Waretown Wawa Teardown

I was driving north on Route 9 yesterday in Waretown when I saw a cloud of dust up ahead. As I approached the traffic light at Wells Mills Road, I saw that the cloud was rising from what was the Wawa Market as an orange excavator smashed down repeatedly on its roof tearing big chunks of the building away.

In happier days

Now, this was never my favorite Wawa. It was on an oddly shaped plot, it was hard to get into (a tough left turn off 9) and harder to get out of (an impossible left turn onto Wells Mills) and it was shabby inside, but, it was a Wawa, and if you didn't stop at the one at Barnegat, you had to drive all the way up to Lacey for the next one (like a whole 3 miles).  Because the land it was standing on was small and of an indescribable geometric shape, there is no room to rebuild it as a "Super Wawa" (i.e. "gas station"), so there is one less Wawa in the world.

It's been a bad month for Wawas: my local one in Whiting has been closed down for renovation since Oct 22 (not to reopen until the 22nd of this month), which has meant no end of inconvenience for me and my brother & I fear that with the alterations made to the exterior of the building, plus new lighting it will cease to be a mothing hot spot. The equivalent of a nice patch of birding habitat getting mowed down, except that it really isn't ideal for moths to cling to the surface of a building out in the open--easy pickings for predators, not to mention "hunters." We really won't know until spring what the change means for lepidoptera in Whiting until the spring. Not many winter moths around.

South Toms River 11/17--New Wawa

Dover Road, South Toms River.

Ever since we moved here, Shari & I always said that Exit 80 off the Parkway would be a perfect place for a Wawa. There was a vacant lot right on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Dover Road and nowhere to buy coffee unless you count 7/11 which we don't. Evidently, the Wawa corporation agreed, because in April a "Coming Soon" sign went up. All the spring, summer, and into the fall, I tracked the progress the store, snapping an iPhone picture through the car window whenever I could:

May

June

July

August

September

"Soon" came today, when Shari texted me this picture:

She also sent me a self a "Ha-ha-ha" selfie, since she got in there first.

They opened at 5 AM today--had I known, I would have been first in line. When I got her text, I was about 3/4 of the way around the Manasquan Reservoir--this was almost as bad as hearing about a rare bird except that I was reasonably certain that the Wawa would be there when I got to it. But to get to it I had to take long way around, going east on I-195 and then south down the Parkway, probably about 25 miles out of my way. However, they were giving out free coffee.

This is the 83rd Wawa I have visited, encompassing 4 states: NJ, DE, PA, & FL. To see the others you can click here.

This is a pretty important one for us--it will change the way we go home driving south on the Parkway. No longer will we exit at 89 and put up with the traffic lights on Rt 70 so we stop at the Wawa on Vermont Avenue in Lakewood. Instead, we'll just cruise down to Exit 80 and swing around Rt 530 to Whiting, the original route we took when we first came to view the area 6 1/2 years ago.

There are a couple of other spots that could use a Wawa--the NE corner of the Wildlife Drive at Brig comes to mind--but I think that is unlikely.

As a memento of the new store I asked for a receipt--had to buy something since the coffee was free--and, naturally, I found a typo. The store is actually located in SOUTH
Toms River, a town distinct from the much larger one just to the north.

But I doubt anyone else will ever read their receipt beyond the numerals or care where they really are.

And so, after 6 1/2 years, a dream has finally taken on reality.

Central Park 3/3--Black-capped Chickadee

The Lake @ Central Park, looking west.

I had to go into the city today, so I did my first extra-Jersey birding of the year in Central Park. I looked at eBird last night and there had been nothing unusual reported there lately. I walked in The Ramble and made my way to the feeders. I had one bird in mind to find.

The feeders were very active, but there was nothing there that I couldn't see out the back window in Whiting. The most common bird was House Sparrow (actually, I rarely see them out our back window) and the runner up was White-throated Sparrow, some of which are molting into crisp breeding plumage:

Another birder came along and we chatted about what birds around. I told him, "I know this sounds silly, but the only bird I'm really interested in finding is Black-capped Chickadee." Although they're common in Central Park, I missed them last year on my few visits to the park (and to Prospect Park too) and I figured it would be the only bird I wouldn't regret using up for Bird A Day. He said that so long as there wasn't a hawk around, they usually show up in 10 minutes. Well, I'd been there for 20, but I guess he meant they show up in 10 minutes once he gets there, because one did fly in and sampled a few feeders, albeit too fast to get a photo.

