This past year was a sparse one for new life birds, which get harder to find as a life list gets longer. Below are the four new birds I saw in 2012.
| 352 | Monk Parakeet | Carteret -- Washington Ave | March 21, 2012 | 
| 353 | Sandwich Tern | Raritan Bay Waterfront Park | July 14, 2012 | 
| 354 | Elegant Tern | Sandy Hook--tip area | September 8, 2012 | 
| 355 | Crested Caracara | Princeton Junction--Grover Farm | September 11, 2012 | 
Rather than recapitulate the sightings here, I will just link to the blog posts I wrote about them as they happened.
Monk Parakeets
Sandwich Tern
Elegant Tern
Crested Caracara