PLEASE RECORD YOUR FINDINGS WITH THE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY!
These findings are used for grants, to document important spaces, and for scientific research. People have NOT been recording findings on Garret Mountain, and we are not getting the attention we deserve. Use the new Web-Based Species Report Form for rare bird sightings and road kill (of all kinds) – It is fast and fun to use!:
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/ae6c1dbdacd94562a25785433f612750
More info about this form:
https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/conservation/reporting-rare-wildlife-sightings/
Garret Mountain is a nationally recognized Important Bird Area/Important Bird and Birding Area. It is a significant migrant stopover / fly over area for landbirds during their spring and fall migrations.
Refer to the Audubon site below for additional information:
https://www.audubon.org/important-bird-areas/garret-mountain
In 2022, a special survey was done of breeding birds at Garret Mountain. See the report – Click Here.
The recent north jersey news article shown below also discusses new IBBA signage at Garret.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/woodland-park/2022/04/28/passaic-county-nj-home-top-songbird-migration-stopover/9559445002/
Below are a list of known bird species found at Garret Mountain Reservation.
(Garret Mountain and Rifle Camp Parks.)
List compiled by Fred Pfeiffer, Trustee of FOGMR.
Download the list as a PDF here- Garret Bird List.pdf
If you have an addition to this list, send it to us at friendsofgarret@gmail.com.
LOONS
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
CORMORANTS
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
ANHINGAS
Anhinga
HERONS, EGRETS AND
BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Least Bittern
American Bittern
IBIS AND
SPOONBILLS
Glossy Ibis
DUCKS, GEESE AND
SWANS
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Brant
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Oldsquaw
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
OSPREY
Osprey
HAWKS, EAGLES AND
KITES
Mississippi Kite
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
FALCONS AND
CARACARAS
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
GROUSE, PTARMIGAN,
PRAIRIE-CHICKENS
Ruffed Grouse
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Northern Bobwhite
PHEASANTS AND
PARTRIDGES
Ring-necked Pheasant
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
RAILS, GALLINULES AND
COOTS
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
PLOVERS AND
LAPWINGS
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
SANDPIPERS
American Woodcock
Common Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Herring Gull
Laughing Gull
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will’s-widow
Whip-poor-will
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
SWALLOWS
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
WAGTAILS AND
PIPITS
American Pipit
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
WRENS
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
House Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
MOCKINGBIRDS AND
THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Bicknell’s Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
OLD WORLD
FLYCATCHERS
Northern Wheatear
CHICKADEES AND
TITS
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper
SHRIKES
Northern Shrike
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
STARLINGS
European Starling
VIREOS AND ALLIES
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
WOOD WARBLERS
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
TANAGERS AND
ALLIES
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Western Tanager
SPARROWS, TOWHEES,
JUNCOS
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
SALTATORS, CARDINALS
AND ALLIES
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES,
GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
FINCHES, SISKINS,
CROSSBILLS
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow