Category Archives: Somerset County

Great Cormorant, Common Loons, etc. – Oct. 3, 2015

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Morris County’s quasi-annual quota of Great Cormorant appearances was met today as a juvenile was found on a dock at the north end of Lake Parsippany early this morning. The cormorant disappeared … Continue reading →

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Birding Week in Review, Oldest Herring Gull, Lunar Eclipse – Sep. 27, 2015

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Palm Warblers, Lincoln Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows are becoming more prevalent and are noticeable because not much else is happening in mocosococoBirdland this season. Warbler flights are thin and not much thicker for … Continue reading →

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Birding Week in Review – Sept. 20, 2015

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Whippany’s Western Kingbird was last reported on Labor Day, Sept. 14. 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers were at Troy Meadows in the area of the trap shoot on Troy Meadows Road, Sept. 19 (Chris Thomas). Chris’s photo is below. Dribs and drabs of migrants … Continue reading →

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Western Kingbird in Whippany, Sep. 13, 2015

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Western Kingbird appeared at Veterans Memorial Park in Whippany, Hanover Twp. this morning and is present as this is being written. The Kingbird favors the Patriots Path post markers near the power line. Park in the baseball field lot … Continue reading →

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Weekend Bird Notes – Sep. 12, 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The old Sayre’s Farm in Washington Valley, Morris Township had the first Lincoln’s Sparrow of the season along with Swainson’s Thrush and a meager amount of other migrants. So far, the fall migration is as underwhelming as the spring migration was. … Continue reading →

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Golden-Plover sp., Snowy Egret, Weekend Bird Notes – Sep. 6, 2015

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Pluvialis species some observers think could be a Pacific Golden-Plover is reported from Selody Sod Farm the past two days. See the eBird Somerset County Rare Bird Alert for details. The photos viewed this afternoon are inconclusive and offer no insight into … Continue reading →

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Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Connecticut Warbler, Migrants – Sep. 2, 2015

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Three Buff-breasted Sandpipers were at Selody Sod Farm, Montgomery Twp. this morning as well as the usual 65+ Killdeer. Two American Golden-Plovers were present as of yesterday (David Bernstein) and could still be in the area. All of these birds … Continue reading →

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Am. Golden Plover, Red-headed Woodpecker, etc. – Aug. 29, 2015

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

An American Golden Plover, the first of the season in Somerset County, was reported early this evening from Selody Sod Farm, Montgomery Township. The plover was viewed from Skillman Road near Highfield Road (Nancy Gallagher, Mark Harris). An adult Red-headed … Continue reading →

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Friday Bird Notes – Aug. 28, 2015

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Unless someone knows otherwise, the alleged bird blooms on this morning’s migration radar must have passed over the Morris and Somerset region. No migrants were detected in a brief survey of Morris Township. From Mike Hiotis, Aug. 27: “I just … Continue reading →

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Migration, Mid-week Bird Notes – Aug. 26, 2015

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The next few days bring a push of migrants into the north central region of New Jersey according to the weather forecast. The bird migration radar screenshot above is from early Wednesday morning. As this post is composed late Wednesday … Continue reading →

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