Category Archives: Morris County

Red-headed Woodpecker at the Tourne, June 26, 2012

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Linda Matula: This morning, 6/26, I saw an adult Red-headed Woodpecker in the Beaver Swamp, The Tourne, Boonton.

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Beaver Pond at the Tourne, June 23, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tim Vogel: Saturday, June 23. Tourne Park, beaver pond highlights Great Egret 1 Black-billed Cuckoo – 2 Brown Creeper continues to call Lots of green herons, wood ducks and bluebirds Tim Vogel Denville

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Golden-crowned Kinglets, Jefferson Township, NJ, June 24, 2012

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

The Red-breasted Nuthatch that was at Cozy Lake Road in Jefferson Township  throughout May is gone, or at least quiet. It was not found in the pine grove this morning. Two singing Golden-crowned Kinglets in White Pines next to the … Continue reading →

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Bank Swallows and other field notes, June 23, 2012

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

The Bank Swallow colony at Tilcon Lake along Waterloo Valley Road and Kinny Road in Mt. Olive Township is thriving. Whether the population is stable cannot be determined without numbers from previous years. This colony has existed for a long … Continue reading →

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron joins Glossy Ibis in Hanover Township, June 22, 2012

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

The Glossy Ibis found last evening by Jamie Glydon was joined early this morning by an immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Melanie Lane Pond, Hanover Township. Both species are rare in Morris County so seeing them at the same time and … Continue reading →

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Glossy Ibis in Hanover Township, June 21, 2012

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Jamie Glydon found a Glossy Ibis at Melanie Lane Pond in Hanover Township early this evening. The Ibis flushed, was seen in flight and then landed in vegetation where it was difficult to relocate it. This is only the third … Continue reading →

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Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Vesper Sparrow continue at Negri-Nepote; Heronry in Morris County, June 17, 2012

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Joe Pescatore reports the continuing Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Vesper Sparrow and Ring-necked Pheasant from Negri-Nepote Grasslands in Franklin Township early this morning. ————– The following picture is of the heronry located at Deerhaven Lake in the Newark-Pequannock Watershed (permit required … Continue reading →

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Prothonotary Warblers, etc. at Lord Stirling; Sora at Great Swamp, June 16, 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Harvey Tomlinson at Lord Stirling park: Hi Jonathan, The Prothonotary pair continues at Lord Stirling. A N. H2Othrush was calling north of the Dance floor. The boardwalk near the dance floor is under construction which may account for not … Continue reading →

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Alder Flycatcher at Glenhurst Meadows; Prothonotary Warbler at Lord Stirling, June 14, 2012

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Mike Newlon: At Glenhurst Meadows this morning (6/14) – highlights were a pair of Red-shouldered hawks in the NE corner of the tract, Pileated Woodpecker along the Passaic River, a Turkey and an Alder Flycatcher near the gazebo close … Continue reading →

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Dickcissel, Grasshopper Sparrows, Blue Grosbeak at Negri-Nepote Grasslands, June 13, 2012

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan, This afternoon there was one male dickcissel singing on top of a bush to the right of the trail just before you get to the blind by the pond. A male blue grosbeak and a … Continue reading →

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