Loons and Grebes continue to dominate the local bird news.
Horned Grebe, Budd Lake, NJ, Apr. 10, 2015 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)
Budd Lake had 2 Common Loons, 2 Horned Grebes, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers and a small assortment of Buffleheads and Common Mergansers this afternoon.
Lake Musconetcong added a Red-necked Grebe to the continuing 10 Horned Grebes, 1 Common Loon, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 170 Ring-necked Ducks and 100 Common Mergansers.
A quick trip to southern Lake Hopatcong revealed 4 Common Loons, 1 Horned Grebe, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Common Goldeneye and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull keeping company with a floating group of 180 Herring Gulls and a few Ring-billed Gulls.
Boonton Reservoir’s Loon count today is approximately 26 with 1 Red-necked Grebe and 8 Horned Grebes.
At sunset, 17 Common Loons were easily counted resting on Lake Parsippany along with 1 Horned Grebe.
A Lesser Black-backed Gull was with 250 Ring-billed Gulls this morning on Opie Road, Hillsborough Twp.
Yesterday, April 9, Chuck Smith found a Red-necked Grebe on the Pompton River side of Two Bridges in Lincoln Park.
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