New Jersey provides some of the most varied and exciting birding in North America, and more than 450 species have been recorded in the state. Yet there has been no comprehensive and readily available guide to the status and distribution of all these species--until now. The Birds of New Jersey is the most up-to-date and succinct guide for the birds of New Jersey and includes all species known to the state from historical times to the present. Featuring over 200 color photos of rarities and regular species, this book authoritatively provides individual entries that include a summary of status and seasonal distribution, and comments on changes over time. Detailed color-coded maps accompany species accounts, and for species recorded five or fewer times, dates and locations of each record are noted. The introduction examines the state's geography, the history of bird records, and background information to species accounts, and the extensive bibliography guides birders to original sources used in the book. This is the essential resource for birders, ornithologists, and nature enthusiasts interested in the birds of New Jersey and the greater surrounding region.
Most up-to-date status and distribution guide for New Jersey and surrounding region
All bird species known to the state
Species accounts describe the preferred habitat and abundance of species
Range maps in color detail seasonal distribution
For migratory birds, spring and fall migration times indicated
More than 200 color photographs of rare and common species
William J. Boyle, Jr., has been birding throughout the world for more than forty years. He is the author of A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Physical Geography and Natural Regions of New Jersey 1 History 4 The New Jersey Bird Records Committee (NJBRC) 5 Criteria for Acceptance of Records of Review Species and New Species 6 Nomenclature 8 Species Accounts 8 Maps 9 Status and Abundance Terminology 10 Abbreviations 11 Glossary of Place Names 12 Pelagic Boundaries 13 Annotated List of Species 15 Appendix A: E xotics and Species of Uncertain Provenance or Status 273 Appendix B: N ot Accepted Species 275 Appendix C: List of NJBRC Review Species 277 Appendix D: I dentification Information for Captions by Kevin Karlson 279 Bibliography 283 Index 297
What People are Saying About This
From the Publisher
"This excellent and well-organized guide contains very good range maps and fine photos. William Boyle is the right person to write this book on New Jersey's birds."—Paul Lehman, bird tour leader and bird range mapmaker"Nobody is more qualified than William Boyle to pull together the scattered sources of New Jersey ornithology into one accurate, well-documented book. This guide will have a wide audience."—Laurie Larson, secretary, New Jersey Bird Records Committee, 1996-2008
