Bobolink, Hanover Twp., NJ, Aug. 31, 2017 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)

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A visit to the abandoned Whippany Paper Board property in Hanover Twp. this morning, known with the eBird Hotspot alias of Central Park (Hanover Twp.), produced 40 species of birds including 2 Common Ravens, 5 Bobolinks, Blue-winged and Yellow Warblers, Least and Solitary Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and 2 “Traill’s” Flycatchers, etc.

Common Ravens, Hanover Twp., NJ, Aug. 31, 2017 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)

Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Hanover Twp., NJ, Aug. 31, 2017 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)

A Giant Swallowtail put in a surprise appearance. Other butterfly species were Pearl Crescents (abundant), Wild Indigo, Monarch, Clouded and Orange Sulphurs and Red-banded Hairstreak.

Giant Swallowtail, Hanover Twp., NJ, Aug. 31, 2017 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)

Wild Indigo Duskywing, Hanover Twp., NJ, Aug. 31, 2017 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)

Countless thousands of grasshoppers were everywhere in the weedy, grassy habitat. Most are likely the very common Red-legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum). Corrections to this identification are heartily welcome.

Red-legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum), Hanover Twp., NJ, Aug. 31, 2017 (photo by Jonathan Klizas)

This is not a place to go out of your way to visit but simply one of the many oddball locations yours truly likes to explore.

Since 2011, mocosocoBirds attempts to publicize little-known places in Morris and Somerset Counties to the general public in order to expand the knowledge of nature in our local surroundings.

mocosocoBirds hopes that people will find their own out-of-the-way places to explore and share.

View local eBird checklists in the mocosocoBirds region via eBird’s Region Explorer. Use the following links:

• Morris County
• Somerset County

The eBird Hotspot Primer is here and can also be accessed via the Hotspot menu item on the mocosocoBirds.com website.

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