Category Archives: Morris County

63 Broad-winged Hawks at Wildcat Ridge, Apr. 13, 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2013 Species Day Month Season Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 6 9 9 Bald Eagle 3 3 4 Northern Harrier 1 1 2 … Continue reading →

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Grebes, Gulls, Loons, Hawks, et al, Apr. 13, 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Grebes, Gulls and Loons at Boonton Reservoir The early morning started with two Red-throated Loons in flight spotted by Simon Lane at the north end of Boonton Reservoir. Joining Simon at the Reservoir, he and I watched 7 Horned Grebes … Continue reading →

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Bonaparte’s Gulls join Red-necked Grebe in Boonton, Apr. 13, 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

8 Bonaparte’s Gulls are currently with the Red-necked Grebe at the north end of Boonton Reservoir. And as Bonaparte’s will do, they flew off at 7:45 after sitting on the water for 10 minutes.

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Red-necked Grebe at Boonton Reservoir, Apr. 13, 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Simon Lane and I are currently viewing an alternate-plumaged Red-necked Grebe at the north end of Boonton Reservoir, 7 Horned Grebes and at least 4 Common Loons are also present. iPhone photo below.

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Swallows and Warblers on the Raritan, Apr. 12, 2013

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Scoters are Gone Friday’s storm did not produce any unusual water birds in the mocosocoBirds region. Yesterday’s Scoters were absent from Boonton Reservoir. 7 Common Loons and a Horned Grebe were at the north end of the Reservoir. The same … Continue reading →

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Surf and White-winged Scoters at Boonton Reservoir, Apr. 11, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Scoter Weather The recent and forthcoming stormy weather coupled with the time of year equals Scoters, Grebes and possibly other sea birds at inland bodies of water. This was demonstrated yesterday at Budd Lake with 14 Horned Grebes. The trend … Continue reading →

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Horned Grebes, Redheads, etc., Apr. 10, 2013

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

  Horned Grebes (14) and Waterfowl at Budd Lake From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan – This afternoon there were 4 Redhead Ducks and a hen Red-breasted Merganser mixed in a flock of about 60 Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup. A total … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Waterthrush in Long Valley, etc., Apr. 9, 2013

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Louisiana Waterthrush in Long Valley From Ken Hart: This morning, in the woods on my property along Black River Rd. in Long Valley, a Louisiana Waterthrush, calling from practically the same exact spot it did last year, –assuming it’s the … Continue reading →

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Migration: A Day of Arrivals, Apr. 8, 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Winter is officially over. Below are numerous reports celebrating the many arrivals that occurred today in Morris and Somerset Counties. From Zach Batren: Holly and I took an hour walk though Lord Stirling Park today (starting at the Fisherman’s Cove) … Continue reading →

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Red-throated Loon, Rusty Blackbirds, Sunday Field Notes, Apr. 7, 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Oh, so close See woodcreeper.com’s map from 11:00 p.m. last night (Saturday) to see how close all of those migrants are to Morris and Somerset counties and New Jersey in general. The migration effect was not experienced this morning in … Continue reading →

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