EAST BRUNSWICK  NATURE NOTES
— 2006 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


This compilation contains all bird species recorded in East Brunswick, New Jersey during 2006 only.

Please also refer to "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
 — There have been 124 species sighted in East Brunswick in 2006. —
Updated –  12/31/2006
Most recent entries: Bald Eagle
The 2005 list accounted for 111 species.
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
Red-throated Loon
 PE 26











Common Loon
 PE 26











Red-necked Grebe
 PE 28











Pied-billed Grebe
 PE 28
 X
 X
X







Double-crest. Cormorant
 PE 42


X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X

Great Cormorant
 PE 42











Great-blue Heron
 PE 46
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X






Great Egret
 PE 48











Snowy Egret
 PE 48











Cattle Egret
 PE 48











Green Heron
 PE 50











Glossy Ibis
 PE 52











Mute Swan
 PE 60
 X X
 X
X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Snow Goose
 PE 60











Canada Goose PE 62
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
American Black Duck
 PE 66
 X










Gadwall
 PE 66











Mallard
 PE 66
 X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Northern Pintail
 PE 68











American Widgeon
 PE 68











Wood Duck
 PE 68

 








Northern Shoveler
 PE 70











Blue-winged Teal
 PE 70











Green-winged Teal
 PE 70
 X


X






Ring-necked Duck
 PE 76
X
 X








Greater Scaup
 PE 76
 X X









Lesser Scaup
 PE 76











Bufflehead
 PE 78
 X X









Ruddy Duck
 PE 78
 X

X







Common Merganser
 PE 80
 X
 X









Hooded Merganser
 PE 80
 X










Turkey Vulture
 PE 92
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Black Vulture
 PE 92
 X


X






Northern Harrier
 PE 98
 X









X
Sharp-shinned Hawk
 PE 98
 X










Cooper's Hawk
 PE 98
 X
X







X
Red-Tailed Hawk
 PE 100
 X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Red-shouldered Hawk
 PE 102











Broad-winged Hawk
 PE 102

X








Bald Eagle
 PE 112










X
Osprey
 PE 112

X
X







American Kestrel
 PE 116











Peregrine Falcon
 PE 116











Wild Turkey
 PE 120

X
 X







Ring-necked Pheasant
 PE 120











Northern Bobwhite
 PE 124











Common Snipe
 PE 124











American Coot
 PE 126
 X
X








Killdeer
 PE 134

X







X
Woodcock
 PE 140

X








Greater Yellowlegs
 PE 148


X







Lesser Yellowlegs
 PE 148











Solitary Sandpiper
 PE 148











Spotted Sandpiper
 PE 152



X






Least Sandpiper
 PE 158











Iceland Gull
 PE 176











Herring Gull
 PE 178
 X X

X





X
Greater Black-backed Gull
 PE 178
 X X

X





X
Lesser Black-backed Gull
 PE 178
 X









X
Ring-billed Gull
 PE 178
 X X
 X
 X
 X





X
Laughing Gull
 PE 180


X
 X






Rock Dove
 PE 196
 X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Mourning Dove
 PE 196
 X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
 PE 200











Black-billed Cuckoo
 PE 200











Eastern Screech Owl
 PE 202











Great-horned Owl
 PE 202
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X




X
Whip-poor-will
 PE 208











Common Nighthawk
 PE 210






X



Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
 PE 212



X
X




Belted Kingfisher
 PE 214

X
X






Northern (Common) Flicker
 PE 218
 X


X
X



X
Red-bellied Woodpecker
 PE 218
 X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 PE 218

X
 X





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

X
 X






Eastern Kingbird
 PE 222
 X

X
 X






Great-crested Flycatcher
 PE 222



X






Eastern Phoebe
 PE 224

X
 X
 X






Eastern Wood Peewee
 PE 224



X






Olive-sided Flycatcher
 PE 224











Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
 PE 226











Horned Lark
 PE 230
 X









X
Willow Flycatcher
 PE 226



X






Cliff Swallow PE 232











Barn Swallow
 PE 232


X
 X






Purple Martin
 PE 232



X






Tree Swallow
 PE 234

X
 X
 X






North. Rough-winged Sw. PE 234


X
 X






Bank Swallow
 PE 234











Chimney Swift
 PE 234











Black-capped Chickadee
 PE 236 X










Carolina-Chickadee PE 236
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Tufted Titmouse
 PE 236
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
White-breasted Nuthatch
 PE 238
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Red-breasted Nuthatch
 PE 238 X

