Flood Gate
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Flood Gate is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 235 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Common Merganser 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
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
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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