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Author Archives: Jonathan Klizas
Glaucous Gull at Budd Lake, Mar. 2, 2013
(Click on photo for a larger image). It was a day for gulls in Morris County. Not the magnitude of numbers seen earlier in the week when 4,000 Herring Gulls dominated Budd Lake, but the quality of gulls that appeared … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County
Tagged birding, birds, Glaucous Gull, Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology
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Iceland Gull in Rockaway Twp.; Waterfowl at Lake Hopatcong, Mar. 2, 2013
(Click on the photo for a large image). I was at Mt. Hope Pond for no more than 30 seconds this morning at 7:00 when the first-winter Iceland Gull reported by Dan Brill on the JerseyBirds listserv yesterday, flew over … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County
Tagged birding, birds, Iceland Gull, mocosocobirds, Morris County, nature, ornithology
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Rough-legged Hawk in Somerset Co.; field notes, Mar. 1, 2013
Thom Almendinger found a light morph Rough-legged Hawk (RLHA) this morning on Opie Road in Branchburg Township. The latest known record of the Bedminster RLHA (Rattlesnake Bridge Road) is February 25. We are reaching the end of the wintering RLHA … Continue reading
Gulls, Redheads and Redpolls, Feb. 28, 2013
Gulls continue at Budd Lake in impressive numbers. Herring Gulls decreased slightly from 4,000 to 3,000 although some were streaming in later in the afternoon. The numbers are relative. There seemed to be slightly fewer. 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls, … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County
Tagged birding, birds, Budd Lake, Common Redpoll, Lesser Black-backed Gull, mocosocobirds, Morris County, nature, ornithology, Redhead
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5,000 Gulls, 8,000 Geese at Budd Lake, Feb. 27, 2013
(Click on the photo for a larger image.) At 3:30 this afternoon, all air space over Budd Lake in Mt. Olive Township was filled with gulls. 1,000 Gulls would land on the ice at the south end, stay for a … Continue reading
POSTPONED: Witmer Stone Program in Bernardsville, Feb. 28, 2013
Due to illness, Rick Radis is forced to postpone Thursday’s presentation on Witmer Stone at Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary in Bernardsville, NJ. An announcement will be made when the program is rescheduled. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Pink-footed Goose not found; Greater White-fronted Goose in Lyons, Feb. 26, 2013
Although searched for late into the afternoon, the Pink-footed Goose of Florham Park was not found or reported today. ————— From Jennifer Books: Today, I went out to the Florham Park location where the Pink-footed Goose was recently spotted, and … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, greater white fronted goose, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, Pink-footed Goose
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Birding the Raritan along the D&R Towpath in Franklin Twp., Feb. 26, 2013
Jeff Ellerbusch birded the Delaware and Raritan Towpath in Franklin Township this afternoon. Somerset County does not have any significant bodies of water. This view of the Raritan River offers one of the best opportunities for generating duck numbers in … Continue reading
Posted in Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, duck, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, raritan river, somerset county
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Witmer Stone program, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 in Bernardsville
The public is welcome to the monthly meeting of the Urner Ornithological Club this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 at 7:45 p.m. at the Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary of the New Jersey Audubon Society in Bernardsville, NJ. Rick Radis will be presenting … Continue reading
Posted in Historical
Tagged birding, birds, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, Urner, Witmer Stone
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Pink-footed Goose reported again from Florham Park; other notes, Feb. 25, 2013
From Neil Elman: I had the Pink-footed Goose at the Florham Park Fields this morning at approximately 11:00 am. It was with Canada Geese on the far shore of the second pond, but a loud truck flushed the group, which … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County
Tagged birding, birds, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, Pink-footed Goose
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