The electrical power is still out in Morristown and Morris Township. Mendham Road remains closed west of Washington Valley Rd. creating a detour past the birding area near Patriot’s Path in Washington Valley. As of last night, Long Hill Rd. was closed from New Vernon going into the Great Swamp NWR. There remain various road closures in the area. I am writing this using PdaNet for Android so that my phone functions as a hotspot for my laptop – at least until the juice runs out of the batteries. None the less, birds were plentiful in the Valley this morning between 7:45-8:45.

Great Crested Flycatcher – 3
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo – 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Cedar Waxwing – 30
Blue-winged Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart – 4
Northern Parula – 2
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager – 4
Baltimore Oriole – 2

As well as:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Gray Catbird
American Goldfinch

Submitted by Jonathan Klizas