A quick tour of some Morris County lakes this afternoon was unremarkable although an almost full alternate plumaged Common Loon on Boonton Reservoir was a treat. Likewise, a sub-adult IV Bald Eagle at Mt. Hope Lake was easy to look at.

Mt. Hope Lake, Rockaway Township

– Canada Goose – 4
– Mute Swan – 20
– Ring-necked Duck -13
– Bufflehead – 4
– Hooded Merganser – 1
– Ruddy Duck – 71
– Pied-billed Grebe – 1
– Bald Eagle (sub-adult IV) – 1

Boonton Reservoir – from the walkway on Parsippany Blvd./Washington St., Boonton

– Common Loon – 1
– Double-Crested Cormorant – 3
– Bufflehead – 8

Lake Parsippany, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township

– Canada Goose – 25
– Mute Swan – 2
– Ruddy Duck – 10
– Common Mergansers – 65
– Double-crested Cormorant – 1