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New Jersey - 12th - 22nd May 2013
TRIP REPORT NEW JERSEY, U.S.A. 12 MAY TO 22 MAY 2013 GLYN SELLORS & CHRIS SELLORS YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST FLIGHT FROM HEATHROW TO NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL, ARRIVING AT 13.30 LOCAL TIME. ( 1.5 HOURS TO CLEAR CUSTOMS ) WE TOOK THE SHUTTLE TO AVIS TO COLLECT OUR MEDIUM SIZED CAR - THEN DROVE FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS TO CAPE MAY – CHECKED IN AT THE STAR INN HOTEL FOR 10 NIGHTS. QUITE A SMALL ROOM, BUT VERY CLEAN WITH A REALLY NICE SHOWER – TOWELS CHANGED TWICE DAILY & BED SHEETS CHANGED EVERY DAY. WE HAD VOUCHERS FOR BREAKFAST ACROSS THE ROAD AT CONGRESS HALL – EXCELLENT FOOD – THE EVENING MEALS WERE VERY GOOD AS WELL, THOUGH A BIT PRICEY – SO WE DIDN’T EAT THERE EVERY NIGHT. THIS PART OF NEW JERSEY IS FAIRLY EASY TO BIRD, ALL THE NATURE RESERVES ARE WITHIN A FEW MILES OF CAPE MAY – HEISLERVILLE IS JUST OVER THE BORDER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, BUT THAT’S ONLY 45 MINUTES’ DRIVE FROM CAPE MAY. BRIGANTINE IS IN ATLANTIC COUNTY, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS’ DRIVE NORTH EAST OF CAPE MAY. THE WEATHER WAS VARIABLE – 19C TO 29C. ( NOT MUCH RAIN ) NOTE: CHRIS & I BOTH HAD DEER TICKS ON US ON THIS TRIP – CHECK YOURSELF EVERY NIGHT & REMOVE THEM WITH TWEEZERS & VISIT THE LOCAL PHARMACY FOR ANTIBIOTICS – OR AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME VISIT YOUR GP – THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS ABOUT TICKS( CHECK ON THE INTERNET ABOUT LYME DESEASE ) LIST OF NATURE RESERVES VISITED BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST – EXCELLENT FOR BREEDING WARBLERS ETC. JAKE’S LANDING – SEASIDE SPARROWS, CLAPPER RAILS & MARSH WRENS. BEAVER SWAMP WMA CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY CAPE MAY NWR REED’S & COOK’S BEACHES – WADERS ( SHOREBIRDS ) FORSYTHE ( BRIGANTINE ) NWR – TERNS, SKIMMERS & WADERS ( SHOREBIRDS ) ETC. – SUPERB RESERVE – YOU CAN DRIVE ALL THE WAY AROUND – 8 MILES. AVALON – JUST NORTH OF STONE HARBOUR STONE HARBOUR – ANOTHER GOOD WADER ( SHOREBIRD ) SITE – JUST WALK ALONG THE BEACH. NUMMY’S ISLAND OCEAN DRIVE, CAPE MAY HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY PARK CAPE MAY POINT STATE PARK THE MEADOWS, CAPE MAY THE BEANERY, CAPE MAY YOU CAN COLLECT A MAP FROM THE VISITORS’ CENTRE ON EAST LAKE DRIVE. FACTS & FIGURES HOTEL & CAR PARKING AT HEATHROW - £130 FLIGHTS FROM HEATHROW TO NEWARK LIBERTY INT. - £ 550 EACH RETURN CAR HIRE ( AVIS ) £ 290 FOR 10 DAYS ACCOMMODATION – STAR INN, CAPE MAY - £ 40 PER NIGHT ( B & B ) TOTAL COSTS APPROX. £ 3000 BOOKS THE SIBLEY FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA MAPS MICHELIN – MID-ATLANTIC, ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS SYSTEMATIC LIST GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ( COMMON LOON ) – 1 OVER CAPE MAY BEACH WESTERN GREBE – 1 ON THE SEA OFF CAPE MAY BEACH – QUITE A SCARCE BIRD IN THIS AREA DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT GREAT BLUE HERON GREAT EGRET SNOWY EGRET GREEN HERON – 1 CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE & 1 HEISLERVILLE BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON – BREEDING COLONY AT HEISLERVILLE GLOSSI IBIS – GOOD NUMBERS AT BRIGANTINE MUTE SWAN CANADA GOOSE BRANT – STILL A FEW AT STONE HARBOUR MALLARD AMERICAN BLACK DUCK – 3 HEISLERVILLE GADWALL AMERICAN WIGEON – 3 CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE BLACK SCOTER – SEVERAL IMMATURE BIRDS HEISLERVILLE RUDDY