Franklin Parker Preserve - Main Section (includes Chatsworth Lake)
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Franklin Parker Preserve - Main Section (includes Chatsworth Lake) is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 222 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, and Mallard 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
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Ammospiza caudacuta
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Turkey Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Pine Warbler
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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