Jun 18, 2026
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for New Jersey
Marshes, shorelines, forests, and migration habitats
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in New Jersey. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
611
Species
109
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across New Jersey
This guide focuses on birdlife within New Jersey's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in New Jersey
A recent look at bird sightings across New Jersey.
Jun 16, 2026
Duke Gardensi
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Jun 13, 2026
Four Cornersi
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Jun 13, 2026
Four Cornersi
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Jun 12, 2026
Willowwood Arboretumi
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Jun 11, 2026
Four Cornersi
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across New Jersey.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in New Jersey
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for birding in New Jersey
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park46 sightings50 species
New Jersey, US
Verona Park
You might spot White-Tailed Deer, American Robin, and Spotted Lanternfly.
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Park98 sightings11 species
New Jersey, US
Yantacaw Park
You might spot Great Egret, Eastern White Pine, and Haircap Mosses.
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Park45 sightings50 species
New Jersey, US
Colonial Park
You might spot American Robin, Spotted Lanternfly, and Monarch.
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Park45 sightings50 species
New Jersey, US
Four Corners
You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel and House Sparrow.
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Park46 sightings50 species
New Jersey, US
Duke Gardens
You might spot Monarch, Great Blue Heron, and American Robin.
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Park30 sightings12 species
New Jersey, US
James Street Commons Historic District
You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel and House Sparrow.
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Full Guide
Full New Jersey birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Canada Goose
Duck
American Robin
Great Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Northern Cardinal
Gray Catbird
Double-crested Cormorant
House Sparrow
Laughing Gull
American Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Bluebird
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Flicker
Osprey
Pileated Woodpecker
Vulture
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Common Grackle
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird
Indigo Bunting
Mute Swan
Rock Pigeon
American Oystercatcher
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tree Swallow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Chipping Sparrow
Common Merganser
Green Heron
Narragansett Turkey
Purple Martin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Herring Gull
Barn Swallow
Black Skimmer
Black Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Phoebe
Glossy Ibis
Great Egret
Great Horned Owl
House Finch
Killdeer
Ovenbird
Palm Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk
Sanderling
Scarlet Tanager
White-throated Sparrow
Willet
Wood Thrush
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
American Crow
American Kestrel
American Redstart
American Tree Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Broad-winged Hawk
Carolina Wren
Chimney Swift
Cliff Swallow
Common Goldeneye
Common Tern
Dunlin
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Field Sparrow
Forster's Tern
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Great Black-backed Gull
Hairy Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
Least Tern
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern House Wren
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Yellow Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Red-headed Woodpecker
Redhead
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-necked Duck
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Savannah Sparrow
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Swainson's Thrush
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey
Warbling Vireo
White Ibis
White-crowned Sparrow
Wood Duck
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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