Phippsburg, Me map 6 Totman Cove
We just came home from a week in New Jersey on a Thanksgiving family visit. Upon returning home, we were greeted by a flock of five wild turkeys on our front steps and decks. Judging by the poo all over the place they had been making themselves at home all week. I have/had winterberries in my holiday planters around the house, which they had busily decimated. Our dog had gone to Jersey, which he thought was very boring. Malls aren't his thing, nor did he get any Thanksgiving turkey while there. The flock here that he flushed upon being let out of the car made up for that he says.
The following is NOT a report of Maine birds, but rather a suggestion about a great place to bird in New Jersey. When I visit the fam each year, I go to the Edwin B. Forsythe national Wildlife Preserve. Many of you know it. Though this is not a good time of year to bird, it is always productive there and FUN! Of note, for the following 40 species, I never got out of my car. This is a huge plus for many birders who might not otherwise be able to bird by beating around in the bushes.
Also of note, 3 yellow crowned night herons there which was apparently very unusual for this time of year, and a really high count for Northern Harriers. Of course none of this was as great as all the Snowies reported here!
Hope your holiday was as great as ours,
Robin R Robinson
> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 12:51:30 -0500
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> Subject: eBird Report - Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Nov 29, 2013
>
> Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Atlantic, US-NJ
> Nov 29, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 6.0 mile(s)
> 40 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) 150
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 800
> Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 35 feeding at west end of marsh in company of huge numbers of Northern Pintails, teals and Am Black ducks, 5 in flight
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 125
> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 76
> Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 68
> Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 600
> Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 125
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 22
> Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 50
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
> American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 north west end of marsh, flew in from south<a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943831457&k=9F5T2HX&lb=1&s=A" title="American Bittern, November 29, 2013 Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey. This bird flew into the salt marsh as I watched then assumed a very bitternish posture. They hold thier heads up like this to mimic the marsh vegetation and so hide themselves from predators. I was surprised to see this bird so late in the year, though they are apparently not unucommon there in late November. I have only seen a few of them in Maine. They are not rare here in the summer months, but they are hard to spot. Like this bird, they are well camouflaged."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/i-9F5T2HX/0/M/_MG_5819-M.jpg" alt="American Bittern, November 29, 2013 Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey. This bird flew into the salt marsh as I watched then assumed a very bitternish posture. They hold thier heads up like this to mimic the marsh vegetation and so hide themselves from predators. I was surprised to see this bird so late in the year, though they are apparently not unucommon there in late November. I have only seen a few of them in Maine. They are not rare here in the summer months, but they are hard to spot. Like this bird, they are well camouflaged." /></a>
> Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
> Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 3 YCNH observed by other visitors, three birds within about 50 ft of each other, one GBH nearby
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943826890&k=Rk8qzxt&lb=1&s=A" title="immature Yellow Crowned Night Heron at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve in Ocean City, New Jersey on November 29, 2013. There were three birds all within about 50 feet of each other and all immature. A single Great Blue Heron was also nearby. Maine rarely sees Yellow Crowned Night Herons, though they do occassionally appeaer here, they are nver seen in the winbter or late fall months. I have photographed many of them in the Florida Everglades. When I took these shots, I did not realize that they would be an uncommon sighting in New Jersey at this time of year, so I did not photo the birds as a group."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/i-Rk8qzxt/0/M/_MG_5528-M.jpg" alt="immature Yellow Crowned Night Heron at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve in Ocean City, New Jersey on November 29, 2013. There were three birds all within about 50 feet of each other and all immature. A single Great Blue Heron was also nearby. Maine rarely sees Yellow Crowned Night Herons, though they do occassionally appeaer here, they are nver seen in the winbter or late fall months. I have photographed many of them in the Florida Everglades. When I took these shots, I did not realize that they would be an uncommon sighting in New Jersey at this time of year, so I did not photo the birds as a group." /></a>
> This second bird appears to be missing its primaries unlike the bird in the above image
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943828570&k=DRvgXBr&lb=1&s=A"></a>
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943828570&k=DRvgXBr&lb=1&s=A" title="."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/i-DRvgXBr/0/S/_MG_5532-S.jpg" alt="." /></a>
> Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 5
> Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 22 very active hunting in marsh on east and west sides of road, count is accurate, got lots of photos
> Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 2 <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/MaineHawks/14049696_RpJJvR#!i=2943829765&k=Lv9kjSf&lb=1&s=A" title="juvenile Cooper's Hawk, perched in a tree, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey, Novembe 29, 2013. Cooper's Hawks are common in Maine, but are migratory birds. It is uncommon to see them in the late fall or winter months."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/MaineHawks/i-Lv9kjSf/0/S/_MG_5947-S.jpg" alt="juvenile Cooper's Hawk, perched in a tree, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey, Novembe 29, 2013. Cooper's Hawks are common in Maine, but are migratory birds. It is uncommon to see them in the late fall or winter months." /></a>
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
> American Coot (Fulica americana) 1 lone bird north west end of marsh
> Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1000
> shorebird sp. (Charadriiformes sp.) 300 birds in flight from center of marsh at distance from road, rising and settling repeatedly, feeding on mud flats, photos will post later
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 22
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 70
> Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 7
> Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
> Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 perched atop sign post east side of marsh on edge of bay
> Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 9
> Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 4
> Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 11
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
> Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 7
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 150
> Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 4
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 75
> Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 5
> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
> Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 11
> Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 36
> American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15804422
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
> From: do-not-reply@ebird.org
> To: rrrobinson2010@hotmail.com
> Subject: eBird Report - Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Nov 29, 2013
>
> Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Atlantic, US-NJ
> Nov 29, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 6.0 mile(s)
> 40 species (+1 other taxa)
>
> Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) 150
> Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 800
> Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 35 feeding at west end of marsh in company of huge numbers of Northern Pintails, teals and Am Black ducks, 5 in flight
> American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 125
> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 76
> Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 68
> Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 600
> Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 125
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 22
> Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 50
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 1
> American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 north west end of marsh, flew in from south<a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943831457&k=9F5T2HX&lb=1&s=A" title="American Bittern, November 29, 2013 Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey. This bird flew into the salt marsh as I watched then assumed a very bitternish posture. They hold thier heads up like this to mimic the marsh vegetation and so hide themselves from predators. I was surprised to see this bird so late in the year, though they are apparently not unucommon there in late November. I have only seen a few of them in Maine. They are not rare here in the summer months, but they are hard to spot. Like this bird, they are well camouflaged."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/i-9F5T2HX/0/M/_MG_5819-M.jpg" alt="American Bittern, November 29, 2013 Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey. This bird flew into the salt marsh as I watched then assumed a very bitternish posture. They hold thier heads up like this to mimic the marsh vegetation and so hide themselves from predators. I was surprised to see this bird so late in the year, though they are apparently not unucommon there in late November. I have only seen a few of them in Maine. They are not rare here in the summer months, but they are hard to spot. Like this bird, they are well camouflaged." /></a>
> Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
> Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 3 YCNH observed by other visitors, three birds within about 50 ft of each other, one GBH nearby
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943826890&k=Rk8qzxt&lb=1&s=A" title="immature Yellow Crowned Night Heron at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve in Ocean City, New Jersey on November 29, 2013. There were three birds all within about 50 feet of each other and all immature. A single Great Blue Heron was also nearby. Maine rarely sees Yellow Crowned Night Herons, though they do occassionally appeaer here, they are nver seen in the winbter or late fall months. I have photographed many of them in the Florida Everglades. When I took these shots, I did not realize that they would be an uncommon sighting in New Jersey at this time of year, so I did not photo the birds as a group."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/i-Rk8qzxt/0/M/_MG_5528-M.jpg" alt="immature Yellow Crowned Night Heron at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve in Ocean City, New Jersey on November 29, 2013. There were three birds all within about 50 feet of each other and all immature. A single Great Blue Heron was also nearby. Maine rarely sees Yellow Crowned Night Herons, though they do occassionally appeaer here, they are nver seen in the winbter or late fall months. I have photographed many of them in the Florida Everglades. When I took these shots, I did not realize that they would be an uncommon sighting in New Jersey at this time of year, so I did not photo the birds as a group." /></a>
> This second bird appears to be missing its primaries unlike the bird in the above image
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943828570&k=DRvgXBr&lb=1&s=A"></a>
> <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/13998997_FQwq63#!i=2943828570&k=DRvgXBr&lb=1&s=A" title="."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/waders/i-DRvgXBr/0/S/_MG_5532-S.jpg" alt="." /></a>
> Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 5
> Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 22 very active hunting in marsh on east and west sides of road, count is accurate, got lots of photos
> Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 2 <a href="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/MaineHawks/14049696_RpJJvR#!i=2943829765&k=Lv9kjSf&lb=1&s=A" title="juvenile Cooper's Hawk, perched in a tree, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey, Novembe 29, 2013. Cooper's Hawks are common in Maine, but are migratory birds. It is uncommon to see them in the late fall or winter months."><img src="http://www.robinrobinsonmaine.com/BIRDS-OF-MAINE-Showcasing/MaineHawks/i-Lv9kjSf/0/S/_MG_5947-S.jpg" alt="juvenile Cooper's Hawk, perched in a tree, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Preserve, Ocean City New Jersey, Novembe 29, 2013. Cooper's Hawks are common in Maine, but are migratory birds. It is uncommon to see them in the late fall or winter months." /></a>
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
> American Coot (Fulica americana) 1 lone bird north west end of marsh
> Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1000
> shorebird sp. (Charadriiformes sp.) 300 birds in flight from center of marsh at distance from road, rising and settling repeatedly, feeding on mud flats, photos will post later
> Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 22
> Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 70
> Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 7
> Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
> Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 perched atop sign post east side of marsh on edge of bay
> Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 5
> American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 9
> Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) 4
> Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 11
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3
> Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 7
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 150
> Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 4
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 75
> Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 5
> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5
> Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 11
> Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 36
> American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5
>
> View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15804422
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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