Monthly Archives: December 2011

Jamie Glydon reports a Snow Goose at Lake Parsippany, Thursday morning. After the 9,000+ that flew over the Great Swamp during the Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 17 this may not seem like much but it represents only the … Continue reading →

A Red-breasted Merganser was on Mt. Hope Lake this afternoon. This is only the second one reported in Morris County since the spring. The other was the December 3rd sighting by Tom Halliwell on Budd Lake. Yesterday’s Blue-winged Teal were … Continue reading →

From Steve Fasciana: A pair of Blue-winged Teal was found this morning (12/19) at Mt Hope Lake. The water was mostly frozen over so the ducks were concentrated close to the parking area. Also present were Coot, Mallard, Am. Black … Continue reading →

Jamie Glydon reports a Long-tailed Duck (LTDU) at Lake Parsippany this morning. The LTDU was not relocated at noon but could still be at the lake. Also present were Common Mergansers (90), Hooded Mergansers, Gadwall, Ruddy Ducks, Lesser Scaup and … Continue reading →

From Tom Halliwell: Hi Jon, On the Great Swamp-Watchung Ridges count today (Saturday) Sean Sime and Andy Lamy found a Wilson’s Warbler at the Chatham Sewage Treatment ponds. Coming from Chatham you pull into the parking lot for the tennis … Continue reading →

Great Swamp/Watchung Ridges Christmas Bird Count – 2011 Here are some highlights from the team working the Great Swamp in the Pleasant Plains Rd./Management area as reported by Jeff Ellerbusch and Simon Lane. 9296 Snow Goose. “Very impressive movement, especially … Continue reading →