DUCK TURKEY VULTURE OSPREY – FAIRLY COMMON SHARP-SHINNED HAWK RED-TAILED HAWK WILD TURKEY CLAPPER RAIL – 3 HEISLERVILLE & SEVERAL JAKE’S LANDING GREY PLOVER ( BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER ) KILLDEER – COMMON SEMIPALMATED PLOVER – COMMON PIPING PLOVER – C.4 CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE & 2 STONE HARBOUR AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER – FAIRLY COMMON GREATER YELLOWLEGS – FAIRLY COMMON HEISLERVILLE & BRIGANTINE LESSER YELLOWLEGS – 2 BRIGANTINE SPOTTED SANDPIPER WILLET – COMMON WHIMBREL – C. 20 BRIGANTINE TURNSTONE ( RUDDY TURNSTONE ) SANDERLING KNOT ( RED KNOT ) – 1000S FEEDING ON HORSESHOE CRAB EGGS – REED’S & COOK’S BEACHES - UNFORTUNATELY FENCHED-OFF – NOT IDEAL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY DUNLIN WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER – C. 20 ON OUR LAST DAY - BRIGANTINE SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER – 1000S HEISLERVILLE & BRIGANTINE WESTERN SANDPIPER – 1 STONE HARBOUR LEAST SANDPIPER – 100S RATHER THAN 1000S HEISLERVILLE & BRIGANTINE SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER – 1000S HEISLERVILLE & BRIGANTINE WILSON’S SNIPE BONAPARTE’S GULL – 3 FIRST-SUMMERS CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE & 1 FIRST-SUMMER HEISLERVILLE LAUGHING GULL – VERY COMMON RING-BILLED GULL – C. 6 HEISLERVILLE HERRING GULL GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL GULL-BILLED TERN – C. 10 BRIGANTINE FORSTER’S TERN – COMMON LEAST TERN BLACK SKIMMER – C. 50 BRIGANTINE MOURNING DOVE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO – 1 HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY & 2 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST CHIMNEY SWIFT – COMMON RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER DOWNY WOODPECKER – FAIRLY COMMON HAIRY WOODPECKER NORTHERN FLICKER EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE EASTERN PHOEBE GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER EASTERN KINGBIRD WHITE-EYED VIREO RED-EYED VIREO – BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST BLUE JAY AMERICAN CROW RAVEN CLIFF SWALLOW – SEVERAL THE MEADOWS, CAPE MAY SAND MARTIN ( BANK SWALLOW ) TREE SWALLOW PURPLE MARTIN – COMMON CAROLINA CHICKADEE TUFTED TITMOUSE WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH – 2 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST MARSH WREN – C. 10 JAKE’S LANDING CAROLINA WREN – COMMON HOUSE WREN – CHAFFINCH-LIKE SONG BLUE-GREY GNATCATCHER EASTERN BLUEBIRD WOOD THRUSH – 2 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST AMERICAN ROBIN – VERY COMMON GREY CATBIRD NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD – VERY COMMON BROWN THRASHER – 1 BRIGANTINE CEDAR WAXWING – 3 BRIGANTINE STARLING YELLOW WARBLER – VERY COMMON MAGNOLIA WARBER – 2 HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER – 1 HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY – 1 AT THE VISITORS’ CENTRE BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER – 1 SINGING AT THE VISITORS’ CENTRE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER PINE WARBLER PRAIRIE WARBLER – C. 10 HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER – 1 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER – 1 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST WORM-EATING WARBLER – C. 6 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST COMMON YELLOWTHROAT NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH – 1 AT THE VISITORS’ CENTRE LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – 