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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Sixteen confirmed and two "PU" species have been recorded in New Jersey.
According to data collected by the USA TODAY Network, the following 10 species have emerged as the most-sighted birds across New Jersey.
Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state 's, district's or territory's government. The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was ...
Lisa Ann Fanning recently photographed a roseate spoonbill near the Henry Hudson Trail. The birds are common in coastal Texas, southern Louisiana and Florida, but rare in New Jersey.
The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid- Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily to undergo a complete molt, the American ...
The spoonbill has been spotted along East Creek, where it feeds and keeps company with egrets and herons, according to Monmouth County Park System officials. Park naturalist Paul Mandala said the ...
The Cape May Bird Observatory was founded in 1975 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States, and is sponsored by the New Jersey Audubon Society. The purpose of the Cape May Bird Observatory is to conduct research, encourage conservation, and organize educational and recreational birding activities. It consists of two separate centers: the Center ...
According to the bird advisers, there is only one main species of hummingbird in New Jersey, the ruby-throated hummingbird. However, seven species are recognized in state bird records. Ruby ...