I checked out the lake and only found a flock of Northern Shovelers doing their spinning feeding behavior, which I always find amusing. Geese and a few Mallards were the only other birds in the water.

Northern Shovelers shoveling

I checked out Turtle Pond from Belevedere Castle and it was devoid of birds. But I did hear and see two more chickadees on my way back to the feeders, where another birder pointed out a Fox Sparrow to me. I told him that earlier I'd had a couple of juncos there and he was very excited--he hadn't seen any juncos yet this year, which seems impossible to me. I also saw a Brown-headed Cowbird associating with a big flock of grackles; I remember last year seeing a birding group avidly chasing after a cowbird, which certainly seemed weird to me, but as is often pointed out, what's common in one place is a big deal in another (cf: Harris's Sparrow).

After a little over 2 hours I left the park with a decent list and went to my appointment:
25 species
Canada Goose  30     Lake, exact count
Mallard  3     Lake
Northern Shoveler  18     Lake, exact count
Ring-billed Gull  1
Rock Pigeon   4
Mourning Dove  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2     Feeders
Blue Jay  5
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
American Robin  3
European Starling  5
Fox Sparrow  1     Feeders
Dark-eyed Junco  2     Feeders
White-throated Sparrow  50
Song Sparrow  1     Feeders
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  3     Feeders
Common Grackle  40
Brown-headed Cowbird  1     Feeders
House Finch  10
American Goldfinch  25
House Sparrow  150

February Wrap-up--#@*#%! COLD

I think I can say without fear of contradiction that we're all officially sick of winter here. Even those in the household who purport to like cold weather are weary of it.

We did some good birding despite the unrelenting cold weather and seemingly endless snowstorms. The Common Murre in Wildwood was our best rarity in quite a while, and while we missed the Smith's Longspur in Stone Harbor we did get Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings there.  Our winter trip to Barnegat Light yielded up beautiful Harlequin Ducks and Purple Sandpipers and we didn't even have to climb on the jetty to get them. Common Goldeneyes were much easier to find this winter than at any other time I can remember. In fact, with all the frozen water, ducks were concentrated  in good numbers wherever there was open water--I saw a couple of hundred Hooded Mergansers along Great Bay Blvd., not a place they usually congregate in large flocks. Another highlight of the month was the trip we made to the Bridge to Nowhere after we'd been to Barnegat Light, both for the birds (Snowy & Short-eared Owls) and for the camaraderie of the group that ended a long day of birding there.

Pine Warbler

American Tree Sparrow

I spent long stretches of the month looking out the window at the feeders because of the inclement weather. I made sure there was plenty of seed, suet and peanut butter for the birds and it paid off with our continuing winter rarity Pine Warblers (yesterday we were up to 4 of them!) and a couple of unusual sparrows: an American Tree Sparrow was here for 3 days picking through the seeds in the snow and yesterday and today we've had our first Fox Sparrows of the year.

Fox Sparrow

The month's count was 104 species--not as good as last month, but last month we had that spectacular start at Cape May on New Year's Day.

