Birdwatching in New Jersey
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers 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. | ||||||
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| J | Greenlee | Blackwood | Weekend | English/Spanish |
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| G | Gover | Bridgewater | Anytime | |
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| P | Bosak | Cape May | Anytime | |
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| T | Neumyer | Cape May | Anytime | |
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| H | Kirk | Cape May(Summer only) | Anytime | |
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| E | Ciuzio | Cape May | Anytime | |
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| Cape May Observatory | Cape May | Anytime | ||
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| J | Klizas | Chatham | Weekend | English |
| I bird New Jersey | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| P | Breuninger | Clementon | Anytime | |
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| S | Mahajan | Edison | Anytime | English/Hindi |
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| K | Horner | Englewood | Anytime | |
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| S | Galick | Flemington | Anytime | |
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| 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. | ||||||
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| M | Fox | Hoboken | Anytime | |
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| J | Paris | Hopewell | Anytime | English |
| I bird mostly NJ and eastern PA. Always looking for company. The more eyes the better! | ||||||
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| D | Roszel | Interlaken | Weekend | |
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| D | El-Roy | Jersey City | Weekend | |
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| N | Ellman | Livingston | Weekend | |
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| J | Hawk | Hamilton, Mercer County | Anytime | |
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| C | Miles | Mountain Lakes | Anytime | |
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| G | Wilson | Princeton | Weekend | |
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| P | Johnson | Princeton | Anytime | English/Spanish Brazilian Portuguese |
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| C | Miller | Somerville | Anytime | |
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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Professional Guides | ||||||
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| 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
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| Name | Description
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| New Jersey Audubon Society | Club |
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| Monmouth County Audubon Society | Club |
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| Washington Crossing Audubon Society | Club |
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| Bergen County Audubon Society | Club |
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| Latest Sights | RBR |
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| Chipper Woods Bird Observatory | Banding |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| NABA-North Jersey Butterfly Club | Butterflies |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | New Jersey |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | MapQuest |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from New Jersey |
Last update 17/05/2009