Category Archives: Somerset County

Chimney Swifts of Raritan and other field notes, Aug. 15, 2014

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Chimney Swifts of Raritan From Pete Bacinski: “Sandra Escala and I have been monitoring an old industrial chimney on Orlando Drive in Raritan about a mile west of Route 206. Last night we estimated about 1,000 Chimney Swifts there at … Continue reading →

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Bird Notes, Aug. 14, 2014

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

The Little Blue Herons of Morris County continue today. One was at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits along with a handful of Least Sandpipers, Killdeer, Green and Great Blue Herons, and only 1 Great Egret (Roger Johnson, J. Klizas). Only one Little Blue … Continue reading →

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Snowy Egret and 5 Little Blue Herons in Hanover Twp., Aug. 13, 2014

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Little Blue Herons (LBHE) continue to be an interesting story this summer. Two more juveniles were at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits on Aug. 11 along with 6 Great Blue Herons, 11 Great Egrets, 3 Green Herons, 21 Killdeer and … Continue reading →

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Little Blue Herons, Aug. 10, 2014

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Little Blue Heron sightings are at higher than usual numbers in Morris and Somerset Counties in 2014. 2 Little Blue Herons continue at Melanie Lane Wetlands as of today. They are joined by a Great Egret, 3 Green Herons, 4 … Continue reading →

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Birding week in review, Aug. 2, 2014

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

mocosocoBirds will return on a regular and timely schedule after the next weekend. Morris County: From Tim Vogel, July 27 Jefferson Rd. , Pond Parsippany Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 on lawn Green Heron 1 Black crowned Night-Heron … Continue reading →

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Little Blue Heron in Morris County, July 24, 2014

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

A juvenile Little Blue Heron joined the 21 Great Blue Herons, 5 Green Herons and 17 Great Egrets at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits this morning. The throng was at the southern end of the main lake. The photo above … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Bird Notes, July 23, 2014

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Parsippany’s Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is seen sporadically lately. It is probably in the dense foliage of the island at Jefferson Road Pond if it is not in the two bridges area of the south end of the pond. Chuck Hantis caught it … Continue reading →

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Sunday Bird Notes, July 20, 2014

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

Congratulations to neighboring Hunterdon County for hosting a European Golden-Plover the past two days. The number of birds in the non-public areas of Duke Farms in Hillsborough Township shows what happens when habitat is administered in a proper fashion. Field surveys … Continue reading →

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Franklin Twp. Cliff Swallows update, July 15, 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

The June 17 mocosocoBirds post describes the lack of Cliff Swallows at the formerly productive site on the I-287 bridge on the D&R Towpath along Easton Avenue in Franklin Township. The post mentions that a second nesting location on another I-287 bridge … Continue reading →

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Cattle Egrets at Duke Farms, July 13, 2014

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Jonathan Klizas

A pair of Cattle Egrets flew south over Duke Farms in Hillsborough Township this morning. They were photographed in flight (Jeff Ellerbusch). This is only the second record for Duke Farms and the third known record in Somerset County. Other … Continue reading →

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