Swifts & Swallows

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These are small birds that are often seen over water. They both feed on flying insects, which they catch on the wing, and over water seems to be a good place to do that. At night, these birds are replaced by bats, doing the same thing. You are unlikely to get a good look at any of these, as they are all very fast and agile fliers.

Chimney Swift

Note the almost absence of a tail and straight wings of the Chimney Swift.

-- Wikipedia


Barn Swallow

Note the graceful forked tail and swept wings of the Barn Swallow.

-- Wikipedia


You are unlikely to ever see anything of either of these birds except a dark silhouette against the sky. Nontheless, they are easy to tell apart. While both are highly acrobatic in flight, neither is as downright erratic as a bat. No need to worry about bats - they have excellent senses, and the last thing they want to do is crash into you!


Mercer County
( 40.28435, -74.67324 )

  1. Assunpink Dam Access ( 40.23568, -74.58683 )
  2. Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.21542, -74.51702 )
  3. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  4. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  5. Colonial Lake - Lawrence ( 40.25527, -74.72369 )
  6. Crosswick's Creek - Groveville ( 40.16705, -74.67717 )
  7. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  8. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (S) ( 40.06679, -74.53226 )
  9. Crosswick's Creek - Walnford ( 40.13480, -74.55762 )
  10. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  11. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  12. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  13. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  14. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  15. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  16. D-R Canal - Lawrence (N) ( 40.27450, -74.70332 )
  17. D-R Canal - Lawrence (S) ( 40.26746, -74.71071 )
  18. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  19. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  20. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  21. D-R Canal - North Trenton ( 40.24901, -74.72865 )
  22. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  23. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  24. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  25. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  26. D-R Canal - Province Line Rd ( 40.30273, -74.68819 )
  27. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  28. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  29. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  30. D-R Canal - Trenton (N) ( 40.23886, -74.74194 )
  31. D-R Canal - Trenton (S) ( 40.18384, -74.74666 )
  32. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  33. D-R Feeder Canal - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34206, -74.94044 )
  34. D-R Feeder Canal - Rt 202 ( 40.37987, -74.95175 )
  35. D-R Feeder Canal - Scudders Falls ( 40.26529, -74.84790 )
  36. D-R Feeder Canal - Washington Crossing ( 40.29842, -74.86852 )
  37. D-R Feeder Canal - West Trenton ( 40.24497, -74.81917 )
  38. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  39. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  40. Delaware Canal - Morrisville PA ( 40.21792, -74.77976 )
  41. Delaware Canal - New Hope ( 40.37983, -74.95835 )
  42. Delaware Canal - Newtown PA ( 40.26858, -74.86017 )
  43. Delaware Canal - Washington's X'ing PA ( 40.29014, -74.87709 )
  44. Delaware Canal - Yardley PA ( 40.23742, -74.82909 )
  45. Delaware River - Beverly ( 40.06894, -74.92243 )
  46. Delaware River - Bordentown ( 40.14816, -74.71812 )
  47. Delaware River - Burlington ( 40.08236, -74.85662 )
  48. Delaware River - Burlington ( 40.08192, -74.85063 )
  49. Delaware River - Florence Twp ( 40.12238, -74.80412 )
  50. Delaware River - Lambertville (N) ( 40.36072, -74.94531 )
  51. Delaware River - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34235, -74.94193 )
  52. Delaware River - Titusville ( 40.30711, -74.88066 )
  53. Delaware River - Trenton ( 40.18662, -74.75351 )
  54. Dick's Sporting Goods - West Windsor ( 40.30691, -74.67877 )
  55. East Amwell Lake ( 40.40023, -74.84316 )
  56. Etra Lake ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  57. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  58. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  59. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  60. Gropp Lake - White Horse ( 40.18761, -74.68888 )
  61. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  62. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  63. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  64. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  65. Lake Luxembourg - Langhorne PA ( 40.20011, -74.91904 )
  66. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  67. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  68. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  69. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  70. Mercer Lake - Hamilton ( 40.26561, -74.64191 )
  71. Mercer Lake - West Windsor ( 40.26960, -74.64114 )
  72. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  73. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  74. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  75. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  76. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  77. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  78. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  79. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43893, -74.61757 )
  80. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  81. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  82. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  83. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  84. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (N) ( 40.39957, -74.62809 )
  85. Millstone River - Rocky Hill (S) ( 40.39969, -74.62867 )
  86. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  87. Miry Run ( 40.24052, -74.64696 )
  88. Neshaminy Creek - Newtown PA ( 40.23271, -74.97409 )
  89. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  90. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  91. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  92. Raritan River - Branchburg ( 40.55644, -74.68838 )
  93. Raritan River - Duke Island (E) ( 40.56082, -74.64751 )
  94. Raritan River - Duke Island (W) ( 40.55279, -74.68330 )
  95. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  96. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  97. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  98. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  99. Raritan River - Power Canal ( 40.55112, -74.67136 )
  100. Raritan River - Raritan ( 40.56492, -74.63884 )
  101. Raritan River South Branch ( 40.54640, -74.69603 )
  102. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (C) ( 40.52105, -74.82666 )
  103. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (E) ( 40.50354, -74.77814 )
  104. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (N) ( 40.53810, -74.83934 )
  105. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (E) ( 40.50873, -74.72776 )
  106. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (W) ( 40.50250, -74.74182 )
  107. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  108. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  109. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  110. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  111. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  112. Spring Lake ( 40.19512, -74.73217 )
  113. Stone Tavern Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.19587, -74.48596 )
  114. Stony Brook - Pennington ( 40.33257, -74.75809 )
  115. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  116. Stony Brook - Rosedale ( 40.33168, -74.77828 )
  117. Turn Mill Pond - New Egypt ( 40.06371, -74.44772 )
  118. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

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