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Filamentous rays in dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line strongly arched. Caudal peduncle scuted. Adults are most commonly found near deep rocky reefs. Photo credit: Zakqary Roy (zakqaryroy on iNaturalist) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Alosa psuedoharengus - Alewife Silvery sides and belly, greenish back. Eye large, diameter greater than snout length. Usually one shoulder small spot present. Runs upstream in rivers to spawn; adults return to seawaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ameriurus catus - White catfish A scaleless freshwater fish that can also be found in brackish regions of estuaries. Head has four pairs of barbels; belly and chin barbells are white with the rest of the barbells the same bluish gray or olive color as the rest of the body. Tail fin is moderately forked with rounded lobes. Relatively short anal fin base; anal fin rounded with 22 to 25 rays. Up to 62 cm in length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anchoa hepsetus - Striped anchovy Snout length somewhat less than eye diameter. One broad silver stripe running from head to tail on sides. Back silvery to yellowish or greenish. Dorsal fin begins above a point well in front of anal fin, and ends above front rays of anal fin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Apeltes quadracus - Fourspine stickleback Resident fish species. Four to five dorsal spines; first three or four spines independent, last spine attached to dorsal fin. Pelvic fins located directly below pectoral fins. Brown to black in color, usually mottled; silvery underbelly. Breeding males have red pelvic fins. Found mainly along weedy bays and backwaters, entering brackish water and, to a lesser extent, fresh water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Bairdiella chrysoura - Silver perch Silvery; darker above, with pale yellowish dorsal, caudal, anal, and pelvic fins. Some faint dark stripes along scale rows on side, especially on upper body; stripes run parallek to lateral line on rear part of body. Up tp 30 cm in length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Caranx hippos - Crevalle jack Front of head profile steep. Underparts and fins often yellowish. Elongate black spot at edge of opercle and broad black area extending across lower pectoral fin. Juveniles are found in Barnegat Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/79e705f3-eaab-4144-9f5f-fbb85ba9089b/Chasmodes-bosquianus_natebillhime-on-iNaturalist.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chasmodes bosquianus - Striped blenny Resident fish species of Barnegat Bay. Brown with dark wavy lines on body. Mouth large, lip flaps prominent. Head pointed with a profile that slopes relatively evenly from snout to dorsal fin. Up to 15 cm in length. Commonly found in oyster beds and on hard-bottomed substrate. In winter, this fish will retreat to deeper waters. Photo credit; natebillhime on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Conger oceanicus - Conger eel Large, dark brown or bluish gray eel with a whitish chin and a pale belly. Lower jaw shorter than upper jaw, with no teeth exposed. Snout is long and flattened. Dorsal, caudal and anal fins are pale with dark edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dactylopterus volitans - Flying gurnard Greatly enlarged, fanlike pectoral fins which help this fish glide through the water just above the benthic surface. Head encased in a bony casque. Brightly colored with variable patterns; pectoral fins typically spotted with several blue lines. Adults can be found in clear, temperate coastal waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Engraulis eurystole - Silver anchovy Silvery body; lateral line stripe black-bordered. Eye large. Dorsal fin begins above pelvic fin. Abundant in temperate and tropical coastal waters and common in shallow bays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Etrumeus teres - Round herring Silvery with an olive-green back. No elongate dorsal fin rays, no ventral scutes. Up to 25 cm in length. Found in coastal waters; less likely to enter bays and shallow waters than other herring species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fundulus diaphanus - Banded killifish Freshwater fish with one rounded dorsal fin far back on a long, slender body. Series of greennish brown bars along side of slivery body. Males typically have a greater number and wider bars. Clear to dusky olive fins. Commonly found in shallow margins of lakes, ponds, and slow-flowing streams, usually around muddy substrates and vegeated areas. Banded killifish can be observed swimming in schools just below the water's surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fundulus majalis - Striped killifish Commonly found in bays, estuaries, and salt marshes, the striped killifish is a resident fish species of Barnegat Bay. Can be up to 18 cm in length. Snout long. 14 to 15 dorsal fin rays. Male: 15 to 20 vertical black bars. Female: Two to three black stripes running laterally down the side of the body; may have some vertical bars, but much fewer than male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Gobiosoma bosc - Naked goby Resident fish species. Unscaled. Nine to eleven broad, regularly spaced dark brown bars behind the head. 13 dorsal fin rays, 11 anal fin rays, 11 pectoral fin rays. Rounded caudal fin. Up to 6 cm in length. Found in eastuaries and vegetated protected coastal waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Gobiosoma ginsburgi - Seaboard goby Body marked with a series of irregluar dark bands, with spaces between bands nearly the same with as bands. Twelve to thirteen dorsal fin rays, eleven anal fin rays, 18-19 pectoral fin rays. Up to 6cm in length. Found in coastal waters to depths of 50m. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Hypsoblennius hentz - Feather blenny https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Leiostomus xanthurus - Spot Bluish to brownish back; brassy on sides with 12 to 15 diagonal lines; silvery to white belly. Distinct dark shoulder spot. Caudal fin forked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lopholatilus chamaeloeonticeps - Great northern tilefish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Membras martinica - Rough silverside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Menticirrhus saxatilis - Northern kingfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Micropogonias undulatus - Atlantic croaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Morone saxatilis - Striped bass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/152221dc-0c37-4011-b0dc-a9643e93ce7f/Dogfish.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mustelus canis - Smooth dogfish Generally gray or brownish. Mouth small, broadly rounded; many small pavement-like teeth in several functional rows. Spiracle present. 2nd dorsal fin large, begins above point in front of anal fin. Upper labial furrow longer than lower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ophidion marginatum - Striped cusk eel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Peprilus tricanthus - Atlantic butterfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/928b00a2-444d-4a18-b533-107ec80e5b96/Pogonias-cromis_Zakqary-Roy_zakqaryroy-on-iNaturalist.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pogonias cromis - Black drum Photo Credit: Zakqary Roy (zakqaryroy on iNaturalist) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Prionotus carolinus - Northern searobin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Raja erinacea - Little skate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Scophthalmus aquosus - Windowpane flounder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sphoeroides maculatus - Northern puffer Dark olive-gray above, with many tiny black spots. Row of 6-7 grayish vertical bars on side. Yellowish to white below. Found in bays, estuaries, and protected coastal waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Stenotomus chrysops - Scup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Syngnathus fuscus - Northern pipefish Found in brackish to oceanic waters from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. In Barnegat Bay northern pipefish are found commonly in areas heavily vegetated with eelgrass and widgeon grass, particularly the shallow waters along the eastern shore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tautogolabrus adspersus - Cunner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Trinectes maculatus - Hogchoker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Alosa aestivalis - Blueback herring Silvery sides with a bluish back. Eye small with a diameter about equal to snout length. Usually one shoulder spot present. Can be up to 40 cm in length, usually less than 30 cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Alosa sapidissima - American shad Silvery with a green or bluish black. Upper jaw slightly oblique. Cheek deeper than it is long. Large shoulder spot, usually with a series of smaller spots behind it. Adults run rivers to spawn. Population has depleted in much of its natural range due to pollution and dam construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ameriurus nebulosus - Brown bullhead A catfish with brown or black mottling or spots on body. White underbelly. Found in impoundments, lakes, and ponds, as well as pools and sluggish runs over soft substrates in creeks and small to large rivers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anchoa mitchilli - Bay anchovy One of the most abundant fishes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. Snout very short. Dorsal fin begins over origin of anal fin. Narrow silvery stripe on sides, width smaller than eye diameter. Lookalikes: striped anchovy (distinction: striped anchovy has broad side stripe), atlantic silverside (distinction: atlantic silverside has sleeker body, two dorsal fins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Archosargus probatocephalus - Sheepshead Sides silvery to yellowish in color; back is darker olive-brown, with a broad black bar spanning the nape, and five to six diagonal black bands across the body. Eye large. Very prominent molariform teeth. Commonly found around pilings in in bays and estuaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Brevoortia tyrannus - Atlantic menhaden Warm-water migrant. Silvery, with brassy sides and a dark bluish green back. Distinct shoulder spot Fins pale yellowish. Adults and large juveniles have numerous spots on side, following the dark shoulder spot. Up to 35 cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Centropristis striata - Black sea bass Head and body bluish black to dark brown, variously blotched. White or pale centers of scales form narrow stripes along side. Dorsal fins have obscure bars, white stripes, or rows of spots in lengthwise lines. Upper and lower edges of tail fin white; outer edges of dorsal and anal fins also white. Short, white, fleshy tabs on dorsal spines; tabs project beyond spine tips but are not filamentous. Male: all bluish black with white areas on head and edges of finds; tail fin lobes prolonged. Up to 60 cm in length. Commonly found around rock jetties and on rocky bottoms in shallow water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/cfa62b5a-0840-414c-9fab-5876791e4363/striped-burrfish.