Sandy Hook - Plum Island
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Sandy Hook - Plum Island is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 229 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Canada Goose, American Black Duck, and Ring-necked 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
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Brant
Black Scoter
Short-billed Dowitcher
Sanderling
Dunlin
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Mockingbird
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
Semipalmated Plover
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Black Skimmer
Forster's Tern
Canada Goose
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
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Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
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