Category Archives: Historical

2017 New Jersey Bald Eagle Report – Dec. 2017

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Jonathan Klizas

Further down on this page is a link to the 2017 New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report, released on December 4. Larissa Smith, Biologist and Volunteer Manager of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ and Kathleen E. Clark prepared the report. … Continue reading →

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Scott Weidensaul at The Raptor Trust, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Jonathan Klizas
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Raptor Trust Benefit: May 22, 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas
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Man and Nature, Indivisible by Sam Taylor in Morristown on April 26, 2016

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

A program that may be of interest to mocosocoBirds readers takes place at the Morristown and Morris Township Library one week from this coming Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 7 PM titled: Man and Nature, Indivisible. Sam Taylor, educator and director of … Continue reading →

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56th Supplement to the AOU Check-list of North American Birds – July 3, 2015

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Published on July 1, 2015, the Fifty-sixth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-list of North American Birds can be read in its entirety, here. Of note to the New Jersey birding public is that American Tree Sparrow is removed from the … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, May 23, 2015

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Kentucky Warbler was found this morning at Lord Stirling Park (Roger Johnson). It was in the area of the Dance Floor. The continuing Yellow-breasted Chat was reported from Bullfrog Pond at Lord Stirling Park (John J. Collins via eBird). 9 … Continue reading →

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The Raptor Trust Requests, March 2015

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Please read the following letter from Chris Soucy, director of The Raptor Trust. mocosocoBirds wholeheartedly supports The Raptor Trust and the great work they do as one of the premier wild bird rehabilitation centers in the United States. It has been … Continue reading →

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2014 – A Birding Year in Review, Dec. 31, 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

2014 – The Morris and Somerset County Birding Year A highlight summary of the 2014 birding year in Morris and Somerset Counties, New Jersey is given below. There are far too many omissions and far too little time to compile … Continue reading →

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The 79th Boonton Christmas Bird Count Report, 2014: 100 Species

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

79th Boonton Christmas Bird Count, 2014 The 79th Boonton Christmas Bird Count occurred on Sunday, December 21, 2014. 44 observers in 12 separate areas of the count circle tallied 100 species. This is the 13th time the century mark has been reached for … Continue reading →

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The eBird Hotspot Primer, Dec. 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

eBird Hotspots is a powerful tool for discovering new birding areas and studying data and sightings from familiar locations. mocosocoBirds likes them so much that they will become a regular feature in posts and reports in the future. This primer also appears … Continue reading →

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