X







Brown Creeper
 PE 238
X X
 X





X
House Wren
 PE 240


X







Winter Wren
 PE 240
X









Marsh Wren
 PE 240











Carolina Wren
 PE 240
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 PE 242


X







Golden-crowned Kinglet
 PE 242

X
 X




X

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
 PE 242


X







American Robin
 PE 244
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Gray-cheeked Thrush
 PE 246











Wood Thrush
 PE 246



X






Hermit Thrush
 PE 246 X
X








Veery
 PE 246



X






Swainson's Thrush
 PE 246



X






Northern Mockingbird
 PE 248 X X X
 X
 X



X
X
Gray Catbird
 PE 248


X
 X
 X
 X
 X



Brown Thrasher
 PE 248



X






Blue Jay
 PE 250
 X
X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
American Crow
 PE 252
 X X
X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Fish Crow
 PE 252
 X

X
 X





X
Cedar Waxwing
 PE 254











Philadelphia Vireo
 PE 256











Red-eyed Vireo PE 256



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






Yellow-throated Vireo
 PE 260



X






Prothonotary Warbler
 PE 260











Black and White Warbler
 PE 262


X
 X






Blackpoll Warbler
 PE 262











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


X
 X






Chestnut-sided Warbler
 PE 266











Bay-breasted Warbler
 PE 266



X






Blackburnian Warbler
 PE 266



X






American Redstart
 PE 266



X






Palm Warbler
 PE 268


X
 X






Blue-winged Warbler
 PE 268



X






Yellow Warbler PE 268


X
 X






Pine Warbler
 PE 268

X
 X







Prairie Warbler
 PE 268











Worm-eating Warbler
 PE 270











Tennessee Warbler
 PE 270











Wilson's Warbler
 PE 272











Nashville Warbler
 PE 274



X






Connecticut Warbler
 PE 274











Mourning Warbler
 PE 274











Kentucky Warbler
 PE 274



X






Common Yellowthroat
 PE 276











Yellow-breasted Chat
 PE 276











Northern Waterthrush
 PE 276











Louisiana Waterthrush
 PE 276











Ovenbird
 PE 276



X






Scarlet Tanager
 PE 282



X






Northern Cardinal
 PE 284
 X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
 PE 286



X






Eastern (Rufous Sided) Towhee
 PE 286
 X


X



X

Indigo Bunting
 PE 288



X






American Goldfinch
 PE 290
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Common Redpoll PE 292











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


X







White-throated Sparrow
 PE 294
 X X X
 X
 X




X
 X
White-crowned Sparrow
 PE 294



X






American Tree Sparrow
 PE 296
 X










Chipping Sparrow
 PE 296 X

X
 X






Field Sparrow
 PE 296


X







Swamp Sparrow
 PE 296



X






Fox Sparrow
 PE 300
X









Song Sparrow
 PE 300
 X X X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
Savannah Sparrow
 PE 302



X






Dark-eyed Junco
 PE 306
 X X X
 X
 X



X
 X
 X
Rusty Blackbird
 PE 310

X







X
Common Grackle
 PE 310
 X
X
 X
 X





X
Red-winged Blackbird
 PE 312
 X
X
 X






X
Yellow-headed Blackbird
 PE 312











European Starling
 PE 314
 X X X
 X
 X





X
Bobolink
 PE 314











Brown-headed Cowbird
 PE 314
 X
X
 X
 X





X
Orchard Oriole
 PE 316


X







Northern (Balt.) Oriole PE 316


X
 X






House Sparrow PE 318
 X X
X






X
 
Contributors (in alphabetical order):
Steve Albert
Pete Axelrod
Christi Calvano
Terry Carruthers
Ray Deeney
Bob Dodelson
Pat Geyer
Tom Gillen
Anita Gould
Elaine Long
Dave Moskowitz
Richard Wolfert


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2005 East Brunswick Bird Sightings

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