Photo courtesy of NJ Meadowlands Commission

    Common Nighthawks have been seen in Bergen County the past few months. I have seen a few by the Celery Farm, and one had been perching regularly above the stream by Halifax Road in Mahwah.
      Nonetheless, Nighthawks and other members of the Nightjar family aren't seen that often in these parts -- to the point where Bergen County is not included in the New Jersey Audubon Society's annual Nightjar study, a project done in cooperation with NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife's Endangered and Non-game Species Program.
   That status could change if enough Nightjars are seen and reported here this year.
   To report a Nightjar in Bergen County, or want more information about the Nightjar survey, please e-mail Kristin Mylecraine at this e-mail address.

   For more on the national Nightjar study, click here.

   For a list of the existing Nightjar survey points in New Jersey, click "Continue reading..." immediately below.