Author Archives: Jonathan Klizas

Morris County Lakes – 3-19-2011

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Same lakes – different day: 7:45-10:00. Very northwest windy. Species diversity has dropped. Horned Grebes in a variety of plumages. Bufflehead and Ruddy Duck numbers have increased. Pied-billed Grebes are a first of season in the county that this observer … Continue reading →

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Great Swamp N.W.R. late morning 3-17-2011

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jeff Ellerbusch Friends Blind: 10:30 – 11:30 Waterfowl + Highlights  Canada Goose-35 Wood Duck- 6 Black Duck- 8 Mallard- 16 G-w Teal- 15 Gadwall- 3 No. Pintail- 2 Ring-necked- 35 Bufflehead- 1 Hooded Merg- 1 G B Heron- 1 … Continue reading →

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Great Swamp N.W.R. Tree Swallow and Eastern Phoebe, 3-17-2011

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Pleasant Plains Road at 3 p.m. had a single Tree Swallow. A small number of Rusty Blackbirds were also present mixed with Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles. The path to the blinds on Long Hill Road had a single Eastern Phoebe. The Friends Blind … Continue reading →

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Glenhurst Meadows, Warren Township – Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow – 3-15-2011

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jeff Ellerbusch: Birded Glenhurst this morning from 7:30 – 9:30. I am a little surprised at how quickly the water is receding especially along the paths. In about a week, barring another storm, Glenhurst will be prime Shorebird habitat. … Continue reading →

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Common Merganser migration at Lake Parsippany this week

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

I visited Lake Parsippany four times this past week. Here are the numbers for Common Mergansers: Tuesday, 3/8/2011:  260 Thursday, 3/10/2011: 500 Saturday, 3/12/2011: 160 Sunday, 3/13/2011: 12, that’s right, 12. A classic case of here today and gone tomorrow. Jonathan Klizas

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Morris County Lakes – 3-12-2011

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Jeff Ellerbusch and I surveyed a number of Morris County Lakes Saturday morning 3-12-2011 from 7:00-10:00 a.m. The same places were visited seven days ago with the major difference being that all of the lakes are now completely thawed.  See … Continue reading →

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500 Common Mergansers at Lake Parsippany, 3-10-2011

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

The count of Common Mergansers on Lake Parsippany has doubled since two days ago. An estimate of 500 were on the lake today, Thursday, at 4 p.m. in the rain. Ring-billed Gulls, Canada Geese and Mallards in small numbers were … Continue reading →

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Tundra Swan and Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Opie Rd., Hillsborough Township, 3-8-2011

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

7:00 30 degress Fahrenheit. Opie Rd. was flooded by Sunday’s rains. Today, Wednesday, a quick drive through revealed the return of the Tundra Swan (Frank Sencher, Jr. informs me he saw it here on Monday). The swan is slightly east … Continue reading →

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Lake Parsippany 3-8-2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

On Saturday 3-5-2011 Lake Parsippany was still completely covered in ice although on the verge of breaking through. Today, Tuesday at 5:00 p.m., it was entirely open – it didn’t take the birds long to find it. Double-crested Cormorant – … Continue reading →

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Waterfowl at Glenhurst Meadows, Warren Township 3-8-2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

2:45 p.m. 45 degrees Fahrenheit. From the Wagner’s Arboretum’s garden parking area. The lower fields have become Glenhurst Lake after the recent rains. The most noteworthy bird was an adult blue, or dark, morph Snow Goose seen by both Jeff … Continue reading →

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