Wheelabrator Wildlife Refuge
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Wheelabrator Wildlife Refuge is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 212 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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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Spotted Sandpiper
Laughing Gull
Forster's Tern
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
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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