon

MASKED CARDINAL   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
WHITE-LINED TANAGER   Aripo Livestock Station
SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER   Grande Riviere
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER   Aripo Livestock Station
PALM TANAGER   Aripo Livestock Station
TURQUOISE TANAGER   Grande Riviere
BAY-HEADED TANAGER   Asa Wright Nature Centre

PURPLE HONEYCREEPER   Yrette
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER   Cuffie River Nature Resort
GREEN HONEYCREEPER   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir

SAFFRON FINCH   Piarco International Airport
GRASSLAND YELLOW-FINCH   Aripo Livestock Station
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT   Aripo Livestock Station
Bananaquit   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Black-faced Grassquit   Delaford

GRAYISH SALTATOR   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Grasshopper Sparrow   Colliers Mills WMA
Saltmarsh Sparrow   Manahawkin WMA
Seaside Sparrow   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
American Tree Sparrow   Cranberry Bogs--Dover Rd
Chipping Sparrow   35 Sunset Rd
Clay-colored Sparrow   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Field Sparrow   Cranberry Bogs--Dover Rd
Lark Bunting   Sandy Hook
Fox Sparrow   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Dark-eyed Junco   35 Sunset Rd
White-crowned Sparrow   Assunpink WMA
HARRIS'S SPARROW   Old Washington Crossing Rd
White-throated Sparrow   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Vesper Sparrow   Tuckerton--Great Bay Bvld. WMA
Savannah Sparrow   Colliers Mills WMA
Song Sparrow   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Lincoln's Sparrow   Island Beach SP--Spizzle Creek Blind Trail
Swamp Sparrow   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
Eastern Towhee   Levi's Rd—Stafford

Summer Tanager   Horicon Lake
Scarlet Tanager   Belleplain State Forest
RED-CROWNED ANT-TANAGER   Asa Wright Nature Centre
Northern Cardinal   35 Sunset Rd
Rose-breasted Grosbeak   35 Sunset Rd
Blue Grosbeak   Colliers Mills WMA
Indigo Bunting   Union Transportation Trail--Sharon Station
Dickcissel   Laurel Run Park

Bobolink   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
Red-winged Blackbird   Cattus Island County Park
Eastern Meadowlark   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Brigantine Unit)
RED-BREASTED MEADOWLARK   Holiday Inn Express Piarco
Rusty Blackbird   White's Bog (Ocean Co.)
Common Grackle   Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Boat-tailed Grackle   Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Bridge to Nowhere
CARIB GRACKLE   Caroni rice fields--by Uriah Butler
Shiny Cowbird   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Brown-headed Cowbird   St. Mary's Cemetery
GIANT COWBIRD   Grande Riviere
Orchard Oriole   Assunpink WMA
YELLOW Oriole   Aripo Livestock (Agriculture Research) Station
Baltimore Oriole   Ocean City Welcome Center
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir
CRESTED OROPENDOLA   Arena Forest Reserve and Reservoir

TRINIDAD EUPHONIA   Blanchisseuse Rd
VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA   Aripo Livestock Station

House Finch   Sandy Hook
Purple Finch   Manahawkin WMA--Beach Ave
Pine Siskin   35 Sunset Rd
American Goldfinch   35 Sunset Rd

House Sparrow   Stafford--Hilliard & Route 9