Category Archives: Somerset County

The number of birds this morning from Chimney Rock in Martinsville is impressive. Jeff Ellerbusch had the following: 1 Least Flycatcher 8 Eastern Kingbird 15 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Bank Swallow – flyby at hawk watch platform. 2 Veery 2 Swainson’s … Continue reading →

Last year it took until September for Morris County to have a Semipalmated Plover eBirded. This afternoon, a single Semipalmated Plover was with the other shorebirds at Melanie Lane Pond in Hanover Township. 30 Least Sandpipers is a high count … Continue reading →

Today, Bee Meadow Park in Hanover Township hosted an Olive-sided Flycatcher (OSFL) for the entire day. Jamie Glydon found it in the early morning. Simon Lane relocated it later in the day in a dead, or at least leafless, tree … Continue reading →

There are so many birds in the migration pipe at this time of May. South winds are a desired element this time of year but no matter what the weather, just by stepping out you are going to find interesting … Continue reading →

2 adult Red-headed Woodpeckers were seen this morning in the Beaver Swamp at the Tourne Park in Boonton Township. Green Herons, Wood Ducks, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Vireos, Great Crested Flycatchers and numerous Tree Swallows were also in the swamp. On … Continue reading →

From Terry Carruthers (9:28 p.m.): Great Swamp: Just heard a Whip-poor-will behind my house, calling for a few minutes, before moving off west along Whitebridge Rd. I subsequently went searching for it but could not locate it again. – Terry … Continue reading →

Birds are present in the best numbers and diversity seen in 2012 in the MoCoSoCo region. This day begged birders to get out and enjoy the spectacle of May. A Sora was heard at 6:37 this morning from the closed … Continue reading →

Melanie Lane Pond in Hanover Township had five species of swallows this afternoon: Northern Rough-winged (NWRS), Barn, Bank, Tree and Cliff. Jamie Glydon, who witnessed the climax of this event, counted 110 Tree, 30 Barn, 15 Bank, 10 NRWS and … Continue reading →

A singing Blue Grosbeak was at the right-angle bend of East Mountain Rd. in Montgomery Township, south of the Sourland Mountain Preserve entrance. This is the same place a Blue Grosbeak was found in the spring of 2011. ——— 2 … Continue reading →