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
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Rock Pigeon
Laughing Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
European Starling
Eastern Bluebird
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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