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Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)



Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris) Forsters Tern (Sterna forsteri) Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Wilsons 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) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Species seen in the state of New Jersey

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Species Recorded (106)

Birds ( 96 )

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
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 )
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor

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

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Clapper Rail - Rallus crepitans

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola

Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Sanderling - Calidris alba
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

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
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

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Saltmarsh Sparrow - Ammospiza caudacuta
Seaside Sparrow - Ammospiza maritima
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
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


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