Dividing Creek - Maple Avenue
New Jersey · Northeast
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Dividing Creek - Maple Avenue is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Canada Goose, Bufflehead, and Mourning Dove among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Clapper Rail
Black-bellied Plover
Wilson's Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Hairy Woodpecker
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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