Author Archives: Jonathan Klizas

Bonaparte’s Gulls, Monday Bird Notes – Apr. 4, 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Monday, April 4 The above photo is of the only gull at Lake Parsippany this rainy Monday: a Bonaparte’s Gull working the north end of the lake. 2 Common Loons, the continuing 75+ Ruddy Ducks and a gang of Tree … Continue reading →

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Early Birds – Mar. 31, 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

The above photo is of one of three Great Egrets at Melanie Lane Wetlands this afternoon. 40 Green-winged Teal, 16 Northern Shovelers, 12 Gadwall, 2 American Coot and Wilson’s Snipe continue at this Hanover Twp. location. The season’s first Louisiana … Continue reading →

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Long-tailed Ducks, other Bird Notes – Mar. 25, 2016

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Boonton Reservoir (Click on the photo for a larger image.) If you look deep into the above picture to the left of the island, you may see a pair of Long-tailed Ducks resting on the smooth-as-glass water this morning before the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Bird Notes – Mar. 24, 2016

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Troy Meadows (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Two Pine Warblers, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Fox Sparrows, a pair of Northern Shovelers, a Pied-billed Grebe, and at least 150 Rusty Blackbirds were at the Troy Meadows Road section of Troy Meadows … Continue reading →

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N. Rough-winged Swallow, Bird Notes, Mar. 20, 2016

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Great Swamp NWR (Click on the photo for a larger image.) In 2016, Tree Swallows first appeared in both Morris and Somerset Counties on March 9. Today, March 20, Jim Mulvey found the first Northern Rough-winged … Continue reading →

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Horned Grebes, Tundra Swans, Morris Lakes – Mar. 13, 2016

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Saturday March 12, 2016 (Click on the photo for a larger image.) 2 Horned Grebes at Lake Hopatcong and 3 at Budd Lake signal the beginning of Grebe season on Morris lakes, Saturday, March 12. One Common Loon, a Greater Scaup drake, … Continue reading →

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Late winter bird arrivals – Mar. 10, 2016

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Mike Hiotis found these four Blue-winged Teal drakes in a Bernardsville pond this afternoon. This is approximately 10-14 days earlier than a typical Morris/Somerset average arrival date. Eastern Phoebes and Tree Swallows … Continue reading →

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Am. Woodcock, Ducks, other field notes – Feb. 29, 2016

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) With the mild winter of 2016, there is no waiting this year for one of the true harbingers of spring, the calls and display flights of the American Woodcock. The snow is … Continue reading →

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Recent Bird Notes – Feb. 23, 2016

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

3 Tundra Swans are south of the Brady Rd. bridge at Lake Hopatcong and 2 Common Goldeneye along with 125 Common Mergansers were seen near Nolans Point on Feb. 22. (Alan Boyd). 2 Common Goldeneye were at the north end … Continue reading →

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Redheads and other bird notes – Feb. 8, 2016

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image). 15 Redheads were at Lake Parsippany today (Alan Boyd, Roger Johnson) along with a Ruddy Duck, 4 Common Mergansers, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls, and a single Great Black-backed Gull. This along with … Continue reading →

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