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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.
Carduelis tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) 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 ...
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 ...
Beginning in 2022, Horseshoe Island was closed to humans from March 1 to September 30 as to not disturb coastal birds during migration and breeding season. This seasonal closure will continue for the next five years. [3] The area is managed by the New Jersey Tidelands Resource Council [2] as it is part of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife ...
348 [2] The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge located in southern and south-central New Jersey, along the Atlantic coast, north of Atlantic City, in Atlantic and Ocean counties. The refuge was created in 1984 out of two existing refuge parcels created to protect tidal wetland and shallow bay habitat ...
The New Jersey Audubon is an environmental education and conservation advocacy organization. Founded in 1897, it is one of New Jersey 's largest environmental organizations, with several staffed nature centers, dozens of unstaffed sanctuaries, and thousands of members throughout New Jersey and beyond. New Jersey Audubon is an independent ...
List of snakes of New Jersey. Categories: Biota of New Jersey. Natural history of New Jersey. New Jersey-related lists. Lists of fauna of the United States by state.
According to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee's 2007 Annual Report (included in the Fall 2007 issue of the New Jersey Audubon Society's New Jersey Birds), the state list as of January 1 2007 stood at 461. This article currently says 458, so some updating is needed!