Wreck Pond
New Jersey · Northeast
About This Location
Wreck Pond is a productive birding destination in New Jersey, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mute Swan, Gadwall, and American Wigeon 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
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Laughing Gull
Osprey
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Glossy Ibis
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
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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