Author Archives: Jonathan Klizas

Lord Stirling’s Prothonotary Warblers, 6/5/2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Harvey Tomlinson: Hey All, Spent several hours yesterday observing the Prothonotary Warblers at Stirling and counted 5 birds. A pair at the beaver hut, a pair at the E. tower and a single singing male a few hundred yards … Continue reading →

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Sandhill Crane at Glenhurst Meadows, 6/4/2011

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jeff Ellerbusch: Had a Sandhill Crane in the wet area before the two back ponds at Glenhurst Meadows this afternoon, around 4:30. The Crane, 7 Great Egrets, and 1 Great Blue flushed a few minutes afterwards… as soon as … Continue reading →

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Somerset County Prothonotary Warblers and Black-crowned Night Herons, 6/3/2011

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Jeff Ellerbusch and Harvey Tomlinson had four Prothonotary Warblers at Lord Stirling Park this morning along the Passaic River. Jeff later saw two Black-crowned Night-Herons at Watchung Lake: an adult at the bridge on Brookdale Road and a juvenile on … Continue reading →

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Birds at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, 5/31/2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Jefferson Township, Morris County, 7:30-10:30 a.m. The Pine Swamp has Acadian Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-headed Vireo, Hooded, Black-and-white, and Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds, etc. Least Flycatcher is at the Ogden Mine Railroad Bed trail. Worm-eating and … Continue reading →

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AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, Pending Proposals.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

To take effect this year barring any last minute changes. As it affects our immediate area: Common Moorhen, Gallinula galeata, is split from the old world’s G. chloropusis. Also proposed is a name change back to Common Gallinule. http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/2010_A_votes_web.php#2010-A-10 The splitting … Continue reading →

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White-eyed Vireos in Washington Valley, Morris Township, 5/29/2011

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

White-eyed Vireos (WEVI) are not common in Morris Township in recent memory. eBird (see eBird.org) lists only a handful of reports for the entirety of Morris County in the last few years. The following numbers are individual sightings of WEVI … Continue reading →

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Another Bernardsville Trumpeter Swan in Morris County

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

For those familiar with the Bernardsville Trumpeter Swan story I will get to the point. Another of the three wayward young Trumpeters has been located at the northern shore of Lake Parsippany. Seen at 6:43 p.m. 5/27/2011 as Carolyn and … Continue reading →

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Somerset County shorebirds update, 5/27/2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

The White-rumped Sandpiper at Opie Rd. remained throughout the day. The Dunlin at Studdiford Drive, Branchburg was seen by Frank Sencher, Jr. in the morning but missed by Peter Burke and myself in the afternoon. A Semipalmated Plover and Killdeer … Continue reading →

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White-rumped Sandpiper and Dunlin in Branchburg, Somerset County, 5/26/2011

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jeff Ellerbusch: Two very productive Somerset County stops this late afternoon… Studdiford Drive had 2 Semipalmated Plovers (they’re back), a very nice, full breeding Dunlin, and 2 Killdeer. It was nearby Opie Rd though that had the big highlight … Continue reading →

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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron of Denville, continued, 5/22/2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Steve Fasciana found the Yellow-crowned Night Heron (YNCH) on Friday, May 20, at 8:45 in the morning. To my knowledge and the documentation I currently have at hand this may be only the second record of YCNH in Morris County … Continue reading →

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