mocosocoBirds posts will be sporadic over the next two weeks. This post catches up on reports from the last few days.

The following photo is of a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron in Hillsborough Twp., July 23, 2013 (photo by Jeff Ellerbusch).

Here is a recent account of shorebirds, et al, at the Hillsborough Promenade, Hillsborough Twp. by Jeff Ellerbusch.

7/21

Killdeer- 14
Spotted Sandpiper- 3
Solitary Sandpiper- 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper- 3
Least Sandpiper- 57

7/22

Killdeer- 16
Spotted Sandpiper- 3
Solitary Sandpiper- 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper- 3
Least Sandpiper- 86

7/23

Black-crowned Night Heron (juv)
Killdeer- 8
Spotted Sandpiper- 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper- 1
Least Sandpiper- 23

Selody Sod Farm, Montgomery Twp. (J. Ellerbusch)

7/23

Killdeer- 62
Spotted Sandpiper- 1
Least sandpiper- 38

Charles Martin captured the following image of an Osprey at the towpath of the D&R Canal, south of the South Bound Brook spillway on July 20.

Osprey, D&R Canal Towpath, Somerset Co., July 20, 2013 (photo by Charles Martin).