Category Archives: Morris County

From Tim Vogel: May 7 Tourne Ridge trail across from ball field Highlights: Tennessee Warblers (2), BT Green, BT Blue, Swainson’ Thrush, Veery, Wood Thrush Beaver Swamp Red headed Woodpecker – very vocal – seeking mate no sign of the … Continue reading →

On Saturday, May 7, Jamie Glydon had 2 Bobolinks at the Thysson Krupp property at 306 Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park. This is a local site of interest that I stop in whenever I go to Florham Park. It looks … Continue reading →

From Jeff Ellerbusch: Pleasant Plains Rd, late afternoon: not especially birdy, one good flurry of activity at the Gated Bridge provided most of the birds. – Bald Eagle- 1 – Cooper’s Hawk – 1 – Sora- 1 – Snipe- 1 … Continue reading →

6:30 a.m. in the rain – Pleasant Plains Road. – Tennessee Warbler at the closed bridge. – Bobolink near Fenske Vistor’s Center Submitted by Jonathan Klizas

From Jamie Glydon: Did two quick (~30 minute) trips to Bee Meadow today, before and after work. Total warblers species = 14 Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Prairie Warbler … Continue reading →

Dusk at the overlook on Pleasant Plains Rd., Great Swamp N.W.R. – Virginia Rail – 1 “kiddicking” intermittently – American Bittern – two flyovers – Common Nighthawk – a flyby, first report that I know of other than this morning’s … Continue reading →

The Tourne in Boonton Township this morning featured a very cooperative Cerulean Warbler as well as Nashville, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, Swainson’s Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo. The Cerulean, Blackburnians, and Chestnut-sided as well as many of the other species … Continue reading →

From Jeff Ellerbusch: Pleasant Plains this evening (5:40-8:30) with Simon Lane. Some Highlights were a Virginia Rail which sounded off at 5:45, Least Bittern that began calling from the Overlook at 7ish and continued, with growing vigor, till I left … Continue reading →

In a Jersey Birds post from April 27th Paul Murray reported the return of the Lawrence’s Warbler to Kay Environmental Center in Chester for a 5th year. A visit was paid to the bird this morning and a video was … Continue reading →

Afternoon. 7 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Solitary Sandpiper (1st of the year in Somerset County that has been reported).