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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Birds at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, 5/31/2011
Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Jefferson Township, Morris County, 7:30-10:30 a.m. The Pine Swamp has Acadian Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-headed Vireo, Hooded, Black-and-white, and Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds, etc. Least Flycatcher is at the Ogden Mine Railroad Bed trail. Worm-eating and … Continue reading
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AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, Pending Proposals.
To take effect this year barring any last minute changes. As it affects our immediate area: Common Moorhen, Gallinula galeata, is split from the old world’s G. chloropusis. Also proposed is a name change back to Common Gallinule. http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/2010_A_votes_web.php#2010-A-10 The splitting … Continue reading
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White-eyed Vireos in Washington Valley, Morris Township, 5/29/2011
White-eyed Vireos (WEVI) are not common in Morris Township in recent memory. eBird (see eBird.org) lists only a handful of reports for the entirety of Morris County in the last few years. The following numbers are individual sightings of WEVI … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County
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Another Bernardsville Trumpeter Swan in Morris County
For those familiar with the Bernardsville Trumpeter Swan story I will get to the point. Another of the three wayward young Trumpeters has been located at the northern shore of Lake Parsippany. Seen at 6:43 p.m. 5/27/2011 as Carolyn and … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
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Somerset County shorebirds update, 5/27/2011
The White-rumped Sandpiper at Opie Rd. remained throughout the day. The Dunlin at Studdiford Drive, Branchburg was seen by Frank Sencher, Jr. in the morning but missed by Peter Burke and myself in the afternoon. A Semipalmated Plover and Killdeer … Continue reading
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White-rumped Sandpiper and Dunlin in Branchburg, Somerset County, 5/26/2011
From Jeff Ellerbusch: Two very productive Somerset County stops this late afternoon… Studdiford Drive had 2 Semipalmated Plovers (they’re back), a very nice, full breeding Dunlin, and 2 Killdeer. It was nearby Opie Rd though that had the big highlight … Continue reading
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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron of Denville, continued, 5/22/2011
Steve Fasciana found the Yellow-crowned Night Heron (YNCH) on Friday, May 20, at 8:45 in the morning. To my knowledge and the documentation I currently have at hand this may be only the second record of YCNH in Morris County … Continue reading
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Denville, 5/22/2011
From Tom Halliwell, I went to the condo parking lot on Katherine Street about 11:00 today (Sunday) and did not find the YCNH. Thinking that there must be more habitat along the river, I drove south over the Savage Street … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County
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Lord Stirling and Great Swamp N.W.R., 5/22/2011
From Mike Britt: Birded Lord Stirling (Fishermen’s Access) from approx. 6:55AM to 8:15AM with Mike Hiotis. We heard three singing (simultaneously) Prothonotary Warblers and observed an apparent pair together at the observation platform. Also in the area were Blue-winged Warbler, … Continue reading
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Glenn Mahler’s “Century Run” big day in Somerset County, 5/21/2011
From Glenn Mahler: Yesterday I made my third attempt at doing a “Century Run” big day in Somerset County. This is part of an attempt I have been working on for quite a number of years to successfully complete a Century … Continue reading
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