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Overview

One of the premier fall hawk watching sites in the east, located on the southeast corner of New Jersey. Also famous for its passerine fallouts and many rarities.

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Notable Species

Rarities

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (1 record), Eared Grebe (4 records), Yellow-nosed Albatross (1 record), Black-capped Petrel (1 record), Audubon's Shearwater (1 record), Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (3 records), Brown Booby (3 records), Anhinga (3 records), Magnificent Frigatebird (1 record), Frigatebird sp. (7 records), White Ibis (6 records), White-faced Ibis (9 records), Wood Stork (7 records), Swallow-tailed Kite (30 records), White-tailed Kite (1 record), Swainson's Hawk (24 records), Eurasian Kestrel (1 record), Gyrfalcon (1 record), Yellow Rail (7+ records), Purple Gallinule (18 records), Wilson's Plover (2 records), Lesser Sand Plover (1 record), Black-necked Stilt (5 records), Long-billed Curlew (6 records), Bar-tailed Godwit (1 record), Red-necked Stint (1 record), Little Stint (2 records), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1 record), Curlew Sandpiper (10+ records), Eurasian Woodcock (1 record), Franklin's Gull (15 records),

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