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Important Bird and Birding Areas
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Parvin State Park
Salem CountyCoordinates: N 39.5065
W 75.14451
Site Map Piedmont Plains: New England / Mid-Atlantic CoastArea: 3,979 Acres Habitat: Deciduous and mixed woodsSite Description: Parvin State Park is located on the eastern edge of Salem County in Pittsgrove Township. The Park contains forested wetlands, three lakes and pine forests typical of the Pine Barrens community. The facilities of Parvin State Park once served as a station for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s, as a summer camp for displaced Japanese workers during WWII and as a prisoner of war camp for German prisoners. This site also contains the Parvin Lake Natural Heritage Priority Site. Designated by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Natural Heritage Priority Sites are considered some of the state’s most significant natural areas.
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| Hooded Warbler | David Lapuma |
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Birds: Mixed upland forest species breeding at Parvin State Park include Wood Thrush, Yellow-throated Vireo, Great Crested Flycatcher, Carolina Chickadee, Whip-poor-will, Black-and-white Warbler, and Wild Turkey. Over 76 additional breeding birds are documented including Barred Owls, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Acadian Flycatchers, Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, and Prothonotary and Hooded Warblers. Parvin State Park also provides valuable stopover habitat for hundreds of species of migratory passerines.Conservation: Considerable development of adjacent parcels in recent years has resulted in direct habitat loss and fragmentation, stormwater runoff and increased infrastructure such as roads. Forest regeneration and habitat diversity has also been compromised by an overabundant deer population and invasive plant species including multiflora-rose (Rosa multiflora). Neighboring forests and forested wetlands should be protected from fragmentation as they provide habitat for wide-ranging species such as forest breeding bird species. Protection of undeveloped, privately-owned lands adjacent to Parvin Park can be achieved by promoting landowner incentives for protecting and managing habitat and by prioritizing parcels for acquisition and/or conservation easements that limit impervious cover.Additional Information: Site Report
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| Parvin Lake | Richard Watson |
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