Glades Wildlife Refuge - Turkey Point
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Glades Wildlife Refuge - Turkey Point is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 254 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Mute Swan, American Herring Gull, and Great Blue Heron 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
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Black Duck
Clapper Rail
American Oystercatcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Royal Tern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
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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