Counties birded: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Ocean

Snow Goose     Brigantine
Brant     Stone Harbor Point
Canada Goose     Bayview Marina
Mute Swan     Cape Island--Lily Lake
Tundra Swan     Brigantine
Wood Duck     White's Bogs
Gadwall     Cape Island--Lily Lake
American Wigeon     Brigantine
American Black Duck     Wetlands Institute
Mallard     Wetlands Institute
Northern Shoveler     Cape Island--Lily Lake
Northern Pintail     Bayview Ave Park
Green-winged Teal     Brigantine
Canvasback     Riverfront Landing
Redhead     Riverfront Landing
Ring-necked Duck     Cape Island--Lily Lake
Greater Scaup     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Lesser Scaup     Sunset Lake
King Eider     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Harlequin Duck     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Surf Scoter     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
White-winged Scoter     St. Mary’s dune crossing
Black Scoter     St. Mary’s dune crossing
Long-tailed Duck     Stone Harbor Point
Bufflehead     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Common Goldeneye     Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars
Hooded Merganser     Cape Island--Lily Lake
Common Merganser     Pemberton Lake WMA
Red-breasted Merganser     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Ruddy Duck     Bayview Marina
Red-throated Loon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Common Loon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Pied-billed Grebe     Riverfront Landing
Horned Grebe     Stone Harbor Point
Double-crested Cormorant     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Great Cormorant     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Great Blue Heron     Bayview Marina
Black Vulture     Eno’s Pond
Turkey Vulture     Cape Island--Lily Lake
Northern Harrier     Stone Harbor Point
Sharp-shinned Hawk     Colliers Mills WMA
Bald Eagle     Whilldin Ave. dune crossing
Red-tailed Hawk     Bridge to Nowhere
American Coot     Cape Island--Lily Lake
American Oystercatcher     Brigantine
Killdeer     Eno’s Pond
Greater Yellowlegs     Eno’s Pond
Ruddy Turnstone     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Sanderling     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Dunlin     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Purple Sandpiper     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Wilson's Snipe     Eno’s Pond
American Woodcock     White's Bogs
Common Murre   Sunset Lake
Ring-billed Gull     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Herring Gull     Stone Harbor Point
Great Black-backed Gull     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Rock Pigeon     Iselin
Mourning Dove     Whilldin Ave. dune crossing
Snowy Owl     Bridge to Nowhere
Short-eared Owl     Bridge to Nowhere
Belted Kingfisher     GSP MM 11
Red-headed Woodpecker     Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve
Red-bellied Woodpecker     Cattus Island County Park
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     Colliers Mills WMA
Downy Woodpecker     35 Sunset Rd
Northern Flicker  GSP MM 30
Merlin     Crestwood Village
Peregrine Falcon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Blue Jay     Cape Island--Lily Lake
American Crow     St. Mary’s dune crossing
Fish Crow     Pandora Diner parking lot
Horned Lark     Vincentown-Pemberton Rd
Tree Swallow     Brigantine
Carolina Chickadee     St. Mary’s dune crossing
Tufted Titmouse     35 Sunset Rd
White-breasted Nuthatch     35 Sunset Rd
Brown Creeper     Crestwood Village
Carolina Wren     35 Sunset Rd
Golden-crowned Kinglet     Crestwood Village
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     35 Sunset Rd
Eastern Bluebird     Whiting WMA
Hermit Thrush     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
American Robin     Stone Harbor Point
Northern Mockingbird     St. Mary’s dune crossing
European Starling     Stone Harbor Median
Lapland Longspur     Stone Harbor Point
Snow Bunting     Stone Harbor Point
Pine Warbler     35 Sunset Rd
Yellow-rumped Warbler     Stone Harbor Median
American Tree Sparrow     St. Mary’s dune crossing
Savannah Sparrow     Stone Harbor Point
Fox Sparrow     Wetlands Institute
Song Sparrow     Wetlands Institute
White-throated Sparrow     35 Sunset Rd
Dark-eyed Junco     35 Sunset Rd
Northern Cardinal     Cape May SP--entrance
Red-winged Blackbird     Stone Harbor Median
Common Grackle     18 Aberdeen Avenue
Boat-tailed Grackle     Barnegat Lighthouse SP
Brown-headed Cowbird     Stone Harbor Median
House Finch     35 Sunset Rd
American Goldfinch     35 Sunset Rd
House Sparrow     Wetlands Institute

Snow Goose     Brigantine

Brant     Stone Harbor Point

Canada Goose     Bayview Marina

Mute Swan     Cape Island--Lily Lake

Tundra Swan     Brigantine

Wood Duck     White's Bogs

Gadwall     Cape Island--Lily Lake

American Wigeon     Brigantine

American Black Duck     Wetlands Institute

Mallard     Wetlands Institute

Northern Shoveler     Cape Island--Lily Lake

Northern Pintail     Bayview Ave Park

Green-winged Teal     Brigantine

Canvasback     Riverfront Landing

Redhead     Riverfront Landing

Ring-necked Duck     Cape Island--Lily Lake

Greater Scaup     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Lesser Scaup     Sunset Lake

King Eider     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Harlequin Duck     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Surf Scoter     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

White-winged Scoter     St. Mary’s dune crossing

Black Scoter     St. Mary’s dune crossing

Long-tailed Duck     Stone Harbor Point

Bufflehead     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Common Goldeneye     Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars

Hooded Merganser     Cape Island--Lily Lake

Common Merganser     Pemberton Lake WMA

Red-breasted Merganser     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Ruddy Duck     Bayview Marina

Red-throated Loon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Common Loon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Pied-billed Grebe     Riverfront Landing

