2008 BIGBY List

BIGBY is an acronym for "Big Green Big Year." This is a list of all the species that I see in 2008 while using only foot, self-propelled vehicles, or public transportation. For a longer explanation, see here.

	Common Name	Location	Date
1	Snow Goose	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
2	Brant	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
3	Canada Goose	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
4	Mute Swan	Kearny Marsh	1/28/2008
5	Gadwall	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
6	American Black Duck	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
7	Mallard	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
8	Blue-winged Teal	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
9	Northern Shoveler	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
10	Green-winged Teal	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
11	Greater Scaup	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
12	Bufflehead	Donaldson Park	1/21/2008
13	Common Goldeneye	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
14	Hooded Merganser	Donaldson Park	2/23/2008
15	Common Merganser	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
16	Red-breasted Merganser	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
17	Ruddy Duck	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
18	Common Loon	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
19	Double-crested Cormorant	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
20	Great Cormorant	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
21	Great Blue Heron	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
22	Great Egret	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
23	Snowy Egret	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
24	Little Blue Heron	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
25	Tricolored Heron	CMBO Hawk Watch	9/1/2008
26	Green Heron	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
27	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Cape May Point SP	9/4/2008
28	Glossy Ibis	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
29	Black Vulture	New Brunswick	4/26/2008
30	Turkey Vulture	Donaldson Park	2/27/2008
31	Osprey	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
32	Bald Eagle	Donaldson Park	2/23/2008
33	Northern Harrier	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
34	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
35	Cooper's Hawk	Union Square	1/28/2008
36	Red-tailed Hawk	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
37	American Kestrel	Union Square	1/28/2008
38	Merlin	CMBO Hawk Watch	9/1/2008
39	Peregrine Falcon	Union Square	1/28/2008
40	American Coot	Central Park	3/29/2008
41	Semipalmated Plover	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
42	Killdeer	Donaldson Park	2/21/2008
43	American Oystercatcher	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
44	Spotted Sandpiper	Cape May Point SP	8/29/2008
45	Solitary Sandpiper	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
46	Greater Yellowlegs	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
47	Lesser Yellowlegs	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
48	Ruddy Turnstone	Cape May - The Rips	8/24/2008
49	Sanderling	Cape May - The Rips	8/24/2008
50	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
51	Least Sandpiper	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
52	Baird's Sandpiper	Cape May Point SP	9/4/2008
53	Pectoral Sandpiper	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
54	Short-billed Dowitcher	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
55	Laughing Gull	Cape May - The Rips	8/24/2008
56	Bonaparte's Gull	Donaldson Park	1/30/2008
57	Ring-billed Gull	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
58	Herring Gull	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
59	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
60	Great Black-backed Gull	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
61	Least Tern	Cape May - The Rips	8/24/2008
62	Gull-billed Tern	Cape May - Sunset Beach	8/26/2008
63	Black Tern	Cape May - The Rips	8/27/2008
64	Common Tern	Cape May - The Rips	8/27/2008
65	Forster's Tern	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
66	Royal Tern	Cape May - The Rips	8/27/2008
67	Black Skimmer	Cape May Point SP	8/30/2008
68	Rock Pigeon	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
69	Mourning Dove	Home	1/1/2008
70	Long-eared Owl	Central Park	1/28/2008
71	Chimney Swift	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
72	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
73	Belted Kingfisher	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
74	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
75	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Union Square	1/28/2008
76	Downy Woodpecker	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
77	Hairy Woodpecker	Donaldson Park	1/21/2008
78	Northern Flicker	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
79	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Higbee Beach	8/31/2008
80	Least Flycatcher	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
81	Eastern Phoebe	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
82	Great Crested Flycatcher	Cape May Point SP	8/29/2008
83	Eastern Kingbird	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
84	White-eyed Vireo	Higbee Beach	8/31/2008
85	Warbling Vireo	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
86	Philadelphia Vireo	Cape May Point SP	9/4/2008
87	Red-eyed Vireo	Cape May Point SP	9/3/2008
88	Blue Jay	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
89	American Crow	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
90	Fish Crow	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
91	Purple Martin	Cape May - The Rips	8/27/2008
92	Tree Swallow	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
93	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Donaldson Park	4/11/2008
94	Bank Swallow	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
95	Barn Swallow	Donaldson Park	5/19/2008
96	Carolina Chickadee	Donaldson Park	1/25/2008
97	Black-capped Chickadee	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
98	Tufted Titmouse	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
99	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Central Park	1/28/2008
100	White-breasted Nuthatch	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
101	Brown Creeper	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
102	Carolina Wren	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
103	House Wren	Donaldson Park	4/23/2008
104	Golden-crowned Kinglet	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
105	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
106	Hermit Thrush	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
107	American Robin	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
108	Gray Catbird	Donaldson Park	4/23/2008
109	Northern Mockingbird	Home	1/2/2008
110	Brown Thrasher	Higbee Beach	8/31/2008
111	European Starling	Johnson Park	1/6/2008
112	American Pipit	Donaldson Park	2/23/2008
113	Cedar Waxwing	Cape May - Sunset Beach	8/26/2008
114	Blue-winged Warbler	Cape May Point SP	9/2/2008
115	Northern Parula	Home	5/15/2008
116	Yellow Warbler	Home	5/1/2008
117	Magnolia Warbler	Cape May Point SP	9/2/2008
118	Black-throated Blue Warbler	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
119	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
120	Prairie Warbler	Cape May Point SP	9/2/2008
121	Black-and-white Warbler	Higbee Beach	8/31/2008
122	American Redstart	Cape May Point SP	8/26/2008
123	Ovenbird	Higbee Beach	8/31/2008
124	Northern Waterthrush	Cape May Point SP	8/29/2008
125	Common Yellowthroat	Cape May Point SP	8/27/2008
126	Western Tanager	Central Park	3/29/2008
127	Eastern Towhee	Home	4/30/2008
128	American Tree Sparrow	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
129	Chipping Sparrow	Home	4/14/2008
130	Savannah Sparrow	Donaldson Park	2/23/2008
131	Song Sparrow	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
132	White-throated Sparrow	Home	1/1/2008
133	Dark-eyed Junco	Home	1/1/2008
134	Northern Cardinal	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
135	Indigo Bunting	South Cape May Meadows	8/28/2008
136	Bobolink	CMBO Hawk Watch	9/1/2008
137	Red-winged Blackbird	Donaldson Park	2/7/2008
138	Rusty Blackbird	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
139	Common Grackle	Donaldson Park	1/25/2008
140	Boat-tailed Grackle	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
141	Brown-headed Cowbird	Donaldson Park	2/19/2008
142	Baltimore Oriole	Home	5/8/2008
143	Scott's Oriole	Union Square	1/28/2008
144	House Finch	Donaldson Park	1/2/2008
145	Common Redpoll	Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	3/29/2008
146	American Goldfinch	Donaldson Park	1/1/2008
147	House Sparrow	Home	1/1/2008

Last updated: 9/6/08