Category Archives: Morris County

Morris and Somerset County Bird List Updates

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

The 2012 Annual Report of the New Jersey Bird Record Committee (NJBRC) was announced today by Bill Boyle on the JerseyBirds ListServe. The report adds one species to the Somerset County Bird List: Rufous Hummingbird. The Morris County list had … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawk at Great Swamp NWR, Jan. 23, 2013

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Chuck Hantis: Drove threw the Great Swamp today and was lucky to see the Rough-legged Hawk…Maybe the cold weather brought them back. Spotted on Pleasant Plain Rd…Awesome to see.

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More than 4 and 20 Blackbirds in Somerset Co., other field notes, Jan 21, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Blackbirds are relatively scarce in the mocosocoBirds region since December. Christmas Bird Count totals bear this out (RWBL = Red-winged Blackbird; BHCO = Brown-headed Cowbird; COGR = Common Grackle). CBC RWBL BHCO COGR Boonton 421 1 3 Great Swamp 85 … Continue reading →

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Morris Lakes: Aythya sp., Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cackling Goose; field notes, Jan. 20, 2013

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Anyone out in the field today knows what the graphical representation below of today’s wind feels like (click on the images to see a larger version): Image courtesy of http://hint.fm/wind/ The Canvasback found January 19 by Jamie Glydon continues at … Continue reading →

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E. Meadowlarks, Co. Redpolls, in Somerset County, Jan. 19, 2013

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Andrew Lucas: I had a flock of 10 Eastern Meadowlarks at the Griggstown Grassland Preserve around mid day. They were in the field to the west south-west of the parking lot in the second portion of the field beyond … Continue reading →

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Canvasbacks in Morris, Jan. 19, 2013

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jennifer Brooks: Around 11:30 this morning my sister and I spotted 1 male Canvasback duck, 3 male Green-winged teal, and 9 male and female Gadwall ducks at Loantaka Brook Reservation. They were in the pond off of Kitchell Road … Continue reading →

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Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, American Pipit, Jan. 18, 2013

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Three species of note this winter are Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow and American Pipit. There is nothing remarkable about the sightings of these species by themselves but rather the frequency with which they are being seen this season as well … Continue reading →

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Red-breasted Mergansers and Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lake Musconetcong, Jan. 15, 2013

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tom Halliwell: This afternoon about 2:45 I saw 2 drake Red-breasted Mergansers and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lake Musconetcong. All were in the area behind the theater and viewable from the boat-launch parking lot. The mergs departed … Continue reading →

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Ross’s and Greater White-fronted Geese continue; Common Redpolls, Jan. 15, 2013

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jennifer Brooks: Today, I spotted both the Ross’s Goose and the Greater White-fronted Goose over at the VA Hospital in Basking Ridge around 11:30. They were in the golf course field near the parking lot. Earlier I checked the … Continue reading →

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Woodcock display in Great Swamp, Jan. 14, 2013

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Terry Carruthers: Hi Jonathan – An excellent day of birding starting with the Ross’s Goose this morning at Lord Stirling ended this evening with a Woodcock in full display mode in the Great Swamp (Pleasant Plains Rd.). Is this an … Continue reading →

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