Category Archives: Somerset County

Dave Blinder captured the following image of a male Pileated Woodpecker at Bee Meadow Park, Hanover Twp. this morning. (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Migration stepped up a notch this weekend with a variety of migrants coming … Continue reading →

Caspians on the Rocks (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Tom Halliwell found two Caspian Terns this morning on the rocks near Water Street at Lake Musconetcong. The two terns were present this afternoon and joined by a … Continue reading →

Budd Lake (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The Osprey at Budd Lake may have wondered what a water skier was doing out and about at 7:00 AM on a crisp Saturday morning in April. The Ruddy Ducks … Continue reading →

Vesper Sparrows in Florham Park Two Vesper Sparrows were seen and photographed by Chris Thomas at Florham Park Fields this morning. At least one was still present in the afternoon where it was seen on the edge of the first gravel parking … Continue reading →

Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Great Swamp NWR (Click on the photo for a larger image.) In 2016, Tree Swallows first appeared in both Morris and Somerset Counties on March 9. Today, March 20, Jim Mulvey found the first Northern Rough-winged … Continue reading →

Saturday March 12, 2016 (Click on the photo for a larger image.) 2 Horned Grebes at Lake Hopatcong and 3 at Budd Lake signal the beginning of Grebe season on Morris lakes, Saturday, March 12. One Common Loon, a Greater Scaup drake, … Continue reading →

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Mike Hiotis found these four Blue-winged Teal drakes in a Bernardsville pond this afternoon. This is approximately 10-14 days earlier than a typical Morris/Somerset average arrival date. Eastern Phoebes and Tree Swallows … Continue reading →