Birdwatching in New Jersey

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		J	Greenlee	Blackwood	Weekend	English/Spanish
		G	Gover	Bridgewater	Anytime
		P	Bosak	Cape May	Anytime
		T	Neumyer	Cape May	Anytime
		H	Kirk	Cape May(Summer only)	Anytime
			Cape May Observatory	Cape May	Anytime
		J	Klizas	Chatham	Weekend	English
		I bird New Jersey
		G	Satz	Egg Harbor Twp	Anytime	English
		I am a member of the Atlantic Audubon Society. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Brigantine NWR) Atlantic Ocean, back bays, wetland. An hour from Cape May.
		P	Breuninger	Clementon	Anytime
		S	Mahajan	Edison	Anytime	English/Hindi
		K	Horner	Englewood	Anytime
		S	Galick	Flemington	Anytime
		J	Payeur	Gillette	Anytime	English
		One mile from Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Watchung Reservation is 3 miles. Sandy Hook and shore areas are 1 to 1 1/2 hours car drive from here. Two blocks from Gillette Metro North Railroad station - 1 hour to New York City by train.
		M	Fox	Hoboken	Anytime
		J	Paris	Hopewell	Anytime	English
		I bird mostly NJ and eastern PA. Always looking for company. The more eyes the better!
		B	Anderson	Hopewell	Anytime	English
		I am an hour and a half to two hours from the shore areas and over 3 hours from Cape May. I don't know Cape May very well, but I know Barnegat and Brigantine quite well. There are several good birding spots nearby with typical New Jersey species, but not too many rarities.
		D	Roszel	Interlaken	Weekend
		D	El-Roy	Jersey City	Weekend
		N	Ellman	Livingston	Weekend
		J	Hawk	Hamilton, Mercer County	Anytime
		C	Miles	Mountain Lakes	Anytime
		J	Lee	New Brunswick	Weekend	English/Cantonese
		I bird whenever possible but never enough. There are many good birding spots in central New Jersey and within a couple of hours drive. I would be glad to help visiting birders.
		S	Bahr	New Brunswick	Anytime	English/some Spanish
		Avid birder for many years. Excellent knowledge in the species in New Jersey and what habitats to find them in. Hummingbird gardener.
		G	Wilson	Princeton	Weekend
		P	Johnson	Princeton	Anytime	English/Spanish Brazilian Portuguese
		R	Buck	Somerset	Weekend	English
		1 hour train from NYC, frequently bird Great Swamp, Sandy Hook, Forsythe NWR, Meadowlands area.
		C	Miller	Somerville	Anytime
		D	Wolfe	South Jersey	Anytime	English/French Spanish
		Amateur birder. Semi-retired professor of languages. Familiar with birding spots in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware. Several Sate and Federal Parks nearby. Good migration between September and November; I've done birding in Western and Eastern Europe; North America (Canada, USA. Mexico). South America (Ecuador and Colombia); Costa Rica extensively; and Japan.
		K	Lippert	Ventnor	Weekend	English
		I live about two miles from Forsythe (Brigatine)Refuge and about a half an hour from Cape May. We have excellent birding in our area all year round. I am available on Fridays and Satudays.
		B	Robertson	West Milford	Weekend	English/Spanish
		I am in the highlands of NJ. We have nesting wood warblers in summer and occasional rarities in winter. Spring and fall migration are great. It is woodland birding for the most part, with some grasslands and lakes.
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		B	Elrick	West Milford	Anytime	English
		Friendly knowledgeable birding guide in the New Jersey, New York metro area Some of the best bird migration sites in the Eastern USA are in the NY, NJ, Metro area. The migration through NJ during April and May has becoming better known in the last few years after many teams from around the world have competed in the World Series Of birding. There are also within 1hr from Manhattan Island some breeding sites of the less common and highly sought after species Including Golden-winged, Worm-eating and Blackburnian warblers. Add to that the Sandpiper migration in July through August and you have a World class birding area for most of the year. I have 20 years experience as a bird guide in NY, NJ, PA and GA leading bird walks for bird clubs and organizations. I have a masters U,S,G,S, banding permit and earned a B,T,O, "A" ringing permit before emigrating to the USA. The best birding is just after sunrise and so most days 4 or more hrs birding can be managed before any other commitments. There is always a minimum of a four hr charge. http://site.nynjbirdingguide.com/Home_Page.html

Local Information

	Name	Description
	New Jersey Audubon Society	Club
	Monmouth County Audubon Society	Club
	Washington Crossing Audubon Society	Club
	Bergen County Audubon Society	Club
	Latest Sights	RBR
	Chipper Woods Bird Observatory	Banding
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	NABA-North Jersey Butterfly Club	Butterflies
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	New Jersey
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	MapQuest
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.
	Field guides recommended by Birdingpals
	Printable bird check list
	Trip Reports from New Jersey

Last update 15/01/2010