New Jersey bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
New Jersey Bird Records Committee
NWPRC Bird Checklists - New Jersey

Species Seen in New Jersey: 445

State Ornithological Society:
New Jersey Bird Records Committee

Rare Bird Alerts:
(908) 766-2661   Statewide
(609) 861-0466   Cape May
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Maps:
New Jersey
New Jersey Maps
Map of Counties

Recommended Birding Books (Click on Title for details):
Sibley Guide to Birds
A Guide to Finding Birds in New Jersey
Birding the Delaware Valley Region
The Birds of Cape May
The Status and Distribution of New Jersey Birds
National Geographic - Birds of North America
Birds of North America CD-ROM  New Jersey bird quizzes

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for New Jersey:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Birding New Jersey
World Series of Birding
Southern New Jersey Birding Guide
Finding Owls in New Jersey
Cape May County Bird Checklist
New Jersey Nature Centers

Birding Organizations in New Jersey:
New Jersey Audubon Society (not affiliated with National Audubon)
Audubon Chapters in New Jersey
   Atlantic Audubon Society  Absecon
   Monmouth County Audubon Society   Red Bank
   Washington Crossing Audubon Society  Princeton
The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey

Important Birding Locations in New Jersey:
Hot Spots
New Jersey Audubon Site Guides
Brigantine
Avalon Sea Watch
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - New Jersey

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Brigantine Division - Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
39.27 N   74.27 W
If the slot machines in Atlantic City took all your quarters, you can always walk the boardwalk at Brigantine to look for Saltmarsh's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Drive the dikes to see Waterfowl and Shorebirds. Best in May and August.

Cape May
38.56 N   74.57 W
Hawks "funnel" into Cape May each fall, making this the best spot on the East Coast for raptors. Fantastic for warblers and other migrating birds in spring and fall. One of the top 10 spots in North America.