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chilomycterus schoepfi - Striped burrfish Body yellowish-brown above, with dark stripes and several dark patches; white to yellowish below. Most individuals have large blacknpatches above and behind pectoral fins and at dorsal fin. Can be found in seagrass beds in bays and coastal lagoons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cynoscion regalis - Weakfish An important food and game fish. Dark olive to bluish back with many small dark spots distributed along the back, side, and faintly on the belly, sometimes in diagonal rows. Brassy to silvery sides. Belly silvery to white. Present in the deeper waters of Barnegat Bay from spring through late fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dasyatis say - Bluntnose stingray Warm-water migrant. Disk rounded at corners. Snout short, nonprojecting. Well-developed dorsal and ventral finfolds on tail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Esox americanus americanus - Redfin pickerel Freshwater predatory fish. Fully scaled cheek and opercle. Black bar originating at the bottom of the eye and slanted toward the rear. Olive-green to brown above, paler underbelly; series of dark green or brown wavy bars along side. One dorsal fin opposite anal fin and near caudal fin. Fins red distinguish this subspecies fron the grass pickerel. Found in vegetated, clear water areas of lakes, swamps, backwaters, and slow-flowing pools of streams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Eucinostomus argenteus - Spotfin mojarra Slender body that's usually entirely silvery in color. Tip of first dorsal fin dusky. Protrusible mouth. Pectoral fin unscaled. Anal fin has three spines. Pelvic and anal fins sometimes dark orange Forked caudal fin. Occurring in Barnegat Bay as tropical strays, spotfin mojarras can be found in grassy, sandy, or soft-bottomed bays, and in shallow inshore waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fundulus heteroclitus - Mummichog A resident fish species which inhabits salt marshes and tidal creeks. Mummichogs can enter fresh water to a limited extent. Head blunt; upper profile convex. Silver and dark bars on side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Gasterosteus aculeatus - Three-spined stickleback https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Hippocampus erectus - Lined seahorse Resident fish species of Barnegat Bay. Coiled tail with no caudal fin. Body color ranges from olive-brown, to orange or yellow; usually with large blotches and dark stripes on neck and back. Head bent downward; snout elongate. Highly modified skeleton forms rings that provide the seahorse with the appearance of armor plating Some individuals have fleshy tabs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ictalutus punctatus - Channel catfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lepomis gibbosus - Pumpkinseed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lucania parva - Rainwater killifish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Menidia beryllina - Inland silverside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Merluccius bilinearis - Silver hake Silvery body, black mouth. Lower jaw projects; mouth and teeth large. No mouth barbel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Monacanthus hispidus - Planehead filefish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mugil cephalus - Flathead grey mullet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mycteroperca microlepis - Gag grouper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Opsanus tau - Oyster toadfish Resident fish species. A fish that is small to medium in size. Head large. Anal and 2nd dorsal fins lon; caudal and pectoral fins rounded. Body brownish, variably blotched with darker brown. Pectoral and caudal fins distinctly barred. Largely found inshore, on rocky bottom and reefs, jetties, and wrecks. Frequently lives among litter and tolerates polluted water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Perca flavescens - Yellow perch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2499e027-e711-43e8-a137-e667173e52dc/Pollachius-virens_natebillhim-on-iNatuarlist.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pollachius virens - Pollock Photo credit: natebillhime on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Prionotus evolans - Striped searobin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Raja ocellata - Winter skate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Selene setapinnis - Atlantic moonfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sphyraena borealis - Northern sennet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1017267a-f7d0-4fb5-849e-e03bd32f4002/needlefish.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Strongylura marina - Atlantic needlefish Medium sized, silver fish. Top and bottom jaw elongate; tiny sharp teeth resembling a needle point. Lower half of head pale. Dorsal and anal fins placed far back. Caudal fin bluish. Lateral line low on side. Found in coastal waters, bays, and estuaries; enters fresh water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Synodus foetens - Inshore lizardfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Trachinotus carolinus - Florida pompano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Urophycis chuss - Red hake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Alosa mediocris - Hickory shad Warm-water migrant. Silvery, with a dark grayish green back. Side of head sometimes brassy. Dark shoulder spot followed by a row of faded spots that reach the area below the dorsal fin. Lower jaw projects strongly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fec7c724-c6b2-442b-809f-9188b887f6f6/orange-filefish_Zakqary-Roy_zakqaryroy-on-iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aluterus schoepfi - Orange filefish Color and pattern variable. Adults usually brownish, with an orange cast. Dorsal spine thin, bent. Snout profile slightly concave to straight. Photo credit: Zakqary Roy (zakqaryroy on iNaturalist) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ammodytes americanus - American sandlace A small elongate fish abundant in shallow coastal waters and in protected bays and estuaries. 52 to 61 dorsal fin rays, 26 to 33 anal fin rays, and 11 to 15 pectoral fin rays. Burrows in sandy substrate. Important prey for several commercial fishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anguilla rostrata - American eel Resident fish species. Back and top half of sides color ranges from greenish, greenish brown, to dark brown. Belly and lower half of sides yellowish to white. Dorsal fin begins far back on body. Lower jaw longer than upper jaw. Pectoral fins present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Astroscopus guttatus - Northern stargazer Upper head and body dark olive-brown, with evenly distributed small white spots. First dorsal fin black and spinous. Soft dorsal fin pale tan, with four narrow blackish brown areas. Caudal fin with three lengthwise blackish brown area; the central one a narrow stripe, continuous with blackish stripe on side of caudal peduncle. Body scaled. Lips and nostrils fringed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Caranx crysos - Blue runner Usually bluish to dark olive above, silvery to brassy below. Breeding males blackish. Dark spot on opercle. Abrupt inflection in lateral line. Bony scutes along caudal peduncle. 22 to 25 rays in dorsal fin. Up to 50 cm in length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fbee649c-a191-4c99-b326-0102b6f9df7b/Chaetodon-ocellatus_natebillhime-on-iNaturalist.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chaetodon ocellatus - Spotfin butterflyfish Whitish, with yellow fins and lips. Bar through eye. Large spot at base of 2nd dorsal fin. Male: small spot at tip of 2nd dorsal fin. Juveniles: brown pattern on rear of body. Photo credit: natebillhime on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Clupea harengus - Atlantic herring Body elongate, without spots. Silvery with a bluish to greenish blue back. Dorsal fin begins at midbody. Can be up to 45 cm in length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cyprinodon variegatus - Sheepshead minnow Resident fish species. Irregular banded pattern on body. Dark spot at base of first dorsal fin ray. Male: caudal fin dark-edged. Female: Ocellus spot on dorsal fin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Elops saurus - Ladyfish A popular sport fish on the East Coast, most commonly found in bays, lagoons, and mangrove areas. Notably small scales; silvery with bluish reflections on upper body. Mouth large, oblique, terminal. Dorsal fin begins slightly behind origin of pelvic fin. Up to 91 cm in length https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Etropus microstomus - Smallmouth flounder Strongly flat fish with both eyes on the same side of the head. Scaled with one row of small accessory scales at base. Body unspotted, Usually olive to brownish in color, with a white blind side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fistularia tabacaria - Bluespotted cornetfish Long, tubular body with an elongated snout and small mouth. A long, whip-like ray extends from the center of the the forked caudal fin. Olive-brown with large pale-blue spots along back and snout; paler underbelly. Can be up to 1.8m (6 ft) in length. Found in tropical coastal waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fundulus luciae - Spotfin killifish Up to 4 cm in length. 8 dorsal fin rays, 10 anal fin rays. Male: dark bars on side; ocellus spot on dorsal fin. Female: Uniformly brownish with faint traces of bars. Found in salt marshes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2cdfffda-880f-4747-9d91-5591aefbe4d9/skilletfish_natebillhime-on-inaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Gobiesox strumosus - Skilletfish Dark olive-brown with a mottled pattern, often with reddish onatr dark brown clusters and bands. Dark band at base of caudal fin. Typically dwells in grassy and rocky shallows and around pilings. Dwells in grassy and rocky shallow waters and around pilings. Photo credit: natebillhime on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Hyporhamphus unifasciatus - Silverstripe halfbeak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lagodon rhomboides - Pinfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lepomis macrochirus - Bluegill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lutjanus griseus - Grey snapper (juveniles) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Menidia menidia - Atlantic silverside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Microgobius thalassinus - Green goby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Morone americana - White perch Resident fish species. Body deep, compressed, silvery. Caudal fin shallowly forked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mugil curema - White mullet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Myoxcephalus aeneus - Grubby sculpin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f4282a88-a7d1-4200-a31a-77500f5a0d25/Paralichthys-dentatus_natebillhime-on-iNaturalist.