Horned Grebe     Stone Harbor Point

Double-crested Cormorant     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Great Cormorant     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Great Blue Heron     Bayview Marina

Black Vulture     Eno’s Pond

Turkey Vulture     Cape Island--Lily Lake

Northern Harrier     Stone Harbor Point

Sharp-shinned Hawk     Colliers Mills WMA

Bald Eagle     Whilldin Ave. dune crossing

Red-tailed Hawk     Bridge to Nowhere

American Coot     Cape Island--Lily Lake

American Oystercatcher     Brigantine

Killdeer     Eno’s Pond

Greater Yellowlegs     Eno’s Pond

Ruddy Turnstone     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Sanderling     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Dunlin     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Purple Sandpiper     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Wilson's Snipe     Eno’s Pond

American Woodcock     White's Bogs

Common Murre   Sunset Lake

Ring-billed Gull     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Herring Gull     Stone Harbor Point

Great Black-backed Gull     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Rock Pigeon     Iselin

Mourning Dove     Whilldin Ave. dune crossing

Snowy Owl     Bridge to Nowhere

Short-eared Owl     Bridge to Nowhere

Belted Kingfisher     GSP MM 11

Red-headed Woodpecker     Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve

Red-bellied Woodpecker     Cattus Island County Park

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     Colliers Mills WMA

Downy Woodpecker     35 Sunset Rd

Northern Flicker  GSP MM 30

Merlin     Crestwood Village

Peregrine Falcon     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Blue Jay     Cape Island--Lily Lake

American Crow     St. Mary’s dune crossing

Fish Crow     Pandora Diner parking lot

Horned Lark     Vincentown-Pemberton Rd

Tree Swallow     Brigantine

Carolina Chickadee     St. Mary’s dune crossing

Tufted Titmouse     35 Sunset Rd

White-breasted Nuthatch     35 Sunset Rd

Brown Creeper     Crestwood Village

Carolina Wren     35 Sunset Rd

Golden-crowned Kinglet     Crestwood Village

Ruby-crowned Kinglet     35 Sunset Rd

Eastern Bluebird     Whiting WMA

Hermit Thrush     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

American Robin     Stone Harbor Point

Northern Mockingbird     St. Mary’s dune crossing

European Starling     Stone Harbor Median

Lapland Longspur     Stone Harbor Point

Snow Bunting     Stone Harbor Point

Pine Warbler     35 Sunset Rd

Yellow-rumped Warbler     Stone Harbor Median

American Tree Sparrow     St. Mary’s dune crossing

Savannah Sparrow     Stone Harbor Point

Fox Sparrow     Wetlands Institute

Song Sparrow     Wetlands Institute

White-throated Sparrow     35 Sunset Rd

Dark-eyed Junco     35 Sunset Rd

Northern Cardinal     Cape May SP--entrance

Red-winged Blackbird     Stone Harbor Median

Common Grackle     18 Aberdeen Avenue

Boat-tailed Grackle     Barnegat Lighthouse SP

Brown-headed Cowbird     Stone Harbor Median

House Finch     35 Sunset Rd

American Goldfinch     35 Sunset Rd

House Sparrow     Wetlands Institute

Carolina Wrens like peanut butter, too.

Schoolhouse Road 1/4--Golden-crowned Kinglet

We were supposed to go on a field trip to look for waterfowl in Monmouth County this morning but when we arose the temperature here in Whiting was minus 7. Aside from the hypothermia threat, what birds were we going to see when all the water is frozen? We decided not to go.

I spent the morning monitoring the feeders. Amazing how hardy these winter birds are, flitting around on the snow picking off seeds. Our over-wintering Pine Warblers made another appearance at the suet feeder and I was able to get one good photo. Bright male on the left, the first year female (probably) split by the icicle on the right.

By mid-afternoon the temperature had reached a sub-tropical 29 degrees and I could bear being house-bound no longer so I took a walk through the village over to the power line cut off Schoolhouse Road. Right before I reached entrance, in a field with a few bare trees, I saw some activity and heard the familiar buzz of Golden-crowned Kinglets.  I managed to pish a couple into sight after they had dived into a tangle. They're the only FOY I got today.

I've found that the tops of the power line towers are very reliable for Red-tailed Hawks and today there was one on the first tower off the road.

They're very skittish, considering how high up they are. I approached 10 more steps and it flew off.

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