Chimney Rock Hawk Watch
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Chimney Rock Hawk Watch is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 206 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts a wide variety of species among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern House Wren
Wood Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Blue-winged Warbler
Indigo Bunting
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
- 2
Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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