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Paralichthys dentatus - Summer flounder Photo credit: natebillhime on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pleuronectes americanus - Winter flounder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pomatomus saltatrix - Bluefish One of the most abundant sport and commercial fishes in the Mid-Atlantic bight, bluefish use Barnegat Bay as a nursery area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Raja eglanteria - Clearnose skate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Scomber scombrus - Atlantic mackerel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Selene vomer - Lookdown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Squalus acanthias - Spiny dogfish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Symphurus plagiusa - Blackcheek tonguefish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tautoga onitis - Tautog A strongly territorial resident fish species found in rocky areas and around pilings, breakwaters, and wrecks. Male: dark body; white chin; white spot on side. Females and juveniles: Mottled and blotched with a dark grey to black pattern on a paler olive to browninsh or gray background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Trachinotus falcatus - Permit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe0eadcf-4d28-4c06-b894-3be898c4f924/15.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fish Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Urophycis regia - Spotted hake https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/aquatic-invertebrate-species monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1758733294886-PW5ZSYO1NR7TQ7XQWWBP/Callinectes-sapidus_Atlantic-Blue-Crab_12Jul2023_0920.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Barnegat Bay Aquatic Invertebrates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1758733488715-DUTWN1PB7FOB6BQR93UA/red-beard-sponge.png Habitat & Wildlife - Barnegat Bay Aquatic Invertebrates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1758733324519-MF1OOUB1NSH1RA3XW24G/Limulus-polyphemus+-+Horseshoe+crab+_+RT.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Barnegat Bay Aquatic Invertebrates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1758733430353-0NXT609HEO237PLJLLJC/Carcinus-maenus_green-crab.png Habitat & Wildlife - Barnegat Bay Aquatic Invertebrates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1758733614736-KZALD32X2RQRHTY7MGUQ/Semibalanus%2Bbalanoides%2B-%2Brock%2Bbarnacle%2B_%2BMS.png Habitat & Wildlife - Barnegat Bay Aquatic Invertebrates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1758733722963-J8L4QO6YW70810I1VRJ9/_DSC1500.png Habitat & Wildlife - Barnegat Bay Aquatic Invertebrates https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/bird-species monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/8dd09b1c-4214-43a1-b170-e12c08f704ad/Sharp-shinned+Hawk+%28Accipiter+striatus%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Accipter striatus - Sharp-shinned hawk A small, slim-bodied woodland hawk with a slim tail and short, rounded wings. Flies with several quick beats and a glide. Adult has a dark back, rusty-barred breast. Folded tail of male is slightly notched or square. Immature is browner, streaked on underside. Can be found among and near woods and thickets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/dabf5dbd-900e-4837-88e6-106ca0e582ef/Wood+Duck+%28Aix+sponsa%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aix sponsa - Wood Duck A beautiful multicolored duck. Short neck, white belly, square dark tail. Male: iridescent patterns on the wings, face, and swept-back crest on head. White chin patch and white stripes on face and crest. Female: mottled brownish-gray body, gray crested head, white patch surrounding eye, and blue wing speculum. Found in wooded swamps, rivers, and ponds; vistits freshwater marshes in late summer and autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/52547cb4-c3f0-44f2-bf7c-24726b7ee6b2/Grasshopper-Sparrow_Ammodramus-savannarum_drewbirder-iNaturalist_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ammodramus savannarum - Grasshopper sparrow A small sparrow with a short, pointed tail, relatively flat head, and yellow shoulder. Pale stripe runs down the center of the crown of the head. Back striped brown and black. Unstriped buff breast. Found in open grasslands, prairies, hayfields, and meadows. Feeds largely on insects. Photo credit: drewbirder on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1f35730a-ec37-459c-857d-fe4d2fe22b08/green-wing-teal-jpg.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas crecca - Green-winged teal A duck recognized in flight by its small size and tight flocks. Speculum is deep iridescent green. Males are small, compact, and grey with a brown head featuring a distinct green patch from the eye to the back of the head. When swimming, a vertical white mark can be observed between the wing and breast. Females are speckled grey and light brown with a green speculum. Can be found among marshes, rivers, and bays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c11b6223-037a-4eca-91c1-901dee7aa479/American+Black+Duck+%28Anas+rubripes%29+-+Male.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas rubripes - American black duck Males and females are similar in appearance. In flight, very dark with flashing white wing linings. Sooty brown with a paler head and metallic violet wing patch. Feet may be red or brown. Can be found in marshes, bays, estuaries, ponds, rivers, and lakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a6b6a1f4-d46c-4eeb-a92c-bfbb498ab3db/Great+Egret+%28Ardea+alba%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ardea alba - Great egret A large wading bird often about 40 inches in height. All feathers white; straight, thin plumes on the back extend beyond tail when breeding. Yellow bill; legs and feet black. S-shaped neck pulled in when flying. Great egrets can be found in freshwater and salt marshes, marshy ponds, shores, and tidal flats. They feed on fish, frogs, snakes, crustaceans, small rodents, and insects. Nests in colonies, sometimes in the company of other heron species; nests contain up to six pale blue-green eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a9a6cd52-7a9f-40f5-8fa6-4d6f824cfaf5/lesser-scaup-male-female.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aythya affinis - Lesser scaup Broad white stripe on the trailing edge of the wing. Male: On the water, black at both ends, white in the middle. Bill blue; head glossed with dull purple. Flanks and back finely barred. Female: Dark brown, with a clean-cut white mask near bill. Found near marsh ponds, lakes, bays, and estuaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d1b79fc7-d324-4bdf-b6bb-7644ccfa3b8d/Greater+Scaup+%28Aythya+marila%29+-+Males+and+Female.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aythya marila - Greater scaup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/189e0339-1ba1-4eaf-8893-e99a84f7ed70/Branta-bernicla_Brant_06Apr2025_1341-again.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Branta bernicla - Atlantic brant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/044be560-3a0b-4cd1-be4b-27751170d89c/Common+Goldeneye+%28Bucephala+clangula%29+-+head+up.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Bucephala clangula - Common goldeneye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/81c3796e-24c5-485e-873c-1be105d46ebf/Green+Heron+%28Butorides+virescens%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Butorides virescens - Little green heron Photo credit: Roger Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c6a514a9-d1d5-4874-be5e-7a776d2a26d4/Red+Knot+%28Calidris+canutus%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calidris cautus - Red knot A migratory bird that is rather stocky in build with a pale red breast, greenish legs, and a rather short bill compared to other sandpipers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/501adb46-d712-4def-beb8-6c6f953e0984/Calidris-pusilla_Semipalmated-Sandpiper_01Jun2025_1021.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calidris pusilla - Semipalmated sandpiper A migratory bird that is abundant along the East Coast. Usually has blackish legs. Found on beaches and mudflats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/8fb7b9e0-7a27-4068-8fcb-0694376c03e1/northern-cardinal_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern cardinal Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b290cca3-f460-41e1-9dd3-6bafca143da4/Piping+Plover+%28Charadrius+melodus%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Charadrius melodus - Piping plover A very small, pale, sand-colored bird with a complete or incomplete dark ring around neck. Legs yellow; bill yellow with black tip. In winter, bill and legs dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4d89b8f5-266d-4904-ab44-6f86de606631/Common+Nighthawk+Chordeiles+minor+_+bert_filemyr+_+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chordeiles minor - Common nighthawk Photo credit: bert_filemyr on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f5a31b64-abca-4b4c-840b-be355f341561/long-tailed-duck_male-female.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Clangula hyemalis - Long-tailed duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f53f2b85-d34f-40a6-9b15-60fbed4d9e5b/Crows+%28Genus+Corvus%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out genus Corvus - Crows and ravens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/912520a3-cf0b-430c-8382-112f269aa41c/Gray+Catbird+%28Dumetella+carolinensis%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dumetella carolinensis - Gray catbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/371092d4-4443-427a-82cf-ceb78eb46eb2/Egretta-tricolor_Tricolored-Heron_30Oct2022_1427.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Egretta tricolor - Tricolored heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/63840c81-f61b-4c1e-a246-33e4788ade37/Eudocimus-albus_White-Ibis_11Jun2025_1716.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Eudocimus albus - White ibis The white ibis is a large, white, pink-legged, pink-faced wading bird often found in salt and freshwater marshes where they use their long, curved bill to probe the ground for insects and crustaceans. Though the white ibis is most commonly found on the shores of Central America and on the southern and southeastern coasts of the United States, nesting white ibises have been seen more and more often along the Jersey Shore, most recently as far north as Ocean County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/354f26af-0d7b-4db5-8a7a-a0741c5937a6/American+Coot+%28Fulica+americana%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fulica americana - American coot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/8b66ecc0-1e84-473d-b15c-1595577dd614/Haemorhous-mexicanus_House-Finch_20Jul2024_0840.