Manasquan Reservoir IBA
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Manasquan Reservoir IBA is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 254 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Hairy Woodpecker 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
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris borealis
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Laughing Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
White-breasted Nuthatch
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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