Ditch (04/19/83)
Bell Labs - Holmdel Birds as of April 18, 1983
(141 species to date)
BIRD COMMENTS
Great Blue Heron Migrant, Oct 6 - Dec
Green Heron April 16, July 6, August 30, Sept 3, 17
Great Egret July
Snowy Egret Late April
Cattle Egret April 4, 1983
Mute Swan Feb. 16, 1982
Canada Goose Year round: 150+ in Sept to 2000 in Oct
Snow Goose Oct 11 to Jan
Mallard Year round: 100+ in winter
Black Duck Few with Mallards: Sept 17 - March 11
Gadwall Oct 18, Dec 2
Pintail Late Dec - Jan 4
Green-winged Teal Sept 24, Oct 12
Blue-winged Teal Mar 30 - Apr 6, Nov 2
American Wigeon Oct 19, Nov 29-30
Northern Shoveller Dec 10 - 26, Jan 23
Wood Duck May - June. Has bred
Ring-necked Duck Oct 5 - March 8. Up to 25 birds
Canvasback Nov 22-29, Dec 2-15, Feb 20
Lesser Scaup Mar 8, Apr 16-19, Oct 18-Dec 14
Greater Scaup 1 bird Mar 3 - 30, 1983
Common Goldeneye April 19, Dec 3 - March 11
Bufflehead Nov 1 - Apr 18 (pair - flock)
Ruddy Duck Oct 12 - Nov 5, Nov 29 - Dec 8
Hooded Merganser April 1983 - single bird
Turkey Vulture Sept 13 - Jan 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk Sept 25
Red-tailed Hawk Sept 16 - March 21 (pair), 1 Jul 14
Red-shouldered Hawk Jan 15, 1982
Osprey Oct 20, 1981
Peregrine Falcon Early Oct
American Kestrel Sept 3, 17, Oct 12 - March 8
Bob White Occassional year round
Ring-necked Pheasant Oct 25 - Jan 5
American Coot Oct 19 - Apr 8
Semipalmated Plover Sept 4-6
Killdeer Feb 24 - Dec 8
American Golden Plover Oct 1 - 2
Black-bellied Plover Oct 1 - 2
Common Snipe Apr 16-17, Oct 26-29
Spotted Sandpiper May 6-13, Jun 12 - Oct 9
Solitary Sandpiper Sept 4-21, Oct 11, May 1, 11
Greater Yellowlegs Sept 4 - Oct 2, 11
Lesser Yellowlegs July 27 - Oct 20
Pectoral Sandpiper April 10, May 11, Sept 10 - Nov 3
Least Sandpiper May 6-13, July 22 - Sept 13
Dunlin Sept 6 - Oct 18
Stilt Sandpiper Oct 11
Semipalmated Sandpiper Aug 20 - Oct 18
Red Phalarope April 18, 1983
Northern Phalarope April 18, 1983
Great Black-backed Gull Jan 23, Mar 7-21, 1983
Lesser Black-backed Gull Mar 6, 10, 1983
Herring Gull All year in bad weather
Ring-billed Gull Oct - Apr (bad weather)
Laughing Gull In bad weather
Black Tern Sept 1-3, 1982
Rock Dove All year
Mourning Dove All year
Yellow-billed Cuckoo May 11-13, 1982 behind gardens
Barn Owl Seen once in April
Chimney Swift April 29 - Sept 29
Belted Kingfisher Summer - Oct 2
Common Flicker All year (not common)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Oct 6, 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker Heard May 11, 1982 behind gardens
Downy Woodpecker All year
Eastern Kingbird May 1 - Sep 2
Willow Flycatcher Late May - July
Eastern Peewee Sept 13
Horned Lark Jan
Tree Swallow Apr 10-23, Jul13 - Oct 14
Bank Swallow May 7 - Jun
Rough-winged Swallow Apr 16-22, May
Barn Swallow April 10 - Sept 7 (breeds)
Cliff Swallow Apr 16, 1979
Blue Jay All year
American Crow All year
Fish Crow Mar 8-9, Apr, Jul 6, Oct 1, Nov 1, Dec 28
Carolina Chickadee All year
Tufted Titmouse All year (scarce)
White-breasted Nuthatch All year (scarce)
Red-breasted Nuthatch Apr, Sep - Feb 27
Brown Creeper April 16
House Wren May 7
Carolina Wren March 2
Mockingbird All year
Gray Catbird Summer - Oct 6, Seen once Jan 28
American Robin Mar - Nov 4
Wood Thrush May 1 - Jul 6
Swainson's Thrush Sept 17
Veery May 13, 1982 near gardens
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher April 19-27
Golden-crowned Kinglet April
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Apr 19, Sep - Oct
Water Pipit Apr 14-19, Oct 5-14
Cedar Waxwing Jul 1 - Sep 17, Oct 12, 22
Starling All year
White-eyed Vireo Summer
Solitary Vireo Oct 5
Red-eyed Vireo Sep 2, Oct 5
Black-and-white Warbler Sep 16, Oct 6-13
Blue-winged Warbler Sept 7
Northern Parula Warbler April 29
Yellow Warbler April 27 - Jul 23
Magnolia Warbler May 3, Sept 13
Black-throated Blue Sept 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler Sept 29 - Jan 15, April 12
Black-throated Green Warbler Oct 5, 12, 13
Yellow-throated Warbler Seen once
Pine Warbler Aug 30, Sep 2, Oct 5, Nov 30
Prairie Warbler April 27
Palm Warbler Apr 12, Oct 7 - 23
Northern Waterthrush Mid-Aug - Sept 13
Louisiana Waterthrush April 2, 1982
Common Yellowthroat Summer - Oct 7
Canada Warbler Sept 2
American Redstart Aug 30 - Sep 17
Bobolink May 11, Aug - Sept
Eastern Meadowlark May 13-15, Oct 18
Red-winged Blackbird Mar - Jul, Sep 15 - Nov
Northern Oriole May 7, 11, Aug 12
Rusty Blackbird Seen once in Dec
Common Grackle Mar 1 - Nov 4
Brown-headed Cowbird April, Jul - Oct
Cardinal All year
Rose-breasted Grosbeak May 7, 11, Sep 7, 17
House Finch All year
American Goldfinch All year
Rufous-sided Towhee Oct 5
Savannah Sparrow May 7, Sept 18 - Feb 4
Dark-eyed Junco April, Oct 14 - Jan 6
Tree Sparrow Dec 3 - Jan 16, Mar 2
Chipping Sparrow Apr 27 - Oct 15
Field Sparrow Oct 8
White-crowned Sparrow Oct 8 - 23
White-throated Sparrow Oct 5 - Feb 24
Fox Sparrow Nov 1 - Nov 12
Swamp Sparrow Oct 8 - Jan 15
Song Sparrow All Year
Snow Bunting Nov 2