Images of New Jersey

Cape May, Oct. 2001 Trip

A pair of accipiters A sharp shinned hawk and a Cooper's Hawk, for comparison.

Broadwing Hawk Many broadwings migrate down the east coast.

A Male Kestrel This kestrel is giving me the evil eye.

Merlin Merlins are small, fast falcons.

Sharp-shinned Hawk Sharp-shinned hawks are common forest hawks.

Sharp-shinned Hawk They once saw 7000 sharpies in a day at Cape May.

Peregrine Falcon Peregrines do not like being held.

Peregrine Falcon But if you're being held by Bill Clark, what can you do?

Peregrine Falcon Soon, I'll be free...

Red Bat This red bat was sleeping by a trail.

Monarch Butterflies Monarch Butterflies also migrate through Cape May

Osprey in Flight Ospreys are magnificent no matter where in the world you see them.

Peregrine Falcon in flight This peregrine flew over the observation platform, on the way to Delaware.

Egret An egret waded nearby.

Killdeer As did a killdeer.

Yellowlegs This wellowleg was another visitor to Cape May.

Foerster's Tern As the tern flew.

Sanderlings These sanderlings were at the seabird count, further up the coast.

Boots One of my parents' cats, Boots.

Black and White Warbler A Black and White Warbler in the backyard.

Dragonfly Not the horse that won the money for Basil.

Little Blue Heron A Little Blue Heron.

Merlin A bird in the hand is easier to photograph.

Palm Warbler? This bird was cavorting in the pond in my parents' back yard. My father thinks it is a Palm Warbler.

Red-bellied Woodpecker This red-bellied woodpecker was close enough to photograph... barely!

Yellow-rumped Warbler The yellow-rumped warbler is quite common in New Jersey.

Summer Tanager Summer Tanagers are not common. My father was amazed that this bird was so easy to see.

Indigo Bunting The indigo bunting, however, went to the birdfeeder.

Wood Thrush Wood Thrushes are common, and very difficult to see. I admit it, I was lucky.

Red-winged Blackbird Red-winged blackbirds are quite common, though. This is a typical pose.

Great Egret The great egret is in breeding plumage. How can you tell? Look closely behind the eye, where it is green.

Grackle Grackles are common birds, but I didn't have a photograph of one until now.

Laughing Gulls The laughing gulls feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs that was on shore. As you can see, there is a lot of feeding to do.

Laughing Gulls Some hover over the line of gulls to find a place to sit and eat.

Ruddy Turnstones Ruddy turnstones were also on hand for the feast.

Willet As was this willet.

Roxanne This is Roxanne, one of my parents' cats.

Forster's Tern I was lucky to catch this forster's tern in mid-hover. It was eating small fish.

Bottlenose Dolphins These dolphins were part of a pod of 100+ dolphins.

	Roxanne Roxanne has the softest fur I've ever seen.
	Summer Tanager A great look at a summer tanager.
	Rose-breasted Grosbeak This rose-breasted grosbeak was in my parents' backyard

	Great-crested Flycatcher One of New Jersey's more common flycatchers.
	Pine Warbler The Pine Warbler is fairly ubiquitous.
	Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Away from the nest, this is a tiny bird.
	Prothonotary Warbler One of the harder warblers to see, the bright yellow bird blends in well with the leaves of the high canopy.

	A Cormorant in Flight The cormorant in flight.
	Cormorants on Posts Here the cormorants share the polls. They prefer to dry off in the sun.
	A Tri-colored Heron Takes Off A Tri-colored Heron taking off.
	American Oystercatchers Oystercatchers on a beach.
	American Oystercatchers Note the carrot-like bills
	Field of Oystercatchers Mixed company, some cormorants and ducks with the oystercatchers.
	Osprey in Flight An osprey in flight.
	Same Osprey Turning for a better view.
	Unhappy Blaze Blaze is unhappy.
	Roxanne Roxanne just woke up.
	Sleepy Cat Curled up for sleep.
	Patient She is patient with the camera.
	Buffy the Pigeon Slayer A Peregrine Falcon is resident at the pier near the Hawkwatch platform.
	Dolphins Dolphis swimming at sea.
	Blaze Walks By Blaze walks past.
	Surprised Blaze walked by his foodbowl and into view.
	Blaze Up Close He doesn't like having his picture taken.

	Snowy Egret A picture from Numbing Island? Unusual...
	Midnight A snow goose was a regular visitor to the Cape May Lighthouse State Park during the 2003 Hawkwatch.
	Midnight This goose was named Midnight by the hawkwatchers.
	Monarch Butterfly A Monarch butterfly stopped for a break on a roadsign.
	Black Crowned Night Heron This Black-crowned Night Heron visited Stone Harbor, and slept in a tree.

	The boat The flags on top of the board
	A Gull with what? This gull seems to have something interesting in its mouth.
	Cormorant in Flight A cormorant in flight.
	A Sapsucker A sapsucker in the rain.
	Yellow Crowned Kinglet A yellow-crowned kinglet.
	Yellow Crowned Kinglet There was a falling out of kinglets when I was there, but it was a drab day, and there were no mosquitoes to eat.
	Yellow Crowned Kinglet Another look at the kinglet.
	Chipping Sparrow A chipping sparrow.
	White-throated Sparrow A white-throated sparrow.
	Black-throated Green Warbler A black-throated green warbler.
	Hermit Thrush A hermit thrush.
	Yellow-rumped warbler A yellow rumped warbler
	Ruby Crowned Kinglet This kinglet died within 30 minutes. Most first year birds do not survive the migration.

	Louisiana Waterthrush It is hard to see the Luoisiana Watherthrush... Normally. This guy came out and sat in the open for me.
	Black Vulture A black vulture soared overhead.
	Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher Nest This is a gnatcatcher nest. Note the tail of the bird!
	Black Rat Snake This snake was at the beaver dam.
	Black Rat Snake He was just sunning himself.
	Black Rat Snake Climbed up the tree
	Black Rat Snake toreach this perch.
	Black Rat Snake He is big...
	Black Rat Snake About six feet long
	Black Rat Snake And tw inches across
	Black Rat Snake No birds here...
	Summer Tanager A summer tanager came down to visit.
	Starling A starling at the fountain.
	Rose-Breasted Grosbeak A rose-breasted grosbeak at the bird feeder.
	Jupiter My parents have two new cats.
	Jupiter Jupiter is the bigger one, and is sitting on the sideboard.
	Jupiter He just sat there.
	Jupiter Patiently
	Jupiter As I took his picture
	Jupiter More than once.
	Jupiter Saturn uis smaller, but has a ring marking on him.
	Saturn They're both playful.
	Jupiter Back to the sideboard
	Jupiter As Jupiter
	Jupiter Napped.

	Canada Goslings These goslings were swimming on Lake Nummy.
	Eastern Kingbird The Eastern Kingbird was high in the tree.
	Phoebe A Phoebe was barely visible.