1 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST – THIS WAS A NEW BIRD FOR ME – AT LAST! OVENBIRD –COMMON, BUT STUNNING! HOODED WARBLER – C. 3 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST SCARLET TANAGER – 2 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST BLUE GROSBEAK – 2 BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST & 1 HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK – MALE AT THE VISITORS’ CENTRE INDIGO BUNTING NORTHERN CARDINAL EASTERN TOWHEE CHIPPING SPARROW FIELD SPARROW – C. 4 HIGBEE BEACH, CAPE MAY SEASIDE SPARROW – C. 10 JAKE’S LANDING – RATHER DULL! SONG SPARROW WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – 1 CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE – SCARCE IN SPRING WHITE-THROATED SPARROW ORCHARD ORIOLE – 3 CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD COMMON GRACKLE BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD HOUSE SPARROW AMERICAN GOLDFINCH HOUSE FINCH – INTODUCED MAMMALS EASTERN CHIPMUNK GREY SQUIRREL RACCOON EASTERN COTTONTAIL REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN BULLFROG BUTTERFLIES BLACK SWALLOWTAIL EASTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL www.glynsellorsphotography.com [email protected] KEEP SCROLLING FOR IMAGES GLOSSY IBIS, BRIGANTINE PRAIRIE WARBLER, HIGBEE BEACH YELLOW WARBLER, CAPE MAY MARSH WREN, JAKE’S LANDING AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, CAPE MAY LEAST TERN, CAPE MAY SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, CAPE MAY DUNLIN, BRIGANTINE WILLET, BRIGANTINE WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BRIGANTINE WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BRIGANTINE WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, CAPE MAY SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, CAPE MAY AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, CAPE MAY SANDERLING, CAPE MAY FIELD SPARROW, HIGBEE BEACH BLUE GROSBEAK, HIGBEE BEACH AMERICAN ROBIN, CAPE MAY PIPING PLOVER, CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE LAUGHING GULL, CAPE MAY YELLOWTHROAT, CAPE MAY MOURNING DOVE, BRIGANTINE DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, BRIGANTINE TURNSTONE, BRIGANTINE GULL-BILLED TERN, BRIGANTINE PURPLE MARTIN, BRIGANTINE SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BRIGANTINE SNOWY EGRET, CAPE MAY LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BRIGANTINE BLACK SKIMMER, BRIGANTINE WILLET, BRIGANTINE DUNLIN, BRIGANTINE LEAST SANDPIPER, CAPE MAY LAUGHING GULL, CAPE MAY SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, HEISLERVILLE YELLOWTHROAT, CAPE MAY FORSTER’S TERN, CAPE MAY SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, STONE HARBOUR SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, STONE HARBOUR BRANT, STONE HARBOUR SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, STONE HARBOUR LEAST TERN, CAPE MAY LEAST TERN, CAPE MAY CHIMNEY SWIFT, CAPE MAY WORM-EATING WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN WORM-EATING WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN HOODED WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN OVENBIRD, BELLEPLAIN OVENBIRD, BELLEPLAIN BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, BELLEPLAIN GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BRIGANTINE SECOND-SUMMER RING-BILLED GULL, HEISLERVILLE GREATER YELLOWLEGS, HEISLERVILLE FIRST-SUMMER RING-BILLED GULL, HEISLERVILLE GREATER YELLOWLEGS, HEISLERVILLE GREY PLOVER, HEISLERVILLE KILLDEER, HEISLERVILLE WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BRIGANTINE