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
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammospiza caudacuta
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Chuck-will's-widow
Clapper Rail
Laughing Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Tree Swallow
Marsh Wren
Gray Catbird
Wood Thrush
Seaside Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Orchard Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Virginia Rail
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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