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Haemorhous mexicanus - House finch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e4c5d5d1-aea4-4c69-be39-390805bcd9e2/Wood+Thrush+%28Hylocichla+mustelina%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Hylocichla mustelina - Wood thrush Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6b25b3ac-5ee5-4d11-8c10-2ee656178240/Larus-marinus_Great-Black-backed-Gull_July2025_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Larus marinus - Great black-backed gull Larger than herring gull. Adult: Black back and wings, white underparts. Immature: larger and less brown than first-year herring gulls; more contrasted, paler on the head, tail, and underparts; bill is darker and head and bill are larger than immature herring gull. Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1cfde897-9d37-446e-bccd-9068fbb80777/laughing-gull-double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Leucophaeus atricilla - Laughing gull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/5cb10b6c-3487-47e8-96a8-b08b28ce322e/American-Wigeon_Mareca-americana_Sandy-Thomas_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mareca americana - American wigeon Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a02390d9-693a-405f-b6c2-8eef14733ec9/Black-Scoter_Melanitta-americana_Sandy+Thomas+_+inaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Melanitta americana - Black scoter Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f1db9389-8d9e-490d-ba1e-358ac9f6b47e/song-sparrow_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Melospiza melodia - Song sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b7cc62f8-aa16-4a2f-9d36-f75ab836cebc/mockingbird_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mimus polyglottos - Northern mockingbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/32c95707-2d6a-43a3-bf0f-db0ca01791b9/Great+Crested+Flycatcher+%28Myiarchus+crinitus%29+2.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Myiarchus crinitus - Great crested flycatcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a078266-e78f-42b9-a3a8-e2dcf453f45a/Yellow-crowned+Night-Heron+%28Nyctanassa+violacea%29+-+Juvenile.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Nycticorax violaceus - Yellow-crowned night-heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ad837bfd-f1e2-4164-9f23-812f395e4bc1/osprey-double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pandion haliaetus - Osprey Our only raptor that plunges feet first into the water for fish. Primarily eats fish such as white perch, menhaden, and flounder. Head largely white with a broad black cheek patch. Often flies with an angle in the wing, showing a black patch extending beyond the wrist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e8f5f0e0-8208-483f-9f5a-674318dd3183/brown-pelican_streatch.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pelicanus occidentalis - Brown pelican https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/31b11694-f8a7-4eb1-8fde-b0bc4118c945/Plegadis-falcinellus_Glossy-Ibis_19Apr2025_0830-again.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Plegadis flacinellus - Glossy ibis Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/0d65197e-7267-4396-b18f-9858eb9c4a35/Blue-gray+Gnatcatcher+%28Polioptila+caerulea%29+-+on+branch.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Polioptila caerulea - Blue-gray gnatcatcher Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c36dc6b2-731f-4e4e-b656-e8d457a64426/Quiscalus-quiscula_Common-Grackle_11Jun2025_1711.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Quiscalus quiscula - Common grackle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/06040aa0-a329-4599-bb69-6471445cb90f/Black+Skimmer+%28Rynchops+niger%29+2.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Rynchops niger - Black skimmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/74e25af8-0f16-42db-805c-cfb4696a3fb2/Ovenbird+%28Seiurus+aurocapilla%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Seiurus aurocapillus - Ovenbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/308b4d54-fe5d-4c20-819b-5e71bfb3ad76/American+Redstart+%28Setophaga+ruticilla%29+1.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Setophaga ruticilla - American redstart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2d914db4-fba5-4ac1-94c1-ed81c7722486/Spinus-tristis_American-Goldfinch_11Jun2025_1909.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Spinus tristis - American goldfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fd873330-9f34-46a7-9ecb-54c4f30830ca/Roseate_Tern_Sterna-dougallii_+zahnerphoto+_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sterna dougalli - Roseate tern Photo credit: zahnerphoto on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/efb83d22-e1be-465c-9a7d-5118349e7d73/Gull-billed+Tern+%28Gelochelidon+nilotica%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sterna nilotica - Gull-billed tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/dc04ca3f-288f-44ec-a1ea-2dd0a56ec1c7/starling_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sturnus vulgaris - European starling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a63e3391-b3f7-46ab-8262-43740087406c/Tringa-melanoleuca_Greater-Yellowlegs_16Aug2024_1135.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tringa melanoleuca - Greater Yellowlegs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2d454598-1f3d-4a3d-82c7-007428edf372/Eastern+Kingbird+%28Tyrannus+tyrannus%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tyrannus tyrannus - Eastern kingbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d70fbff5-8dcb-4707-ab00-2c09ba3a617a/Actitis-macularius_Spotted-Sandpiper_20Jul2024_0903.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Actitis macularius - Spotted sandpiper A medium-sized wading bird. Olive-brown above, with a white stripe over the eye. Dusky spot near shoulder. Tip of beak colored darkly. In summer, this sandpiper sports round, dark breast spots; no spots in the fall and winter. In flight, the shallow wing stroke has a stiff, bowed effect. Found on pebbly lakeshores, ponds, stream banks, and seashores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e892b90c-ff86-437b-a4e9-d386d94b9efd/Saltmarsh-Sparrow_Ammospiza-caudacuta_celestes-iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ammodramus caudacutus - Saltmarsh sparrow A marsh songbird with a dark cap, grey ear patch overlaying a yellowish-orange triangular area on the face, and a yellow tinted chest. Nests among Spartina grasses in drier areas of coastal saltmarshes, and can also be found in inland freshwater marshes. Photo credit: celestes on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2a724672-9a54-43f2-90a2-ea8bab92b4ef/Northern+Pintail+%28Anas+acuta%29+-+pair.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas acuta - Northern pintail duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f0d2b25e-e6c5-4ba3-8131-18fe176f23bb/Blue-winged+Teal+%28Spatula+discors%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas discors - Blue-winged teal A small, mottled-brown marsh duck with a pale blue forewing patch and a green speculum. Male: Head gray with white crescent in front of eye. Black rump. Female: Head and rump mottled brown. Found in freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6ef62392-a522-47ab-b75e-7578e1370943/Gadwall+%28Mareca+strepera%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas strepera - Gadwall A medium-sized duck. Male: grayish with a black rump, white patch on hind edge of wing, and a dull brown patch on forewing. Belly white, feet yellow, bill dark with black tip. Female: Mottled brown, with white patch on the hind edge of wing. Yellow feet, yellow on bill with black tip. Found in lakes, ponds, rivers, and marshes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2b813ada-e4a0-42e1-88a2-fbba7feb2942/Ardea-herodias_Great-Blue-Heron_14Sep2024_0913.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ardea herodias - Great blue heron A lean, bluish-gray bird with an S-shaped neck, reaching up to 52 inches in height. Neck pulled in when flying. Long thin legs and daggerlike bill are yellow in color. White head with black plumes originating above the eye and extending backwards beyond the back of the head. Found in shallow water areas and banks throughout marshes, swamps, lakes, rivers, ponds, shores, and tidal flats where they prey upon fish and amphibians, as well as snakes, crustaceans, insects, small rodents, and, occasionally, small birds. Nests in colonies with other heron species; produces three to seven pale blusih-green, unmarked, oval-shaped eggs per clutch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/cb3d29b9-e672-4c24-827d-9027bdcf382c/Redhead_Aythya-americana_juliahousdenproulx.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aythya americana - Redhead Male: Gray with a black chest and round rufous head; bill bluish with a black tip. Female: Brownish; note the suffused light patch near the bill. Both sexes have a gray wing stripe. Found near freshwater marshes, lakes, saltwater. Photo credit: juliahousdenproulx on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/dbbfbd73-ca8f-4df2-8489-7768a29fd15c/Canvasback+%28Aythya+valisineria%29+1.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aythya valisineria - Canvasback https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/26bf1667-5b92-4753-ab1b-28f15e036e75/Canada+Goose+%28Branta+canadensis%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Branta canadensis - Canada goose A cosmopolitan waterfowl with with a long black neck, light chest, and white chinstrap. Flocks can commonly be seen flying in a "V" or wedge formation. Call sounds like honking or barking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/547eae09-ced3-498b-aa9e-f11bd4280891/red+shoulder+hawk.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Buteo jamicensis - Red-tailed hawk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/00108b79-c08b-45a2-b9be-c5fb885dccb7/Calidris-alba_Sanderling_09Mar2025_1110.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calidris alba - Sanderling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7a3d6fe9-de62-424e-a02e-756d9f89d3b7/Calidris-maritima_Purple-Sandpiper_09Mar2025_1036.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calidris maritima - Purple sandpiper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/eda8d4a9-f785-43ca-891b-83912b862804/Chuck-Will%27s-Widow_Antrostomus+carolinensis+_+composite.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Caprimulgus carolinensis - Chuck-will's-widow Photo credits (left to right): saritawolff on iNatualist accipitergentilis on iNaturalist rpitt on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1d5328df-adb3-4eb6-9738-5f6ce07742b8/Catharus-guttatus_Hermit-Thrush_06Apr2025_1239.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Catharus guttatus - Hermit thrush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9125f6fe-c0c3-4e89-b5e1-015d2d71e22d/semipalmated-plover_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Charadrius semipalmatus - Semipalmated plover A small, brown-backed and brown-capped plover with a single dark breastband. Bill deep orangey yellow with black tip, or (in winter) all dark. Legs orange or yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/bbb83543-0c3d-44b5-a68e-96ce299fa540/Northern+Harrier+%28Circus+hudsonius%29+-+flying.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Circus cyaneus - Northern harrier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/92ff5917-ef2b-49fa-9bf5-ea3ea2f609fe/Colaptes-auratus-luteus_Northern-Yellow-shafted-Flicker_05Oct2022_1258.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Colaptes auratus luteus - Northern yellow-shafted flicker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9bd0ae11-7334-4d6a-a644-d282e8b0dae1/Cyanocitta-cristata_Blue-Jay_14Sep2024_0907.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cyanocitta cristata - Blue jay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/158309d9-69d9-46e6-a7f2-472a91869d38/Egretta-caerulea_Little-Blue-Heron_29Mar2024_0754.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Egretta caerulea - Little blue heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e859d39c-336c-420a-b3ad-3f64fad6e1a6/Willow+Flycatcher+%28Empidonax+traillii%29+-+in+tree.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Empidonax traillii - Willow flycatcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b710f242-435c-4353-8700-752fc4427289/merlin-double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Falco columbarius - Merlin Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c2a5044f-eede-44d4-806d-24ba7787ebcc/Common-Loon_Gavia-immer_Sandy-Thomas_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Gavia immer - Common loon Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/06aa140e-17b7-4567-a8fd-f7d82e8c39c5/bald-eagle-double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Bald eagle Photo credits: Stephanie Boyd, Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b30b752-6250-47e1-9241-89223c544438/Orchard+Oriole+%28Icterus+spurius%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Icterus spurius - Orchard oriole Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1f39de58-4d63-4716-a8b9-f98917b69d3e/herring-gull-double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Larus smithsonianus - American herring gull https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/84beb16d-8949-4732-996d-4650072dc9bb/Short-billed+Dowitcher+%28Limnodromus+griseus%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Limnodromus griseus - Short-billed dowitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b4317a89-8449-47cc-875d-619ea01dc32f/belted-kingfisher_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Megaceryle alcyon - Belted kingfisher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d215b4d5-20a5-4890-aafc-da296bb57ab3/Common+Merganser+%28Mergus+merganser%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mergus merganser - Common merganser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/90b74cf9-ee54-481f-bc58-c64b9e71efcc/Black-and-white-Warbler_Mniotilta-varia_Sandy-Thomas_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mniotilta varia - Black-and-white warbler Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/45aaf948-e484-401e-acdf-b6b22169291b/cormorant_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Nannopterum auritum - Double-crested cormorant Large, blackish water bird. Often stands erect on rocks or posts with neck posed in an "S" shape; may bask with its wings spread. Bill slender; orange from cheek to hooked tip; bill is often blackened on top and near tip. Feeds on fish and crustaceans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7bec7d91-2b3f-459b-ad18-85ec18823fc6/Kentucky+Warbler+%28Geothlypis+formosa%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Oporornis formosus - Kentucky warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/087e3ddc-6036-4738-a30c-11a290deeec6/_DSC1314.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Passer deomsticus - House sparrow Photo credit: Michaela Sullivan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2183f7e3-57c7-4a9b-8b84-5444a8f3682a/Eastern-Towhee_Pipilo-erythrophthalmus_Sandy-Thomas_triple.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pipilo erythrophthalmus - Eastern towhee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/663779d9-7bbf-4e4e-a82f-098eef836f1c/Black-bellied+Plover+%28Pluvialis+squatarola%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Black-bellied plover Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7cd8abd5-c7f8-469c-95d6-f812e89ef040/Purple-Martin_Progne-subis_male_Sandy-Thomas_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Progne subis - Purple martin Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3589fd82-030a-46da-acef-75e35b1429c9/Virginia-Rail_Rallus-limicola_+tombaxter+_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Rallus limicola - Virginia rail Photo credit: tombaxter on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/bbec2038-b1be-44b7-9236-d76cbcb130ac/Sayornis-phoebe_Eastern-Phoebe_14Sep2024_0815.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sayornis phoebe - Eastern phoebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c372683f-100e-426f-8683-ced75c2113c7/myrtle-warbler_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Setophaga coronata coronata - Myrtle warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/269d7a32-0844-45ae-ab93-85ca1ed57d04/Sialia-sialis_Eastern-Bluebird_29Mar2024_0855.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sialia sialis - Eastern bluebird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f70c81e3-3254-4df9-83a2-29efd8ecd5cf/Spizella-passerina_Chipping-Sparrow_14Sep2024_0812.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Spizella passerina - Chipping sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3b431d30-1731-4ffc-bc4d-e8a48a61cfe8/forsters-tern_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sterna forsteri - Forster's tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b94768c4-1c28-4220-bc53-ebee4545841e/Barred-Owl_Strix_varia_+donna_wadsley+_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Strix varia - Barred owl Photo credit: donna_wadsley on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/22c18bc1-5ef5-400d-9950-08da237bcdfe/tree-swallow_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tachycineta bicolor - Tree swallow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d4657d76-b355-4a1e-a274-8729a6c64cce/willet_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tringa semipalmata - Willet Willets feed on a variety of marine invertebrates as well as on insects found in muddy regions of the marsh. In flight, note the striking black and white wing pattern. At rest, when the banded wings cannot be seen, this large wader is hard to distinguish from sandpiper lookalikes; gray above, somewhat scaled below in the summer, unmarked below in fall and winter. Legs bluish gray. Slightly thicker bill compared to other sandpipers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e8a9bf10-366b-41fc-8d4f-4b0daa1a48b4/Blue-winged+Warbler+%28Vermivora+cyanoptera%29+1.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Vermivora cyanoptera - Blue-winged warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e0d6d9b9-8045-4987-b754-216450962bdd/mourning-dove_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Zenaida macroura - Mourning dove https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/245013a6-587a-4c0c-82bd-7b8bccda15de/Agelaius-phoeniceus_Red-winged-Blackbird_19Apr2025_0859.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Agelaius phoeniceus - Red-winged blackbird Male: Black, with red shoulders bordered by a yellow margin. Immature male: mottled dark brown with red shoulders. Female: mottled dusky brown, identified by conical, sharp-pointed bill. Lives in marshes, swamps, meadows; forages along waters' edges and cultivated land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6d6cb83a-7fb2-48c5-8e45-adc83fe7ee69/Seaside-Sparrow_Ammospiza-maritima_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ammospiza maritima - Seaside sparrow A dark olive, gray-streaked marsh sparrow with a short yellow patch preceding the eye and a whitish street along the jaw. Favors wetter portions of coastal salt marshes. Photo credit: left - smartinbiologist on iNaturalist; right - yan_tonz on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/11f1061f-2ab4-4acd-9c4a-15cc4b2f8078/Northern+Shoveler+Spatula+clypeata+_+Sandy+Thomas+-+composite.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas clypeata - Northern shoveler Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/04949ba3-92b6-42ac-81d7-9a9cbfd53c15/mallard-male-female.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard Males are readily recognized by the glossy green head and white neck ring; body is greyish with a chestnut chest, white tail; yellow bill, orange feet, violet-blue speculum. Females are mottled brown with a whitish tail; bill patched with orange, feet orange; in flight, a white bar can be observed on each side of the blue speculum. Can be found in marshes, wooded swamps, grainfields, ponds, rivers, lakes, and bays. Can be found in marshes, wooded swamps, grainfields, ponds, rivers, lakes, and bays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f54d9e42-2350-4b9b-9ee5-2e909409bb1c/Snow+Goose+%28Anser+caerulescens%29+-+brown+and+white.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anser caerulescens - Snow goose White morph: pure white with black wing tips; head often appears rust-stained. Blue morph: bluish-gray above, brownish underside, and a white head and neck. Both forms have pink feet and a pink bill with a black lip. Breeds in the tundra in the summer, winters in salt marshes and marshy coastal bays; found less commonly in freshwater marshes and adjacent grainfields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b55ac131-54de-4488-9c91-d5724dd3670d/Ruddy+Turnstone+%28Arenaria+interpres%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Arenaria interpres - Ruddy turnstone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/030aa3ab-e393-4740-bf19-b69933b773d2/Ring-necked+Duck+%28Aythya+collaris%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aythya collaris - Ring-necked duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/00089cc9-6150-42a5-acfd-96d83ed5bdbb/Baeolophus-bicolor_Tufted-Titmouse_29Mar2024_0835.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Baeolophus bicolor - Tufted titmouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2b6572ed-5e11-4d66-ae3a-2db00bd3ca88/Bufflehead+%28Bucephala+albeola%29+-+Male+and+Female.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Bucephala albeola - Bufflehead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1ce0e690-cf03-4728-9053-7ff1f7aa30a0/red+shouldered+hawk.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Buteo lineatus - Red shouldered hawk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/75a31246-e234-44f0-a1f5-585df3665fb1/Calidris-alpina_Dunlin_24Jan2021_1147.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calidris alpina - Dunlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/53efa44d-4e9c-412c-a6ca-c8c69fd0719f/Calidris-minultilla_Least-Sandpiper_14Sep2024_0839.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calidris minultilla - Least sandpiper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d78e924a-cdbf-4da0-9f84-efb8bc790a1d/Eastern+Whip-Poor-Will+Antrostomus+vociferus+_+composite.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Caprimulgus vociferus - Whip-poor-will Photo credits (left to right): darfio on iNaturalist cmmteixeira on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/52c3681c-b989-4012-b070-a1ef3214d0fa/Chimney-Swift_Chaetura-pelagica_Frode-Jacobsen_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chaetura pelagica - Chimney swift Photo credit: Frode Jacobsen on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/aafffd10-e824-4600-a308-748d40bd0b69/killdeer_flying_wading_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6833aa5f-8d61-402f-863f-1d6a07f80174/Marsh+Wren+%28Cistothorus+palustris%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cistothorus palustris - Marsh wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b04058d6-ff67-4440-8eab-f583e34868fd/Eastern+Wood-Pewee+%28Contopus+virens%29.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Contopus virens - Eastern wood-pewee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/5538dea2-5bd5-4f2b-9669-9dbf339a612b/Cygnus-olor_Mute-Swan_02Jan2024_1203.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cygnus olor - Mute swan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/43f1aa47-044a-45fd-a215-7cf4aedc350f/Egretta-thula_Snowy-Egret_13Sep2024_1611.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Egretta thula - Snowy egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/44ec79b3-ed00-4c10-b528-3efc73145192/acadian-flycatcher-double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Empidonax virescens - Acadian flycatcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2c7305e5-a5ac-4ef2-ba36-52ee6445b3d1/PeregrineFalcon_R51_1693_25Jan2025.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Falco peregrinus - Peregrine falcon Bird-eaters which catch their prey in flight. Peregrine falcons feed on local and migratory birds such as shorebirds, blue jays, and occasionally, small ducks and gulls. Photo credit: Jason Weckstein, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/5ade8348-1f81-413d-b714-d9ba1bd993cd/Haematopus-palliatus_American-Oystercatcher_15Mar2025_1131.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Haematopus palliatus - American oystercatcher A very noisy, black-headed shorebird with a dark grey back, white belly, large white wing and tail patches. The outstanding feature is the large straight red bill, flattened laterally. Legs light pale pink in color. Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/04be5955-e95f-4221-9c62-f244c68925a3/Histrionicus-histrionicus_Harlequin-Duck_24Jan2021_1116.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Histrionicus histrionicus - Harlequin duck Common winter visitor to the Barnegat Inlet. Dark and very distinctly patterned. Male: A smallish slate-grey duck with chestnut sides and white patches and spots. Female: Dusky with 3 round white spots on side of head; no wing patch. Photo credits: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/be66ef5d-b114-49b5-a7a3-281a8e530950/ring-billed-gill_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Larus delawarenis - Ring-billed gull Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/19392194-8c29-419c-b93c-e46eef3ba95c/Black-Rail_Laterallus-jamaicensis_+jimstasz+_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Laterallus jamaicensis - Black rail During the summer, southern New Jersey coasts serve as breeding season habitat for this notoriously rare species Photo credit: jimstasz on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fbb48d53-4ca0-4937-a3d2-59bce242bee0/Hooded-Merganser_Lophodytes-cucullatus_double_Sandy-Thomas.JPG Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lophodytes cucullatus - Hooded merganser Mature males have a vertical fan-shaped white crest that may be raised or lowered; breast white with two black bars on each side; wing with a white patch and brown flanks. Immature males have a short, loose, tawny crest on the back of the head and a white stripe between the eye and the back of the head. Females are identical in silhouette to males; chest and wing flanks dusty greyish brown; same white patch on wings as male; dark head and bill. Loose, tawny, brown crest on back of head. Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e8779aa5-25b9-48d1-9701-52cb4cad39ce/Melanerpes-carolinus_Red-bellied-Woodpecker_30Oct2022_1354.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Melanerpes carolinus - Red bellied woodpecker A black-and-white-speckled-backed woodpecker with a red cap, white rump. Red covers crown and nape in male, only nape in female. Juvenal is also zebra-backed but has a brown head without the red cap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d4f76f20-160c-4b5b-a735-2ff136cfa233/red-breasted-merganser_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mergus serrator - Red-breasted merganser https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d8c7a25c-6fb2-4895-8f5c-e60771016ff9/Molothrus-ater_Brown-headed-cowbird_21Jun2025_1014.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Molothrus ater - Brown-headed cowbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3089fa6d-8fdd-40a7-b0a6-5046caf52d95/Black-crowned+Night-Heron+%28Nycticorax+nycticorax%29+-+Wading.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned night heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/efb5e96c-afdc-4b10-a780-a27c31eb0869/Ruddy+Duck+%28Oxyura+jamaicensis%29.png Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Oxyura jamicensis - Ruddy duck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3a6b7415-742d-4c33-911d-a1f52859520d/Passerculus-sandwichensis-princeps_Ipswich-Sparrow_05Mar2023_0855.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Passerculus sandwichensis princeps - Ipswich sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/05c579f5-208d-4ea9-a41b-4daccfeed0d8/Plectropenax-nivalis_Snow-Bunting_02Jan2024_1146.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Plectropenax nivalis - Snow bunting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9602d880-5f13-4526-91c3-b33afdcb878a/Poecile-carolinensis_Carolina-Chickadee_06Apr2025_1311.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Poecile carolinensis - Carolina chickadee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/124b8c66-6273-4f26-a93a-e4f0902fe4c4/Quiscalus-major_Boat-tailed-Grackle_05Apr2025_1100.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Quiscalus major - Boat-tailed grackle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/45d58e57-63e6-4871-b300-d5dc4895ee90/Clapper+Rail+%28Rallus+crepitans%29+4.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Rallus longirostris - Clapper rail Large, gray-feathered salt marsh bird commonly found nesting on tributaries of estuaries which feature marsh cordgrass and fiddler crabs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a4e8706b-5fa6-4063-aa8c-b3b4489d9a95/American-Woodcock_Scolopax-minor_+bkfj+_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Scolopax minor - Woodcock Photo credit: bkfj on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/30ad6874-b17d-4fd7-8446-79f4a5c8c0a5/Pine+Warbler+%28Setophaga+pinus%29+-+on+branch.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Setophaga pinus - Pine warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/0542df7f-54a1-4f7e-aed7-011df26f26a6/common-eider_double.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Somateria mollissima - Common eider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/84defb69-e019-4e80-a8e5-e29883429cd5/Least_Tern_Sternula-antillarum_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sterna antillarum - Least tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/20501cf9-f0ad-44cd-8b9d-679a3bc54f38/Common-Tern_Sterna-hirundo_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sterna hirundo - Common tern A black-capped gull-like bird with a deeply forked tail. In summer, the adult common tern is white with a pale gray mantle and black cap; bill red-orange with a blackened tip. Immature common terns and winter adults have a more blackish bill, and the black cap is partially receded. Can be found at lakes, ocean, bays, beaches; nests colonially on sandy beaches and small islands. Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1b0daf69-bba0-4a9c-9561-fa0341805484/Eastern+Meadowlark+%28Sturnella+magna%29+-+on+grass.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sturnella magna - Eastern meadowlark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/dd6ee5e1-7309-4fd7-8c3d-0e1f82faa847/Thalasseus-maximus_Royal-Tern_20Sep2024_1343.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Thalasseus maximus - Royal tern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c8d94963-75cb-42a4-9886-8b0510b37fea/Turdus-migratorius_American-robin_16Dec2025_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Turdus migratorius - American robin Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f0644852-638f-424d-9567-44bb5837ea50/White-eyed-Vireo_Vireo-griseus_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Bird Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Vireo griseus - White-eyed vireo Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/mammal-species monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/bf7042b8-6e9f-4be2-978d-0885de709551/Northern-Short-tailed-Shrew_Blarina+brevicauda_+rj_scott+_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Blarina brevicauda - Short-tailed shrew Photo credit: rj_scott on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/1a38a429-d899-4233-a4b9-f38cdc52349a/North+American+Least+Shrew+Cryptotis+parvus+_+i-love-beavers+_+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Cryptotis parva - Least shrew Photo Credit: i-love-beavers on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/98c3c356-9881-4fde-94ab-4dae553dbf87/North+American+River+Otter+Lontra+canadensis+_+Brendan+Fogarty+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lontra canadensis - River otter Photo credit: Brendan Fogarty on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/635f1342-5b99-4f90-9092-a157525d2c8b/Eastern+Meadow+Vole+Microtus+pennsylvanicus+_+Alex+Lamoreaux+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Microtus pennsylvanicus - Eastern meadow vole Photo credit: Alex Lamoreaux on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a83c1a7f-4cb2-4a16-b4a0-39f368a3b02c/Northern+long-eared+bat+Myotis+septentrionalis+_+Jason+K.+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Myotis septentrionalis - Northern long-eared bat Photo credit: Jason K. on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/aafa4782-6944-41b3-9f6c-488894a3fe00/white-tailed-deer_male-female-juvenile.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Odocoileus virginanus - White-tailed deer Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/10306246-f380-47c3-b366-0d0bb6aaca7e/Harbor+Seal+Phoca+vitulina+_+pohoro+on+iNaturalist.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Phoca vitulina - Harbor seal Photo credit: pohoro on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d7c88f4a-60ed-47e5-b14f-026604da355a/Sciurus-carolinensis_Eastern-Gray-Squirrel_02Jan2024_1238.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sciurus carolinensis - Eastern gray squirrel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/a12c825e-f0b7-4986-9d15-79d11d0d7b9b/Southern+Bog+Lemming+Synaptomys+cooperi+_+Nick+Tepper+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Synaptomys cooperi - Southern bog lemming Photo credit: Nick Tepper on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9e2b6835-6cec-427b-882d-150313e503c5/Northern+Meadow+Jumping+Mouse+Zapus+hudsonius+_+Shane+Smits+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Urocyon cineteoargenteus - Grey fox Photo credit: Shane Smits on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3eb7182e-8daa-4b65-821b-29b1312b9100/American-Beaver_Castor-canadensis_waterr-lilyy_iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Castor canadensis - American beaver Photo credit: waterr-lilyy on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/bf45bc53-fe9a-4d4a-a80f-5309eda96b29/Virginia+Opossum+Didelphis+virginiana+_+sweiss243+_+iNaturalist.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Didelphis virginiana - Oppossum Photo credit: sweiss243 on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3364021a-f14b-4d5c-8b33-23d7cc34f5cf/woodchuck_Marmota-monax_Art-Museum_08Aug2025_MAS.png Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Marmota monax - Woodchuck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fa05c6a5-a4fd-47fc-8a6d-1a3d9819e7e4/Woodland+Vole+Microtus+pinetorum+_+Tyler+Donaghy+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Microtus pinetorum - Pine vole Photo credit: Tyler Donaghy on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/94565fad-6541-4f9c-b047-8612f74abb59/Long-tailed+Weasel+Neogale+frenata+_+pmckelvie+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Neogale frenata - Long-tailed weasel Photo credit: pmckelvie on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3ab0f6c8-bc36-4e2a-8217-47f4feb0cd6e/Muskrat+Ondatra+zibethicus+_+Sandy+Thomas+_+sitting.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ondrata zibethicus - Muskrat Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/af88d9d7-7113-4fdc-a8ed-0850c0177db6/Eastern+Raccoon+Procyon+lotor_+eider_gray+_+Josh-Gant_+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Procyon lotor - Raccoon Photo Credit: Josh Gant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6d53a244-685a-4a1f-8b8c-b0f6fce08a35/Sylvilagus-floridanus_Eastern-Cottontail_11Jun2025_1812.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern cottontail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d27654c8-0798-4702-b973-b7ea918fe7dd/Gray+Fox+Urocyon+cinereoargenteus+_+bkfj+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Zapus hudsonius - Meadow jumping mouse Photo credit: bkfj on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/b6d7eb68-4f5e-4d8f-baf6-2456b922575d/Southern+Red-backed+Vole+Clethrionomys+gapperi+_++johnoshlick+-+John+Oshlick+-+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Clethrionomys gapperi - Southern red-backed vole Photo Credit: John Oshlick on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9d218ad2-b4bd-4ba7-a189-cb07dfd65e7e/Atlantic+Grey+Seal+Halichoerus+grypus+_+Thomas+Gonye+_+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Halichoerus grypus - Grey seal Photo credit: Thomas Gonye on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/cfbb7119-3173-44a7-af03-bd1b943123fe/Eastern+Striped+Skunk+Mephitis+mephitis+_+Hailey+Clancy+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Mephitis mephitis - Striped skunk Photo credit: Hailey Clancy on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/0f857622-d485-4134-92ec-1083faf3944f/American+Mink+Neogale+vison+_+cmmteixeira+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Neogale vision - Mink Photo credit: cmmteixeira on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/015bab05-fa5d-4359-88fd-254e0c1c8994/White-footed+Mouse+Peromyscus+leucopus+_+modlazak+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Peromyscus leucopus - White-footed mouse Photo credit: modlazak on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6a09f0d6-9270-4332-abbf-a90f466973e7/Eastern+Mole+Scalopus+aquaticus+_+Kenneth+Lorenzen+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Scalopus aquaticus - Eastern mole Photo credit: Kenneth Lorenzen on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/6dbb4ea9-d6db-4453-b68b-f2fcfc8154a5/Masked+Shrew+Sorex+cinereus+_+crgillete+on+iNaturalist.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sorex cinereus - Masked shrew Photo credit: crgillete on iNaturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/70314cb8-290a-475e-b3c8-f7c807f4840c/Eastern-Chipmunk_Tamias-striatus_01Jan2026_Sandy-Thomas.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Tamias striatus - Eastern chipmunk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/539a577d-7ebc-4474-9352-25fa54be06a8/Red+Fox+_+Vulpes+vulpes+_+Sandy+Thomas.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Mammals of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Vulpes vulpes - Red fox Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/herptile-species monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Acris crepitans - Northern cricket frog Historically found within the region, but current status is undetermined. Short leg; dark triangle between the eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Caretta caretta - Loggerhead sea turtle Reddish brown; five or more costal plates on each side of the carapace, 1st touching the nuchal; three or four bridge scutes. Young: brown above and whitish, yellowish or tan beneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/f243c8f1-d09b-4e37-9919-1c25cf11e8d7/IMG_0866.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chelydra serpentina - Snapping turtle A freshwater turtle that can be found among any permanent body of freshwater. Snappers often bury themselves in mud in shallow water with only their eyes showing. Readily recognized by its large head, brown carapace, small plastron, and long tail, which is saw-toothed along the upper side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Crotalus horridus - Timber rattlesnake One of just two venomous snakes found in New Jersey, the other being the northern copperhead found only in northern New Jersey. The timber rattlesnake can be found in the Pine Barrens and in the mountainous region of northern New Jersey. Identification: Appearance is highly variable, but always with dark crossbands (except in all-black individuals). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dryophytes chrysoscelis - Southern gray treefrog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Glyptemys insculpta - Wood turtle Young: Shell rough; head dark and unmarked; long tail. Adult: Orange on neck and legs; shell rough, sculptured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Heterodon platirhinos - Eastern hognose snake Snout upturned; coloration and pattern highly variable combinations of yellow, tan, brown, and black; underside of tail lighter than belly. Dark variations can be dark grey to black, usually with some broad, dark neck stripes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lithobates catesbeianus - Bullfrog Blunt snout; fourth toe extends well beyond webbing; no ridges; pattern variable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lithobates sphenocephalus - Southern leopard frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Malaclemys terrapin terrapin - Northern diamondback terrapin The only permanent year-round resident turtle species in the estaurine habitat of Barnegat Bay. This turtle's most preferred habitats are estuaries and Spartina grass salt marshes. Identification: Young: dark lines parallel edges of scutes on carapace and plastron. Adult: Concentric rings on each large scute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pituophis m. melanoleucus - Northern pine snake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pseudacris crucifer - Northern spring peeper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pseudotriton ruber ruber - Northern red salamander A very bright red salamander with numerous black spots of an irregular distribution; yellow eyes. Old adults are brownish red with larger spots. Inhabits cedar swamps and moist woodlands under logs and leaf litter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Scincela lateralis - Ground skink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern garter snake Stripe on rows 2 and 3; either stripes or spots may predominate. Some individuals are stripeless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ambystoma t. tigrinum - Eastern tiger salamander A winter and very early spring breeder, usually congregating in deeper water. Light markings small, not forming a definite pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Carphophis amoenus amoenus - Eastern worm snake Brown back; light pink belly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chrymsemys picta - Eastern painted turtle Young: The large scutes have light borders. Plastron (underside): usually unmarked. Adult: Large scutes with broad olive edges and arranged in straight rows across the back. Young and mature feature yellow markings on the head, and have red and black patterned shell margins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dermochelys coriacea - Leatherback sea turtle Prominent ridges along back; no scutes; smooth skin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dryophytes versicolor - Northern gray treefrog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Glyptemys muhlenbergii - Bog turtle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lampropeltis getula getula - Eastern king snake Shiny black or dark brown with a bold, light, chainlike pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lithobates clamitans - Green frog Bright green and brown; highly variable; tympanum larger than eye in males, equal in size or smaller than the eye in females https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lithobates sylvaticus - Wood frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Nerodia sipedon - Northern water snake One of the most abundant water snake species in the United States. Northern water snakes' bodies can be varying shades of gray, tan, or brown, with juveniles often more brightly colored than adults. Adults have dark bands which can make them appear similar to copperheads or cottonmouths. Unlike these lookalikes, northern water snakes are not venomous, but they may bite when agitated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pleastiodon fasciatus - Five-lined skink Female: Five broad, light stripes. Male: Traces of stripes, reddish on head around mouth. Young: Blue tail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pseudacris kalmi - New Jersey chorus frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Scaphiopus holbrooki - Eastern spadefoot toad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Terrapene carolina carolina - Eastern box turtle Young: Light spot in each large scute and spots on head; plastron (underside): dark pigment toward center. Adult: Carapace: high, domelike; yellow, orange, or olive markings on dark brown or black. Plastron: Transverse hinge; pattern variable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anaxyrus fowleri - Fowler's toad An extremely abundant toad species of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. General back coloration is brown, gray, or sometimes greenish or brick red; a light stripe can be seen running up and down the middle of the back. A typical Fowler's toad has three or more warts in each dark spot, a virtually unspotted chest and belly, no greatly enlarged warts on tibia, and a parotoid gland that touches the cranial ridge behind the eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chelonia mydas - Green sea turtle Generally brown coloration. The common name is derived from the turtle's greenish fat. Carapace light or dark brown. Four costal plates on each side of carapace, 1st not touching the nuchal. One pair of plates between eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Clemmys guttata - Spotted turtle Young: Light spot in each large scute; plastron (underside): Dark pigment toward center. Adult: Scattered yellow spots; orange or yellow spots on head https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/beb84261-51a5-49ea-8135-37a5e6119ec8/pine-barrens-tree-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dryophytes andersonii - Pine Barrens treefrog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Eurycea bislineara - Northern two-lined salamander Can be found under logs along stream edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Hemidactylium scutatum - Four-toed salamander Distinguished by a constriction at the base of the tail and a speckled pattern of black spots on a white belly. Four toes on each hind foot. Usually associated with areas dense with sphagnum moss. Larvae are aquatic; adults are terrestrial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lepidochelys kempii - Kemp's Ridley turtle Smallest of the Atlantic sea turtles. Gray; five costal plates, 1st touching the nuchal; interanal scute; usually four bridge scutes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lithobates palustris - Pickerel Frog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e564edb6-e752-4cc2-b2b8-52bf05753fab/compendium-frog.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Lithobates virgatipes - Carpenter forg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pantherophis guttatus - Corn snake A non-venomous constrictor which feeds primarily on small warm-blooded prey such as mice and birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Plethodon cinereus - Redback salamander Salt-and-pepper effect on belly. Two polymorphic variations: Redback variation: red, straight-edged middorsal stripe. Leadback variation: dorsum nearly plan dark grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4a556e2a-d27b-4476-8793-a730634c6b39/turtle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Pseudemys rubriventris - Red-belly turtle A turtle of ponds, rivers, and, in general, large bodies of fresh water. Red-belly turtles can be found basking on stumps, logs, or other debris sticking out of the water. Females: vertical, reddish markings persisting even in very dark specimens. Males: Dark; markings irregular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/c000e08e-159c-4a76-ba7d-77efb6842631/compendium-salamander.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Sceloporus undulatus - Fence lizard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b94c9f3-27d8-4f2a-8127-fa97db36a2f5/snake.png Habitat & Wildlife - Herptiles of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Thamnophis saurita saurita - Eastern ribbon snake Long, slender tail; stripe on rows 3 and 4; a brown ventrolateral stripe. https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/macroinvertebrate-species monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/186ad85e-296f-4105-93ed-efcd29034375/Acronicta-insularis_Marsh-Dagger_19Jul2019_2015.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Acronicta insularis - Marsh dagger Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/5b6222b0-4655-4b5b-abdc-e387301bd15f/Agrotis-ipsilon_ANS_MAS.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Agrotis ipsilon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2fdf3a5e-0aca-4d10-8b00-05afa94a253e/beetle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Amplicephalus simplex Found largely on Spartina patens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/83e0a443-1c31-45fb-839f-9a88645a3382/Anisota-senatoria_Orange-tipped-Oakworm-Moth_08Jul2022_2359_Jon-Gelhaus.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anisota senatoria - Orange-tipped oakworm moth Photo credits: Dr. Jon Gelhaus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/d0870a70-191a-43d5-b0de-fddf0db4fc18/Apis+mellifera+-+Western+honey+bee+_+JE.png Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Apis mellifera - Western honey bee Photo credit: Joshua Erdely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/8b42d956-e919-4f0d-9603-92202053ef36/Luna-moth_1_ANS.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Actias luna - Luna moth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7e159992-d73e-4b3d-8b58-8aa662b2a946/Alobates-pennsylvanica_19Jul2019_1910.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Alobates pennsylvanica - False mealworm beetle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fe8c37d0-ee1e-45c0-8c60-ea09ce73acdd/genus-Anolmalon_16Jul2021_2141.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Genus Anolmalon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/edafc6a7-15f7-4fd9-a334-8a24bb874ba3/Anisota-stigma_Spiny-Oakworm-Moth_17Jul2019_2055.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anisota stigma - Spiny oakworm moth Photo credit: Sandy Thomas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2c1acdcf-2e33-47b8-8627-91fb4274a991/Apogeshna-stenialis_Checkered-Apogeshna-Moth_08Jul2022_2202_Jon-Gelhaus.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Apogeshna stenialis - Checkered apogeshna moth Photo credit: Dr. Jon Gelhaus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/e044de2f-5002-4da3-a15e-2fb32427f1b0/fly.png Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aedes sollicitans - White-banded saltmarsh mosquito The most abundant mosquito species in the Barnegat Bay - Little Egg Harbor estuary region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/bbd522a0-9021-4410-984e-714e94eb5690/Amphipyra-pyramidoides_American-Copper-Underwing_19Jul2019_1926.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Amphipyra pyramoides - American copper underwing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/fb2f53c3-2e04-4277-b0a3-aaba354e71c0/Ancila-infecta_Green-Cutworm-Moth_16Jul2021_2150.jpeg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Anicla infecta - Green cutworm moth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/2fdf3a5e-0aca-4d10-8b00-05afa94a253e/beetle.png Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Aphelonema simplex Found largely on Spartina patens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/9b1ffa89-3abb-44bf-a65f-33bca2c26053/unknown-spider.jpg Habitat & Wildlife - Land Inverts of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Apogeshna stenialis - Checkered apogeshna moth https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/plant-species monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7c30944c-7efe-4648-a51a-ff5064a63388/21.png Habitat & Wildlife - Plants of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Achillea millefolium - Common Yarrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7c30944c-7efe-4648-a51a-ff5064a63388/21.png Habitat & Wildlife - Plants of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Baccharis halimifolia - Groundsel tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/7c30944c-7efe-4648-a51a-ff5064a63388/21.png Habitat & Wildlife - Plants of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Calystegia sepium - Hedge bindweed https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/algae-species monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/64b6e402-8332-484a-8347-f13bd03e6364/IMG_7383.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Agardhiella tenera - Agardh’s red weed Photo credit: Michaela Sullivan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Bryopsis plumosa - Green sea fern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Chondria sp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Dasya pedicellata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Gracilaria verrucosa - False agardhiella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Antithamnion sp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ceramium sp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/3714d8d0-5d1c-4268-a43b-607a68205b61/codium-fragile.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Codium fragile - Dead man’s fingers Green algae; coarsely bushy with thick, dark green, bifurcating, spongy branches. Can be found attached to seashells, stones, and other hard objects by its holdfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Polysiphonia harveyi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ulva lactuca - Sea lettuce Green algae; bright, light green, very thin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ascophyllum nodosum - Knotted wrack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Champia parvula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Fucus vesiculosus - Rockweed Brown algae (kelp); leathery, brown blades have a distinct midrib. The only rockweed species with air bladders found within the blades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/ebcb038f-c83d-409a-8391-9b70331a5f52/algae.png Habitat & Wildlife - Algae Species of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Ulva intestinalis - Gutweed Green algae; Bright, light green, thin, tubular blades. Ulva intestinalis settles on substratum surfaces during most months of the year, growing singly or in colonies. https://naturalresourceeducationfoundation.org/habit-and-wildlife/fungi-species monthly 0.5 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/48463a1f-c3b4-41d7-8ffb-49336e6f6d8b/23.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fungi of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Amanita lavendula - Coker’s lavender staining amanita https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6748ba5fd7e68e3d370b1d18/4869e1d3-15be-4246-a1de-e6c65022e0c3/American-yellow-fly-agaric_MAS_20Jun2025.png Habitat & Wildlife - Fungi of Barnegat Bay - Make it stand out Amanita muscaria var. guessowii - American yellow fly agaric Very similar to the typical fly agaric, the main difference being in the yellow cap as opposed to the familiar red color of the iconic toadstool. 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