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Golden-crowned Kinglet at Sandy Hook

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Golden-Crowned Kinglet being banded at Gateway's Sandy Hook in New Jersey.

The Golden-crowned Kinglet is a common migratory species at all units of Gateway. This bird was captured and banded in May of 2002 and then sent on its way north.  Located on the Atlantic Flyway, over 300 resident and visiting bird species have been recorded at Gateway.
 

To learn more about the animals of Gateway NRA, click on the links below to view/print a pdf of a brochure.

Red Fox

Osprey

Monarch Butterfly

Horseshoe Crab

Seals
Male Peregrine Falcon
Endangered Peregrine Falcons nest around Gateway
The endangered Peregrine Falcon has made a major comeback in New York City in recent years.
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Jacob Riis  

Did You Know?
Journalist Jacob Riis was called "New York's most useful citizen," by Theodore Roosevelt. As police commissioner, Roosevelt often accompanied Riis in raids exposing the hardship of life for New York City's poor and immigrant populations.

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