Category Archives: Historical

Old Boonton – Mar. 26, 2022

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Jonathan Klizas

For those who visit or are familiar with Boonton Reservoir, the Morristown Green newspaper published a history of the old town before the reservoir was built written by Jeffrey V. May of the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center located … Continue reading →

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The Emerald Ash Borer and Morris County Parks – Jan. 11, 2020

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Jonathan Klizas

On December 22, a team of Boonton Christmas Bird Count (CBC) participants visited Central Park of Morris County, the former Greystone Park property. See a prior post about the park here. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary that day. The … Continue reading →

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Updated Totals for 2019 Boonton CBC: 96 Species

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Jonathan Klizas

The compiler missed a checklist. The total species count is now 96. The completely updated 2019 Boonton CBC report is at the same link as when it was originally posted: https://mocosocobirds.com/2019/12/24/the-84th-boonton-christmas-bird-count-report-2019/ The same report is here: https://mocosocobirds.com/birds-of-morris-county-n-j/boontoncbc/2019-2/ Reports going back … Continue reading →

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The 84th Boonton Christmas Bird Count Report – 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Jonathan Klizas

This is an updated version of the report. The compiler missed a checklist. The total species count is adjusted to 96, not 94 as originally stated. The 84th annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count (CBC) occurred on Sunday, December 22, 2019, … Continue reading →

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NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: Piping Plover/Beach Nesting Birds 2019 Management Reports – Nov. 7, 2019

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Jonathan Klizas

NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: Piping Plover/Beach Nesting Birds 2019 Management Reports Not a typical Morris and Somerset County blog post, but in case you do not subscribe to New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife newsletters, here are … Continue reading →

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Yellow Rail at Great Swamp NWR on Oct. 25, 2019

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Jonathan Klizas

Yellow Rail Found (deceased) at Great Swamp NWR Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) is a rare visitor to New Jersey with approximately forty accepted records going back to circa 1877 (see the New Jersey Bird Records Committee’s Accepted Records list here). … Continue reading →

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eBird tidying up and a request – Sept. 26, 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Jonathan Klizas

This is a quick post to report that a pair of Troy Meadows eBird hotspots are merged into one: Troy Meadows Natural Area–So. Beverwyck Rd. and Troy Meadows Natural Area–Patriots Path. Both former hotspots are the same habitat and in … Continue reading →

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The Raptor Trust Benefit – May 19, 2019

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Jonathan Klizas
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The White Red-tailed Hawk of Watnong Mtn.; Woody Guthrie and Greystone – Dec. 9, 2018

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photos for either larger images or links to other websites.) Watnong Mountain’s White (leucistic) Red-tailed Hawk is back for another winter, roosting along Old Dover Road in Parsippany-Troy Hills, just around the corner from Greystone Park Psychiatric … Continue reading →

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Cory’s Shearwater in Madison (Aug. 1, not since) – Aug. 4, 2018

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Jonathan Klizas

You read the title of this post correctly. Robert Blair of The Raptor Trust informed mocosocoBirds a short time ago that on August 1, 2018: “a bird was left in our admit office that was found on Lorraine Ave. at … Continue reading →

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