Category Archives: Morris County

Snow Buntings at Budd Lake, Nov. 4, 2014

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: “This afternoon there were two Snow Buntings on the municipal beach at Budd Lake. Nothing much on the water except 25 Ruddy Ducks.” According to the eBird database, these are the first Snow Buntings reported in Morris … Continue reading →

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Recent Bird Notes, Nov. 3, 2014

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Purple Finches and Pine Siskins permeate Morris and Somerset Counties (and elsewhere in the east) this autumn. Can Common Redpolls be far behind? They should be moving southward soon, according to Ron … Continue reading →

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Orange-crowned Warblers continue; Social media, Oct. 29, 2014

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Two Orange-crowned Warblers, found yesterday by Joe Pescatore (see yesterday’s post), continue at Glenhurst Meadows today (Patty Dexter, Joe Pescatore, et al). Other species at Glenhurst today include multiple Purple Finches, Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2 Vesper Sparrows, Nashville Warbler, White-crowned Sparrows, … Continue reading →

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Orange-crowned Warblers at Glenhurst Meadows, Oct. 28, 2014

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Orange-crowned Warblers Joe Pescatore found not one, but two (and possible three), Orange-crowned Warblers today at Glenhurst Meadows. From Joe: “(They were) feeding in and among the weeds along main trail past gazebo.” This species has not been found at … Continue reading →

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8 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 26, 2014

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 13 76 Bald Eagle 1 19 66 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Purple Finches; Troy Meadows, Oct. 26, 2014

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image) You are correct if you think more Purple Finches are in the northeast this October than at this time last year. The following screenshot of an eBird data map shows the distribution of … Continue reading →

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8 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct 25, 2014

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 12 75 Bald Eagle 0 18 65 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Saturday Bird Notes, Oct. 25, 2014

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

The radar at approximately 5 a.m. this morning. Green and blue are birds. As one can see by the early morning radar above and by reading many accounts in the field from during the day, birds streamed into New Jersey … Continue reading →

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Christmas Count Dates; Tuesday Bird Notes, Oct. 21, 2014

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Christmas Bird Counts The 115th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) season takes place from Sunday, December 14, 2014 through Monday, January 5, 2015. There are three CBCs in Morris and Somerset Counties. The fixed date system of the CBCs causes some … Continue reading →

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8 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 21, 2014

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 12 75 Bald Eagle 0 18 65 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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