Author Archives: Jonathan Klizas

Contrasts As warm as the sun felt today with a high temperature in the Morristown area of approximately 57 F degrees, this day does not come close to the Morristown record for January: 70 F degrees sixty-six years ago in … Continue reading →

Great Swamp NWR, January 2016 January 23’s Blizzard of 2016 created roadside birding opportunities this week. If anyone wonders where White-throated Sparrows are this winter, drive along any quiet road in Harding Township and the Great Swamp NWR, peek down driveways and try to keep … Continue reading →

Here are the results of the 32nd annual Southwest Morris Winter Bird Count, Sunday January 17, 2016. Weather conditions were cloudy skies with temperatures reaching the 38 degree Fahrenheit range as the day progressed. A light snow fell in the mid-to … Continue reading →

A Long-tailed Duck continues today at Clyde Potts Reservoir, Mendham Twp., for the eighth known day. It keeps company with the 212 Common Mergansers in the reservoir. Another Long-tailed Duck was found at Nolans Point, Lake Hopatcong yesterday, Jan. 15 … Continue reading →

The annual New Jersey Bald Eagle Report for 2015 was published today via the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. The full PDF report is viewed here. Following is a summary excerpted from the report: “One hundred ninety-one nest sites … Continue reading →

A Long-tailed Duck has spent the past two days in Clyde Potts Reservoir. Also present are 120 Common Mergansers, 4 Hooded Mergansers, a pair of Ruddy Ducks, Canada Geese and Mallards. Saturday saw a pair of Bald Eagles at the reservoir … Continue reading →

If you receive the post via email, you will notice the author is guilty of proofreading his own work, hence, 2015 in the originally subject line of the post. It is corrected here: mocosocobirds.com/2016/01/01/tundra-swans-redheads-jan-1-2016/. Have a wonderful 2016!

Tundra Swans, Redheads at Lake Hopatcong Tundra Swans are an annual winter visitor to Lake Hopatcong if water remains ice-free. The two adults and two juveniles that are currently at the north end of the lake were first reported on Dec. … Continue reading →

An adult Iceland Gull was at Lake Parsippany this afternoon (Julie Buechner). The gull was with Herring and Ring-billed Gulls eventually sitting in the water towards the center of the lake. At approximately 4:00 PM, many of the gulls, including … Continue reading →