Sandy Hook - North End
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Sandy Hook - North End is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 300 species recorded on eBird. This forest and wetland habitat attracts Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, and Black Scoter 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
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Semipalmated Plover
Short-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black Skimmer
Least Tern
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
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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