Higginsville Road area
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Higginsville Road area is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Snow Goose, Canada Goose, and Wood Duck among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid)
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F2 backcross)
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for vocalizations to locate canopy-dwelling warblers and vireos.
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Check forest edges and clearings for flycatchers and thrushes.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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