Tag Archives: Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk in Somerset Co.; field notes, Mar. 1, 2013

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Thom Almendinger found a light morph Rough-legged Hawk (RLHA) this morning on Opie Road in Branchburg Township. The latest known record of the Bedminster RLHA (Rattlesnake Bridge Road) is February 25. We are reaching the end of the wintering RLHA … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawk continues in Bedminster, Feb. 17, 2013

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Rough-legged Hawks appear to have vacated areas they were frequenting in Morris County such as the Great Swamp NWR and Black Meadows. However, the dark morph Rough-legged Hawk is still present at Rattlesnake Bridge Road in Bedminster Township as witnessed … Continue reading →

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Raptors, Blackbirds and Geese, Feb. 13, 2013

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From Mike Britt: Jonathan – This morning, I watched a ground-hunting Northern Harrier (immature) get pirated by the continuing dark morph Rough-legged Hawk (juvenile), which in turn was pirated by one of the 14 Red-tailed Hawks (in one scan) in … Continue reading →

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Greater White-fronted Goose, Rough-legged Hawk, etc., Feb. 12, 2013

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Holly Ellerbusch and Zach Batren photographed the continuing Wilson’s Snipe on Opie Road in Branchburg today. Jeff Ellerbusch found a Greater White-fronted Goose this afternoon on River Road on the Norz Farm property in Hillsborough Township. Jeff assumes this is … Continue reading →

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Lapland Longspur; other field notes, Feb. 10, 2013

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(Click photo for larger image) ————— The Lapland Longspur of Hillsborough continues as of this afternoon. Jeff Ellerbusch found it again today keeping company with Horned Larks in the field opposite Hillsborough Farm, Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough Township. 21 Savannah Sparrows … Continue reading →

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The Hardy Birds of Troy Meadows, Feb. 10, 2013

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(Click on the photo for a larger image) A combination of sub-freezing temperatures the past few weeks and a 10-12 inch snowstorm this past Friday have left only birds resourceful enough to survive. A walk at Troy Meadows today (snow … Continue reading →

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Lapland Longspur in Hillsborough Twp., Rough-legged Hawks in Bedminster, Feb. 9, 2013

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(Click on the photo for a larger image) Jeff Ellerbusch, et al, found a Lapland Longspur with a flock of 53 Horned Larks in a field opposite Hillsborough Farm, on Hillsborough Road in Hillsborough Township. This is the same location, … Continue reading →

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Ross’s and Greater White-fronted Geese, Rough-legged Hawks, Feb. 6, 2013

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From Jane Flynn: There was one Ross’s Goose and two Greater White-fronted Geese at the VA Hospital in Lyons at 2:30pm this afternoon. They were best seen from Valley Road, closer to the SW Entrance than Knollcroft Road. ———- Be … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawks in Bedminster Township, Feb. 5, 2013

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From Mike Newlon: The dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk was at the intersection of Rattlesnake Bridge/Burnt Mills Rds. this morning – perched on a post in the field west of the intersection. Also in the area: Redtails/Harrier (on the ground amidst Canada … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawks, Redhead and Waterfowl, Feb. 4, 2013

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From Mike Britt: Jonathan – I observed a light morph and the continuing dark morph Rough-legged Hawk along Rattlesnake Bridge Road (Bedminster) late this morning. Both birds were initially observed in flight over the large field complex on the east … Continue reading →

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