Category Archives: Morris County

Canvasback, Horned Grebe at Lake Parsipanny; Birds at Troy Meadows and other Morris sites, March 31, 2012

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

A Canvasback and Horned Grebe were found by Jamie Glydon on this damp, chilly, misty morning at Lake Parsipanny. The Horned Grebe was in alternate plumage. The Greater Scaup found last Sunday was present with Buffleheads and Ruddy Ducks. Photos … Continue reading →

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N. Rough-winged Swallow, Blue-winged Teal, American Pipit, other field notes, March 30, 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan – One or two Rough-winged Swallows were over Lake Musconetcong this morning with a few tree swallows. Also on the lake were three lesser scaup and about a dozen ruddy ducks. A towhee was calling … Continue reading →

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Purple Martin, Common Loon, Louisiana Waterthrush, other field notes, March 28, 2012

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Joe Pescatore found the MoCoSoCo region’s first two Purple Martins of 2012 at Robert J. Stahl Natural Area in Bedminster this afternoon. A Common Loon in alternate plumage was at the north end of Boonton Reservoir this afternoon along with … Continue reading →

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Chippies, Gnatcatchers, Warblers, March 27, 2012

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan, A pair of chipping sparrows were singing in our yard in Roxbury this morning. Alan Boyd Ed. Note: These represent the first Chipping Sparrows reported in the northwestern section of Morris County in 2012. ———————————————– … Continue reading →

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Greater Scaup at Lake Parsippany; Brown Thrasher in the Great Swamp, March 25, 2012

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Duck numbers have thinned out as expected in the last few weeks. A case in point: only 1 Common Merganser was on Lake Parsippany this afternoon. However, the season’s only Greater Scaup in the MoCoSoCo region was found in company … Continue reading →

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Rusty Blackbirds, Osprey, Pine Warbler in Troy Meadows; Shorebirds in Hanover, March 25, 2012

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Troy Meadows in Parsippany had 200 Rusty Blackbirds this morning. A group of 20 became 40 and then a mass of mostly Rusty Blackbirds with smaller amounts of other Icterids alighted on and filled the young trees in the marsh. … Continue reading →

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N. Rough-winged Swallow, Gr. Yellowlegs in Morris; Glenhurst Meadows Warblers; Grigsstown Thrasher, March 24, 2012

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

The first Northern Rough-winged Swallow of 2012 in the MoCoSoCo region was found this afternoon by Jamie Glydon at the Florham Park Fields on Columbia Turnpike, east of Morristown Airport. It was with 85 Tree Swallows. At the Melanie Lane … Continue reading →

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Palm Warblers at Lord Stirling Park, March 24, 2012

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

3-4 Palm Warblers were present along the Passaic River this morning from the area of the “June Beetle Bridge” to the East Observation Tower (EOB). Last evening the earliest recorded Palm Warbler (PAWA) in either Morris or Somerset Counties was … Continue reading →

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Palm and Pine Warbler, Osprey at Great Swamp N.W.R., March 23, 2012

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

This morning, the earliest arrival date known for Louisiana Waterthrush in Somerset County (or Morris for that matter) was recorded by Joe Pescatore in Bernardsville. That was only the beginning. This evening from the East Observation Tower of Lord Stirling … Continue reading →

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Blue-winged Teal, Rusty Blackbirds, Pine Warbler, other birding Notes, March 18, 2012

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

A morning spent at Glenhurst Meadows in Warren Township by Jeff Ellerbusch, Simon Lane and this writer produced the following: Green-winged Teal – 5 Wood Duck – 20 Killdeer – 4 Wilson’s Snipe – 17 Eastern Phoebe – 3 Golden-crowned … Continue reading →

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