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From Jeff Ellerbusch:

Pleasant Plains Rd, late afternoon: not especially birdy, one good flurry of activity at the Gated Bridge provided most of the birds.

– Bald Eagle- 1
– Cooper’s Hawk – 1
– Sora- 1
– Snipe- 1
– Chimney Swift- 8+
– Great-crested Flycatcher- 3
– Eastern Kingbird- 1
– Yellow-throated Vireo- 2-4
– Blue-headed Vireo- 1
– Warbling Vireo- 2-4
– Marsh Wren- 1
– Gnatcatcher- 6+
– Veery- 6
– Wood Thrush- 1
– Blue-winged Warb- 6-7
– Nashville Warb- 1
– No. Parula- 1
– Yellow Warb- 14
– Yellow-rumped- 10
– Blackburnian- 1
– Black-and-White- 2
– Am. Redstart- 1
– Common Yellowthroat- 4
– Scarlet Tanager- 1
– Eastern Towhee- 16
– Savannah Sparrow- 1
– White-crowned Sparrow- 1, near headquarters entrance gate
– Orchard Oriole- 3
– Baltimore Oriole- 1

Whitebridge Rd

– Ovenbird- 1
– No. Parula- 1
– R-b Grosbeak- 1
– Indigo Bunting- 1

Jeff

6:30 a.m. in the rain – Pleasant Plains Road.

– Tennessee Warbler at the closed bridge.
– Bobolink near Fenske Vistor’s Center

Submitted by Jonathan Klizas

From Jamie Glydon:

Did two quick (~30 minute) trips to Bee Meadow today, before and after work.

Total warblers species = 14
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Ameircan Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler

Other new arrivals:
Red-eyed Vireo
Solitary Sandpiper

Lots of clearing has been going on at Bee Meadow Park since last Autumn. All of the thickets that were between the wooded area and football field have been cut down. Also a lot of the taller trees between the two ponds have been cut down or had their branches removed. Still Warblers and Vireos seem to favor the remaining trees adjacent to the ponds.

Dusk at the overlook on Pleasant Plains Rd., Great Swamp N.W.R.

– Virginia Rail – 1 “kiddicking” intermittently
– American Bittern – two flyovers
– Common Nighthawk – a flyby, first report that I know of other than this morning’s Cape May individual.
– Green Heron – 2
– American Woodcock – many

Submitted by Jonathan Klizas

The Tourne in Boonton Township this morning featured a very cooperative Cerulean Warbler as well as Nashville, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, Swainson’s Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo. The Cerulean, Blackburnians, and Chestnut-sided as well as many of the other species were encountered in the Oaks surrounding the small softball field near the main parking area and trail head. The Tourne and Jockey Hollow combined for 16 species of warblers this morning.
The Least Bittern at the overlook on Pleasant Plains Rd., Great Swamp N.W.R. continued calling today. Jim Gilbert (@JimGilbertPhoto) tweeted that it called for “two hours straight”. This author heard it at 6:08 p.m. for 10 minutes.

Tourne Highlights:
– Green Heron
– Red-shouldered Hawk
– Red-headed Woodpecker (continues in the Beaver Swamp)
– Red-eyed Vireo
– Swainson’s Thrush
– Nashville Warbler
– Northern Parula – 2
– Chestnut-sided Warbler
– Black-throated Blue Warbler – 2
– Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
– Black-throated Green Warbler – 7
– Blackburnian Warbler – 2
– Cerulean Warbler
– Black-and-white Warbler – 6
– Ovenbird – 2
– Louisiana Waterthrush
– Baltimore Oriole

A quick drive on the tour road of Jockey Hollow contributed these species:
– Yellow-throated Vireo
– Red-eyed Vireo
– Veery
– Nashville Warbler
– Yellow Warbler
– Black-throated Blue Warbler
– Black-throated Green Warbler
– American Redstart
– Worm-eating Warbler
– Ovenbird
– Common Yellowthroat
– Hooded Warbler
– Scarlet Tanager
– Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pleasant Plains Road, Great Swamp N.W.R.
At 6:08 p.m. a Least Bittern sounded off for ten minutes from the Overlook.

Submitted by Jonathan Klizas

From Jeff Ellerbusch:

Pleasant Plains this evening (5:40-8:30) with Simon Lane. Some Highlights were a Virginia Rail which sounded off at 5:45, Least Bittern that began calling from the Overlook at 7ish and continued, with growing vigor, till I left at 8:30. An American Bittern dropped in at 7:45 about 75 feet behind the Overlook Pond. On the ride out 12 or so Woodcock and 7+ Snipe were heard.

Jeff

In a Jersey Birds post from April 27th Paul Murray reported the return of the Lawrence’s Warbler to Kay Environmental Center in Chester for a 5th year. A visit was paid to the bird this morning and a video was digitally filmed to capture the event. Chestnut-sided Warbler was also present there.

Here is the video:
Lawrence’s Warbler at Kay E.C. April 30, 2011

Other Morris County sites.
A quick drive on the tour road at Jockey Hollow National Historic Park produced:
– Wood Thrush
– Black-throated Green Warbler
– Blackburnian Warbler
– Black-and-white Warbler
– American Redstart
– Ovenbird
– Scarlet Tanager

Ledell Pond (Mendham Township)
– Green-winged Teal – 8
– Chimney Swift – 8
– Yellow-throated Vireo – 3
– Warbling Vireo – 2
– Northern Rough-winged Swallow -6
– Tree Swallow -20
– Barn Swallow – 6
– Black-throated Blue Warbler
– Yellow-rumped Warbler
– Black-throated Green Warbler
– Black-and-white Warbler
– Ovenbird
– Northern Waterthrush
– Hooded Warbler
– Baltimore Oriole – 4+

Submitted by Jonathan Klizas