Category Archives: Historical

31 Raptors at Chimney Rock, NJ, Oct. 12, 2013

Chimney Rock Martinsville, NJ, USA Daily Raptor Counts : 10/12/2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 1 79 399 BE 0 16 148 NH 0 19 52 SS 23 434 … Continue reading

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Correction to Glenhurst Meadows post, Sep. 18, 2013

Correction to this post. Chimney Rock, not Glenhurst Meadows, was the location for Jeff Ellerbusch’s report including the Philadelphia Vireo. This will be corrected on the web site. Mike Hiotis’ report is correct. My apologies – Jonathan

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2,370 Raptors, 17+ Warbler spp. at Chimney Rock, Martinsville, NJ, Sep. 14, 2013

Chimney Rock Martinsville, NJ, USA Daily Raptor Counts : 9/14/2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 14 126 126 BE 5 57 57 NH 1 13 13 SS 85 187 … Continue reading

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New features added: eBird Alerts and Checklists, Sep. 7, 2013

Two features are added to the sidebar of the mocosocoBirds web site (see the NOTE below for mobile devices). These represent two new categories of links: eBird Rare Bird Alerts – These are generated from the eBird web site. What … Continue reading

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Chimney Rock Hawkwatch, Martinsville, NJ, Sep. 4, 2013

Chimney Rock Martinsville, NJ, USA Daily Raptor Counts : 9/4/2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 19 48 48 BE 5 16 16 NH 0 2 2 SS 2 6 … Continue reading

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iOS Bird Migration App; Field Notes, Aug. 31, 2013

A few weeks ago, mocosocoBirds published a post, that contained various bird migration links for RADAR maps and blogs. As it turns out, Applique, via Nemesis Bird, created an iOS app that combines all of these links into one convenient … Continue reading

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Bird migration forecasting links, Aug. 13, 2013

As the season gets deeper into migration, here are some blogs and tools available for monitoring bird migration forecasts. BirdCast – The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s forecast division with weekly forecasts and analysis for the United States. Tom Auer’s Blog … Continue reading

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Common Ravens in Hanover Twp., July 11, 2013

Today’s subject is similar to a post from 2012: Common Ravens in Morris Plains, July 13, 2012. Chuck Hantis photographed the Common Ravens shown on this page near a work site at the corner of Hanover Avenue and Horse Hill Road in … Continue reading

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Cicada Flagging and Chat Upates, July 2, 2013

Cicada Flagging (Click on the photo for a larger image). As in the above picture, you may have noticed the browning, or flagging, of leaves on trees while travelling through Morris, Mendham, Bernards, and Warren Townships or anywhere the Brood … Continue reading

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Night-Herons, July 1, 2013

It has been stated in this space before that Black-crowned Night-Herons (BCNH) are not easy to find in Morris and Somerset Counties. That changes with July upon us. Not that they are abundant, only that you may be more likely … Continue reading

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