2018 - Birds of New Jersey Click on a thumbnail below to start the lightbox viewer Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), male – Takanassee Lake Park, NJ Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – Takanassee Lake Park, NJ Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) – Takanassee Lake Park, NJ Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), male – Shark River Inlet, NJ Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), males – Shark River Inlet, NJ Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) – Shark River Inlet, NJ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) – Shark River Inlet, NJ Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis), males & females – Shark River Inlet, NJ Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – Shark River Inlet, NJ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) – Manasquan Inlet, NJ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) – Manasquan Inlet, NJ Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), male – Manasquan Inlet, NJ Common Loon (Gavia immer) – Manasquan Inlet, NJ Common Loon (Gavia immer) – Manasquan Inlet, NJ Common Loon (Gavia immer) – Manasquan Inlet, NJ Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – Lake Como Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) – Manasquan Inlet, North Jetty Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) – Manasquan Inlet, North Jetty Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) – Manasquan Inlet, North Jetty Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – Manasquan Inlet, North Jetty Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) – Manasquan Inlet, North Jetty Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) – Spruce Run Recreation Area, NJ Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) – Round Valley Recreation Area, NJ Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) – Round Valley Recreation Area, NJ Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) – drake – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Mute swan (Cygnus olor) – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) – drake – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Fish crow (Corvus ossifragus) – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) – hen – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Snow goose / blue morph (Anser caerulescens) – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ Common loon (Gavia immer) – Barnegat Lighthouse, NJ Boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) – Barnegat Lighthouse, NJ Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – Sandy Hook, NJ Red-shouldered Hawk( Buteo lineatus) – Sandy Hook, NJ Red-shouldered Hawk( Buteo lineatus) – Sandy Hook, NJ Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) – Sandy Hook, NJ Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) – Sandy Hook, NJ Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) – Sandy Hook, NJ Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) – Sandy Hook, NJ Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) – Sandy Hook, NJ White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Duke Island Park, NJ Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) – Duke Island Park, NJ Duke Island Park, NJ Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) – Duke Island Park, NJ Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) – Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, NJ Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Great egret (Ardea alba) – Glenhurst Meadows, NJ Purple Martin (Progne subis) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) – female – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) – juvenile – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) – Great Swamp NWR, NJ Dragonfly – Great Swamp NWR, NJ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) – Great Swamp NWR, NJ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) – Great Swamp NWR, NJ Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) – Great Swamp NWR, NJ Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) – male – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) – Lord Stirling Park, NJ Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) – fledgling – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) – fledgling – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) – female – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) – male – Cider Mill Road Grassland Preserve, NJ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) – Lake Takanassee, NJ Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) – male – Lake Takanassee, NJ Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) – female – Lake Takanassee, NJ Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) – Lake Takanassee, NJ American Wigeon (Mareca americana) – male – Takanassee Lake Park, NJ American Wigeon (Mareca americana) – female – Takanassee Lake Park, NJ Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) – Takanassee Lake Park, NJ Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) – male – Lake Takanassee, NJ Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) – Silver Lake, NJ
