EAST BRUNSWICK  NATURE NOTES

The Birds of East Brunswick, New Jersey

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This page contains a compilation of all birds (of which we are aware) recorded in East Brunswick, New Jersey and will evolve as more entries are received and the blanks are filled in. No doubt there are numerous birds that can be added to this list. On other pages, we compile data for birds seen in a given calendar year. Please help us by submitting your entries using the link at the bottom of the page.

The Birds of East Brunswick Township, New Jersey

The list below contains the names of every species of bird recorded in East Brunswick.

— There are now 198 birds on the township list. — Also, there are now 43 video clips below covering 34 species of bird.

Reference Key—        A = Abundant (seen easily on most visits) C = Common (seen frequently in appropriate habitat) U = Uncommon (around, usually in appropriate habitat but may not be seen much of the time) R = Rare (may be seen only with concerted effort) V = Video of this species. You may see more than one "V" in the box. This means that there are multiple videos for that species. Videos are usually between 5 and 30 seconds in length. Field Guide used: Peterson's Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 2002 edition (PE) We display PE + the page number E.g.: Carolina Wren…PE 240. The full description for the Carolina Wren will be found on page 240 .

	Common Name	VIDEO	Breeding	Winter	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Field Guide  & Page #
0	Red-throated Loon							PE 26
	Common Loon				R			PE 26
	Red-necked Grebe							PE 28
	Pied-billed Grebe							PE 28
	Horned Grebe							PE 28
	Double-crested Cormorant	V			C	C		PE 42
	Great Cormorant							PE 42
	Great-blue Heron	V		U	U	U	U	PE 46
	Great Egret	V			U			PE 48
•	Snowy Egret							PE 48
	Cattle Egret							PE 48
	Green Heron				C			PE 50
	Glossy Ibis							PE 52
	Mute Swan	V		U	U	U	U	PE 60
	Snow Goose			R				PE 60
	Canada Goose			C	C	C	C	PE 62
	Brant							PE 62
	American Black Duck							PE 66
	Gadwall							PE 66
•	Mallard		Y	A	A	A	A	PE 66
	Northern Pintail		Y					PE 68
	American Wigeon				U			PE 68
	Northern (Common) Pintail							PE 68
	Wood Duck		Y	U	U			PE 68
	Northern Shoveler							PE 70
	Blue-winged Teal							PE 70
	Green-winged Teal			U				PE 70
	Ring-necked Duck			U				PE 70
	Lesser Scaup							PE 76
•	Greater Scaup							PE 76
	Common Goldeneye							PE 78
	Bufflehead			C				PE 78
	Ruddy Duck			U				PE 78
	Common Merganser			U				PE 80
	Red-breasted Merganser			U				PE 80
	Hooded Merganser			U				PE 80
	Turkey Vulture		Y	A	A	A	A	PE 92
	Black Vulture			U				PE 92
	Sharp-shinned Hawk			U	U			PE 98
•	Cooper's Hawk			R				PE 98
	Northern Goshawk							PE 98
	Red-Tailed Hawk		Y	C	C	C		PE 100
	Rough-legged Hawk							PE 102
	Red-shouldered Hawk							PE 102
	Broad-winged Hawk				U			PE 102
	Northern Harrier							PE 108
	Bald Eagle			R	U			PE 112
	Osprey	V V			C			PE 112
	American Kestrel							PE 116
•	Peregrine Falcon 50							PE 116
	Wild Turkey	V	Y	U	U	U	U	PE 120
	Ring-necked Pheasant				R	R		PE 120
	Northern Bobwhite							PE 124
	Common Snipe							PE 124
	American Coot							PE 126
	Common Moorhen				R			PE 126
	Killdeer	V V	Y		U			PE 134
	Woodcock			C	C			PE 140
	Greater Yellowlegs	V			U			PE 148
•	Lesser Yellowlegs				R			PE 148
	Solitary Sandpiper	V V			R			PE 148
	Spotted Sandpiper	V V			U			PE 152
	Least Sandpiper							PE 158
	Iceland Gull							PE 176
	Herring Gull				U	C		PE 178
	Greater Black-backed Gull			C	C			PE 178
	Lesser Black-backed Gull			R				PE 178
	Ring-billed Gull			C	A	A		PE 178
	Laughing Gull		Y		A	A		PE 180
•	Bonaparte's Gull							PE 180
	Rock Dove		Y	C	C	C	C	PE 196
	Mourning Dove	V	Y	A	A	A	A	PE 196
	Yellow-billed Cuckoo							PE 200
	Black-billed Cuckoo							PE 200
	Eastern Screech Owl							PE 202
	Great-horned Owl		Y	U	U			PE 202
	Barred Owl	V						PE 204
	Barn Owl							PE 204
	Whip-poor-will							PE 208
•	Common Nighthawk				U			PE 210
	Ruby-throated Hummingbird				U	U		PE 212
	Belted Kingfisher			U	U			PE 214
	Red-headed Woodpecker			R				PE 216
	Northern (Common) Flicker		Y	U	C	U		PE 218
	Red-bellied Woodpecker	V	Y	C	C	C	C	PE 218
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			U				PE 218
	Downy Woodpecker		Y	A	A	A	A	PE 220
	Hairy Woodpecker			U	U			PE 220
	Eastern Kingbird	V			U			PE 222
•	Great-crested Flycatcher					U		PE 222
	Eastern Phoebe		Y		U			PE 224
	Eastern Wood Peewee							PE 224
	Olive-sided Flycatcher							PE 224
	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher							PE 226
	Willow Flycatcher			U				PE 226
	Horned Lark			U	U			PE 230
	Purple Martin		Y		C	C		PE 232
	Cliff Swallow							PE 232
	Barn Swallow		Y					PE 232
100	Tree Swallow		Y	U	C			PE 234
	North. Rough-winged Swallow				C