EAST BRUNSWICK  NATURE NOTES
— 2005 Birds of East Brunswick —

There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.

Robert Lynd (1892 - 1970), The Blue Lion and Other Essays


Here is a compilation of all birds (of which we are aware) recorded in East Brunswick, New Jersey during 2005 only. This page, also, will evolve as more entries are received and the blanks are filled in. The entire list is derrived from "The Birds of East Brunswick, New Jersey" page.

We really need help with filling in the blanks here.  Please send in your entries for this year, with the month(s) that each species was/is in East Brunswick. Your name will be added to the credits below.

The Birds of East Brunswick Township, New Jersey
 — We now have 111 birds on the 2005 list. —

Reference Key—       

X = Presence of this species during a given month

Field Guide used: Peterson's Birds of Eastern and Central North America = PE + the page number

Common Name Field Guide
 & Page #
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
Common Loon
 PE 26



X






Pied-billed Grebe
 PE 28







X


Double-crest. Cormorant
 PE 42


X







Great-blue Heron
 PE 46


X
 X






Great Egret
 PE 48


X







Green Heron
 PE 50


X







Canada Goose
 PE 62

X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Mute Swan
 PE 60

X
 X
 X






Mallard
 PE 66

X
 X
 X
 X X X X


American Widgeon
 PE 68

X








Wood Duck
 PE 68

X
 X







Blue-winged Teal
 PE 70


X







Green-winged Teal
 PE 70

X








Ring-necked Duck
 PE 76

X








Common Merganser
 PE 80


X







Hooded Merganser
 PE 80

X








Turkey Vulture
 PE 92

X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Black Vulture
 PE 92











Sharp-shinned Hawk
 PE 98

X
 X







Cooper's Hawk
 PE 98


X







Red-Tailed Hawk
 PE 100
 X
X
 X
 X


X


Red-shouldered Hawk
 PE 102











Broad-winged Hawk
 PE 102

X
 X







Osprey
 PE 112


X X







Wild Turkey
 PE 120

X
 X
 X






Northern Bobwhite
 PE 124











Killdeer
 PE 134


X
 X






Woodcock
 PE 140

X








Spotted Sandpiper
 PE 134


X
 X






Greater Yellowlegs
 PE 148


X
 X






Spotted Sandpiper
 PE 152


X
 X






Herring Gull
 PE 178


X
 X






Ring-billed Gull
 PE 178


X
 X






Laughing Gull
 PE 180


X
 X






Rock Dove
 PE 196
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Mourning Dove
 PE 196
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X


Yellow-billed Cuckoo
 PE 200











Black-billed Cuckoo
 PE 200



X






Great-horned Owl
 PE 202

X








Common Nighthawk
 PE 210











Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
 PE 212



X


X


Belted Kingfisher
 PE 214


X
 X






Northern (Common) Flicker
 PE 218
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X


X


Red-bellied Woodpecker
 PE 218
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X


X


Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 PE 218
 X










Downy Woodpecker
 PE 220
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Hairy Woodpecker
 PE 220


X







Eastern Kingbird
 PE 222



X






Great-crested Flycatcher
 PE 222



X






Eastern Phoebe
 PE 224


X
 X






Olive-sided Flycatcher
 PE 224











Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
 PE 226


X







Barn Swallow
 PE 232


X
 X






Cliff Swallow
 PE 232



X






Purple Martin
 PE 232


X







Tree Swallow
 PE 234


X
 X






North. Rough-winged Sw. PE 234


X X






Chimney Swift
 PE 234



X
X




Black-capped Chickadee
 PE 236 X
 X
 X
 X







Carolina-Chickadee PE 236
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Tufted-titmouse
 PE 236
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


White-breasted Nuthatch
 PE 238
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Red-breasted Nuthatch
 PE 238







X


Brown Creeper
 PE 238











House Wren
 PE 240



X






Winter Wren
 PE 240











Carolina Wren
 PE 240
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
X X


Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 PE 242


X
 X






Golden-crowned Kinglet
 PE 242


X



X


Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 PE 242


X
 X






American Robin
 PE 244

X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Gray-cheeked Thrush
 PE 246







X


Wood Thrush
 PE 246



X
 X





Hermit Thrush
 PE 246











Veery
 PE 246



X






Swainson's Thrush
 PE 246



X






Northern Mockingbird
 PE 248


X
 X
 X X X X


Gray Catbird
 PE 248



X
 X





Brown Thrasher
 PE 248











Blue Jay
 PE 250

X
 X
 X
 X X X X


American Crow
 PE 252
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Fish Crow
 PE 252


X
 X






Cedar Waxwing
 PE 254











Philadelphia Vireo
 PE 256











Red-eyed Vireo PE 256



X


X


White-eyed Vireo
 PE 258











Warbling Vireo
 PE 258


X
 X






Blue-headed Vireo
 PE 258


X







Northern Parula Warbler
 PE 260



X






Black-throated Grn Warb.
 PE 260



X






Prothonotary Warbler
 PE 260


X







Black and White Warbler
 PE 262


X
 X






Blackpoll Warbler
 PE 262



X






Black-throated Blue Warb.
 PE 262



X






Magnolia Warbler
 PE 264











Yellow-rumped Warbler
 PE 264


X
 X






Canada Warbler
 PE 264











Cape May Warbler
 PE 266











Chestnut-sided Warbler
 PE 266











Bay-breasted Warbler
 PE 266











Blackburnian Warbler
 PE 266



X


X


Palm Warbler
 PE 268


X
 X






Blue-winged Warbler
 PE 268



X






Yellow Warbler PE 268


X
 X

X



Tennessee Warbler
 PE 270



X






Mourning Warbler
 PE 274











Common Yellowthroat
 PE 276



X






Overbird
 PE 276



X






Blackburnian Warbler
 PE 266



X






American Redstart
 PE 266


X
 X






Nashville Warbler
 PE 274











Common Yellowthroat
 PE 276



X






Yellow-breasted Chat
 PE 276











Northern Waterthrush
 PE 276



X






Scarlet Tanager
 PE 282



X






Northern Cardinal
 PE 284
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Rose-breasted Grosbeak
 PE 286



X


X


Eastern ( Towhee
 PE 286


X
 X






Indigo Bunting
 PE 288



X






American Goldfinch
 PE 290
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


House Finch
 PE 292
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Common Redpoll
 PE 292











White-throated Sparrow
 PE 294
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X






American Tree Sparrow
 PE 296











Chipping Sparrow
 PE 296


X
 X






Field Sparrow
 PE 296











Fox Sparrow
 PE 300











Song Sparrow
 PE 300
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Dark-eyed Junco
 PE 306
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X






Rusty Blackbird
 PE 310
X









Common Grackle
 PE 310
X
X
 X
 X X X X


Red-winged Blackbird
 PE 312


X
 X


X


European Starling
 PE 314
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X


Brown-headed Cowbird
 PE 314
 X
X
 X
 X


X


Orchard Oriole
 PE 316


X
 X






Northern (Balt.) Oriole PE 316


X
 X

X



House Sparrow PE 318
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X X X X
















 
Contributors (in alphabetical order):
Steve Albert
Bob Dodelson
Dave Moskowitz
Richard Wolfert


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