Rare Birds in New Jersey
Our list for New Jersey has 57 rare birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 9 summer visitors, 15 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in New Jersey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 57, most common first
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Nov–May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentRare45–50 cmRegularly Mar
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentRare27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Dec
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusScarceRare28–38 cm
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusSummer visitorRare41–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentRare30–32 cmRegularly May–Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanPassage migrantRare32–36 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May–Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made