Category Archives: Morris County

60 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 12, 2014

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 5 8 71 Bald Eagle 3 10 57 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Great Cormorant, Waterfowl, Field Notes, Oct. 11, 2014

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

The following heavily-cropped photo is of a distant juvenile Great Cormorant in the rain at Mt. Hope Lake this morning. Waterfowl season is growing in earnest. Mt. Hope Lake in Rockaway Twp. has 9 Northern Shovelers, 42 Ring-necked Ducks, 215 Ruddy Ducks, 2 … Continue reading →

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Vesper Sparrows; Friday Bird Notes, Oct. 10, 2014

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Early this morning, Glenhurst Meadows had American Woodcock, Common Raven, 3 Swainson’s Thrushes (pre-dawn), 7 American Pipit flyovers, 1 Vesper Sparrow at the community garden, 2 Lincoln’s Sparrows and the typical sparrow species of the season, 2 Eastern Meadowlarks, and … Continue reading →

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50 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 9, 2014

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 3 66 Bald Eagle 2 7 54 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Thursday Bird Notes; Joel Greenberg Lecture Notice, Oct. 9, 2014

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

From Roger Johnson today at Troy Meadows: 1 Nashville Warbler 40 Palm Warblers 12 Yellow-rumped Warblers 10 Common Yellowthroats 70 Savannah Sparrows 3 Lincoln Sparrows 2 White-crowned Sparrows From Jose Garcia at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Whippany this evening: White-crowned … Continue reading →

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Golden Eagle, Clay-colored Sparrow, Oct. 8, 2014

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Golden Eagles on Watchung Ridges Steve Byland saw the immature Golden Eagle in the heavily cropped photo above fly over his house at 3:30 this afternoon. Steve lives in Warren Twp. on a ridge three miles northeast of Chimney Rock. Interestingly, … Continue reading →

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59 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 6, 2014

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 1 64 Bald Eagle 5 5 52 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Big Sit at Great Swamp NWR this Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas
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Northern Goshawk, 21 raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Oct. 5, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2014 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 1 64 Bald Eagle 0 0 47 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Sunday Bird Notes, Oct. 5, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Birding in Early October There was lots of migration movement on the radar last night – most of which seemed to be south of northern New Jersey. The pre-dawn radar displayed a light view of migration. But, depending on where … Continue reading →

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