Round Valley Recreation Area
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Round Valley Recreation Area is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 267 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and American Black Duck 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
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid)
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F2 backcross)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mourning Dove
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker
Yellow-throated Vireo
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
Gray Catbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
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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