Category Archives: Somerset County

Vultures of Green Pond Road; Redpolls and Siskins, Feb. 8, 2015

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The Vultures of Green Pond Road (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The vulture roost behind the Barn Restaurant and Party City on Green Pond Road, Rockaway Twp., has been active for approximately two years according to Tom … Continue reading →

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Saturday Bird Notes, Feb. 7, 2015

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The light morph Rough-legged Hawk found yesterday on Pleasant Plains Rd., Great Swamp NWR, continued today at various locations along the road: from a roost viewed from the overlook to another roost northeast from the 90 degree bend in the road, … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawk at Great Swamp NWR, Feb. 6, 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Rough-legged Hawk, Great Swamp NWR (Click on the photo for a larger image.) At long last, the first photo-documented Rough-legged Hawk in the mocosocoBirds territory for 2015 – Chuck Hantis found this light morph raptor on Pleasant Plains Road, Great … Continue reading →

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Thursday Bird Notes, Feb. 5, 2015

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

This image of Great Brook and the Great Swamp NWR sums up February in Morris County: Cold, snow, ice – the temperature in Fahrenheit degrees will be in the single digits by Friday morning. Feeder watching is the main birding … Continue reading →

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Saturday Bird Notes, Jan. 31, 2015

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Waterfowl on the Raritan Here are the numbers from the Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath, Franklin Twp. as tabulated by Jeff Ellerbusch this morning: Canada Geese – 1,600 Gadwall – 2 American Black Duck – 101 Mallard – 622 Northern … Continue reading →

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Winter Roadside Birding, Jan. 30, 2015

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Had enough of winter? (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Snow Bunting, Horned Larks and Falcons in Hillsborough Twp. (Merlin, Branchburg Twp., NJ, Jan. 30, 2015 – photo by Jeff Ellerbusch) Manure and the decaying remains of last … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Bird Notes, Jan. 27, 2015

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Enough is written elsewhere about the New Jersey storm that wasn’t. Storm-related bird sightings? A Purple Finch at a private feeder in Basking Ridge; a Common Redpoll at a private feeder in Mendham Twp. Two female Red-breasted Mergansers were with the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Bird Notes, Jan. 25, 2015

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Tom Gorman writes of the vulture roost along Green Pond Road, Rockaway Twp., NJ: “During post sunrise and at sunset, the reported Turkey and Black Vulture counts were noted (9 and 46 … Continue reading →

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Snow Day Bird Notes: American Pipits, Long-tailed Ducks, Jan. 24, 2015

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

11 American Pipits eked out a living on the edge of the driveway at Florham Park Fields this afternoon. For those readers familiar with this location, be aware that recently, numerous and obvious No Trespassing signs are posted throughout the … Continue reading →

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Southwest Morris Winter Bird Count Results, Jan. 23, 2015

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The 31st Southwest Morris Winter Bird Count was held on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Weather conditions are the main story as freezing rain fell in the morning creating slippery and treacherous conditions. Temperatures were forecast to reach 40 F degrees … Continue reading →

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