This is a quote from Wade Wander’s post today to the Sussex Bird List: “Eastern Meadowlark has been proposed for Special Concern status in NJ because of its declining breeding, migrant, and wintering populations. All observations of EM are worth reporting.”

In that spirit, an Eastern Meadowlark was observed on Pleasant Plains Rd. this afternoon at 3:30 where the old Friends of the Great Swamp building used to be.

9 Northern Pintails, 4 Green-winged Teal, 2 Hooded Mergansers and Wood Ducks were in the pool near the headquarters driveway.

Later in the evening, 2 Blue-winged Teal were near the Friends Blind off of Long Hill Road as they have been since at least Tuesday.

Jonathan Klizas