Following are photos taken today in the Great Swamp NWR by Chuck Hantis and a photo from Mar. 19 by Jim Mulvey. The Bald Eagle was one of two hanging out today at the Overlook on Pleasant Plains Road. Click on the photo for a larger image.

Bald Eagle, Great Swamp NWR, Mar. 22, 2013 (photo by Chuck Hantis)

Bald Eagle, Great Swamp NWR, Mar. 22, 2013 (photo by Chuck Hantis)

American Kestrel, Great Swamp NWR, Mar. 22, 2013 (photo by Chuck Hantis)

American Kestrel, Great Swamp NWR, Mar. 19, 2013 (photo by Jim Mulvey).

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From Tim Vogel:
March 22,2013 6:30pm
Sunset Lake, Mountain Lakes
Ring neck Ducks 120
Hooded Mergansers 8
Gadwall 18
AmericanWigeon 10
Bufflehead 6
Ticks 2. A tough lake to work and easy to drive by but a big flock of ducks were visible. This forced me to abandon my “round bottom” approach, a rare moment, during duck watching season, thus the ticks.

Cook’s Pond, Denville
Bufflehead 18
Hooded Mergansers 4
Ring-necked Ducks 8

Tim Vogel
Denville