Category Archives: Morris County

Red-headed Woodpeckers at Troy Meadows, Sep. 30, 2013

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Roger Johnson at Troy Meadows: At the old trap shoot area in the dead tree area – 4 adult Red-headed Woodpeckers, immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Wilson’s Snipe. One Yellow-crowned Night-Heron continues at Jefferson Road, Parsippany (Jim Mulvey). A report … Continue reading →

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114 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Sep. 29, 2013

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 4 70 77 Bald Eagle 2 46 50 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Weekend Field Notes, Sep. 29, 2013

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Sunday, September 29 From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan – This afternoon I had two different Connecticut Warblers at Black River WMA (Chester Twp.). I was in the NE section, coming in from the parking lot at the intersection of Ironia … Continue reading →

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19 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Sep. 28, 2013

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 2 66 73 Bald Eagle 0 44 48 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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Sparrows, Migrants and a Black-throated Gray Warbler, Sep. 27, 2013

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Black-throated Gray Warbler at Glenhurst Meadows The Black-throated Gray Warbler found at Glenhurst Meadows this morning by Kevin Bolton and Annette Cunniffe was not relocated despite diligent searching throughout the day. Kevin’s photograph clearly shows it to be an adult … Continue reading →

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Rusty Blackbird, Red-headed Woodpecker, Sep. 26, 2013

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Another early Rusty Blackbird was found today, this time in the Great Swamp on Pleasant Plains Road (Chuck Hantis). Red-headed Woodpeckers (RHWO) continue their movement into the mocosocoBirds area. Another RHWO was found today at Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area … Continue reading →

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Rusty Blackbirds and Ring-necked Ducks in Morris Co., Sept. 25, 2013

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Lincoln Park Gravel Pits There are but a few September records for Rusty Blackbird in New Jersey in the eBird database. The first known September record in Morris County occurred today at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits, AKA, The Pits. Four … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Field Notes, Sep. 24, 2013

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Migration continues to bring birds through the mocosocoBirds area. Here are some numbers from this morning at Chimney Rock (Jeff Ellerbusch): 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Swainson’s Thrush 1 Wood Thrush 7 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 6 Common Yellowthroat 5 … Continue reading →

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Monday Migration, Sep. 23, 2013

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

The radar map lit up last night and this morning with migrating birds. Chimney Rock was a great place to measure the extent of the night’s flight. Jeff Ellerbusch’s report from The Rock includes 16 warbler species and the season’s … Continue reading →

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211 Raptors at Wildcat Ridge, Hibernia, NJ, Sep. 22, 2013

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 3 64 71 Bald Eagle 5 43 47 Northern Harrier … Continue reading →

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