Category Archives: Somerset County

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Olive-sided Flycatcher in Montgomery Township, September 2, 2012

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Jeff Ellerbusch reports an interesting mix of species this afternoon at Selody Sod Farm in Montgomery Township. An Olive-sided Flycatcher is in attendance with a juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper.

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Chimney Rock Hawkwatch, Martinsville, NJ, September 1, 2012

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Chimney Rock Martinsville, NJ, USA Daily Raptor Counts : 9/1/2012 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 5 5 5 BE 0 0 0 NH 0 0 0 SS 1 1 … Continue reading →

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Tennessee Warbler, etc., September 1, 2012

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

September brought a modest wave of migrants into Morris Township today. At the Patriot’s Path area of Washington Valley Road, a juvenile Yellow-bellied Flycatcher appeared in the southwest corner of the field before moving on. Also present were Black-and-white Warbler, … Continue reading →

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Leftover migrants; Mourning Warbler in Bernardsville, August 30, 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Not the numbers of migrants as yesterday but a few individuals were following the north wind this morning. Split Rock Reservoir had Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green and Nashville Warblers, American Redstarts, Red-eyed Vireos and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. A Magnolia Warbler was … Continue reading →

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Addendum to 2011 Chimney Rock Hawkwatch Report, August 29, 2012

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

My apologies for the multiple posts. It appears that the document described in the original post shows up as a link in an email. Selecting the link brings you to the Scribd web site to view the document. The document … Continue reading →

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2011 Chimney Rock Hawkwatch Report, August 29, 2012

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

The final version of the 2011 Chimney Rock Hawkwatch Report is below. This post is also doubling as a test of the publishing service, Scribd. The document should appear in a scroll-able window. You should have various options available including … Continue reading →

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Migrants at Chimney Rock and Glenhurst Meadows, August 29, 2012

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tom Smith: Chimney Rock had a nice collection of migrants this morning – the west end of the parking lot alone had 12+ species of warbler, including Mourning (one), BT Green, BT Blue, Black-and-White (many), Magnolia (several), Redstart (many), … Continue reading →

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Purple Martins in Bedminster, August 27, 2012

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Mike Newlon: At Stahl Natural Area (Bedminster) yesterday, not many birds, but two immature Purple Martins are still hanging around the martin houses.

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Recent field notes, August 27, 2012

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Migrants are scarce the previous few days. Jamie Glydon had a few species at Bee Meadow Park last Friday, Aug. 24 with Common Yellowthroats, American Redstarts and a Black-throated Blue Warbler. An immature Northern Harrier coursed Florham Park Fields on … Continue reading →

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Upland Sandpiper in Montgomery Township (again), August 25, 2012

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

Simon Lane reports an Upland Sandpiper flushed at Selody Sod Farm in Montgomery Township this afternoon. This is the fourth known report of this species at Selody this season. Also present were 1 Semipalmated Plover and 150+ Killdeer.

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