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Black Skimmer (
Rynchops niger
)
Black Skimmer (
Rynchops niger
)
Tricolored Heron (
Egretta tricolor
)
Eastern Box Turtle (
Terrapene carolina
)
Common Tern (
Sterna hirundo
)
Black Scoter (
Melanitta americana
)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (
Calidris pusilla
)
Fish Crow (
Corvus ossifragus
)
Carolina Wren (
Thryothorus ludovicianus
)
Horseshoe Crab (
Limulus polyphemus
)
Nelson's Sparrow (
Ammospiza nelsoni
)
Field Sparrow (
Spizella pusilla
)
Northern Red-bellied Cooter (
Pseudemys rubriventris
)
Forster's Tern (
Sterna forsteri
)
Diamondback Terrapin (
Malaclemys terrapin
)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (
Calidris pusilla
)
Carolina Chickadee (
Poecile carolinensis
)
Osprey (
Pandion haliaetus
)
Fin Whale (
Balaenoptera physalus
)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (
Oceanites oceanicus
)
Bottlenosed Dolphin (
Tursiops truncatus
)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (
Caretta caretta
)
Black Skimmer (
Rynchops niger
)
Herring Gull (
Larus argentatus
)
Laughing Gull (
Larus atricilla
)
White-eyed Vireo (
Vireo griseus
)
Species seen in the state of New Jersey
Time Period:
All Time
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Species Recorded (123)
Birds ( 113 )
Storm Petrels ( Hydrobatidae )
Wilson's Storm-Petrel -
Oceanites oceanicus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Tricolored Heron -
Egretta tricolor
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck -
Anas rubripes
Snow Goose -
Anser caerulescens
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan -
Cygnus olor
Black Scoter -
Melanitta americana
Ruddy Duck -
Oxyura jamaicensis
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Wild Turkey -
Meleagris gallopavo
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Clapper Rail -
Rallus crepitans
Virginia Rail -
Rallus limicola
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Red Knot -
Calidris canutus
Stilt Sandpiper -
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper -
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper -
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper -
Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Great Black-backed Gull -
Larus marinus
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Least Tern -
Sternula antillarum
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Red-bellied Woodpecker -
Melanerpes carolinus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Acadian Flycatcher -
Empidonax virescens
Great Crested Flycatcher -
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Phoebe -
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow -
Corvus ossifragus
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Tufted Titmouse -
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee -
Poecile carolinensis
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
White-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta carolinensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren -
Thryothorus ludovicianus
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eastern Bluebird -
Sialia sialis
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Brown Thrasher -
Toxostoma rufum
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
White-eyed Vireo -
Vireo griseus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Worm-eating Warbler -
Helmitheros vermivorum
Prairie Warbler -
Setophaga discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler -
Setophaga dominica
Pine Warbler -
Setophaga pinus
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Blue Grosbeak -
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Saltmarsh Sparrow -
Ammospiza caudacuta
Seaside Sparrow -
Ammospiza maritima
Nelson's Sparrow -
Ammospiza nelsoni
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Eastern Towhee -
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow -
Spizella pusilla
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Boat-tailed Grackle -
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Sites Included
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Avalon, New Jersey
Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge - Cedar Swamp, New Jersey
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge - Deleware Bay, New Jersey
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge - Two Mile Beach, New Jersey
Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, New Jersey
Higbee Beach, New Jersey
Jake's Landing, New Jersey
Ocean View Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
Shell Bay Landing, New Jersey
Stone Harbor Point, New Jersey
Stone Harbor Wetlands Institute, New Jersey
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