Birds

The list of bird species found in NJ from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.

Bird name translations in Spanish from NJ Audubon.

A blog on endangered species in NJ, including many birds, originally begun in the late 1990s by NJ 6th graders as an early entry on the internet but has since been run by Ken Ronkowitz.

The Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative is a conservation group devoted to the Atlantic Flyway, from the Canadian Arctic tundra to the eastern shores of South America. NJ is on this route in the Mid-Atlantic region; here you'll find the birds spotted along the beaches of the Jersey Shore.

Trail maps from the NJ branch of Audubon.

A calendar of hawk species migrating through NJ from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.

The map of the almost 20 hawk watch locations in NJ where birders can observe hawk breeds migrating in the spring and/or fall.

Info on the Montclair Hawk Watch from NJ Audubon.

Info on the Cape May Hawk Watch from NJ Audubon.

Info on the “Scott’s Mountain” Hawk Watch at the Merrill Creek Reservoir.

Info on the hawk watch in the Palisades Interstate Park.