Category Archives: Morris County

White-throated Sparrow in Denville, 6/15/2011

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tim Vogel: Cedar Lake section of Denville. June 15 – 6am. White-throated Sparrow singing and seen.

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Ravens in Morris County, 6/12/2011

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tim Vogel: June 12 – 5:30pm Ford Rd., Rockaway/Denville Building past 84 Lumber 3 Ravens Behind former Daily Record building in open dumpster another Raven 6 Turkey Vultures Tim Vogel Denville

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Red-headed Woodpecker at the Tourne, Boonton Township, 6/12/2011

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tim Vogel: Tourne Beaver Swamp Good Woodpecker day – Red-bellied, Flicker, Downy , Hairy, Pileated Red-headed Woodpecker continues. Still seeing only one bird but did observe it carrying food to a hole. Hole is best seen from northwest side … Continue reading →

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Birds at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, 5/31/2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Jefferson Township, Morris County, 7:30-10:30 a.m. The Pine Swamp has Acadian Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-headed Vireo, Hooded, Black-and-white, and Black-throated Green Warblers and Ovenbirds, etc. Least Flycatcher is at the Ogden Mine Railroad Bed trail. Worm-eating and … Continue reading →

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AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, Pending Proposals.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

To take effect this year barring any last minute changes. As it affects our immediate area: Common Moorhen, Gallinula galeata, is split from the old world’s G. chloropusis. Also proposed is a name change back to Common Gallinule. http://www.aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/2010_A_votes_web.php#2010-A-10 The splitting … Continue reading →

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White-eyed Vireos in Washington Valley, Morris Township, 5/29/2011

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

White-eyed Vireos (WEVI) are not common in Morris Township in recent memory. eBird (see eBird.org) lists only a handful of reports for the entirety of Morris County in the last few years. The following numbers are individual sightings of WEVI … Continue reading →

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Another Bernardsville Trumpeter Swan in Morris County

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

For those familiar with the Bernardsville Trumpeter Swan story I will get to the point. Another of the three wayward young Trumpeters has been located at the northern shore of Lake Parsippany. Seen at 6:43 p.m. 5/27/2011 as Carolyn and … Continue reading →

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The Yellow-crowned Night Heron of Denville, continued, 5/22/2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

Steve Fasciana found the Yellow-crowned Night Heron (YNCH) on Friday, May 20, at 8:45 in the morning. To my knowledge and the documentation I currently have at hand this may be only the second record of YCNH in Morris County … Continue reading →

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Denville, 5/22/2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tom Halliwell, I went to the condo parking lot on Katherine Street about 11:00 today (Sunday) and did not find the YCNH. Thinking that there must be more habitat along the river, I drove south over the Savage Street … Continue reading →

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Lord Stirling and Great Swamp N.W.R., 5/22/2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jonathan Klizas

From Mike Britt: Birded Lord Stirling (Fishermen’s Access) from approx. 6:55AM to 8:15AM with Mike Hiotis. We heard three singing (simultaneously) Prothonotary Warblers and observed an apparent pair together at the observation platform. Also in the area were Blue-winged Warbler, … Continue reading →

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