Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts : 9/9/2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OS | 1 | 76 | 76 |
| BE | 4 | 41 | 41 |
| NH | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| SS | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| CH | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BW | 8 | 180 | 180 |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AK | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| ML | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| PG | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 426 | 426 |
| Hours | 8.0 | 81.0 | 81.0 |
Notes : NE to Southerly wind. 4 Bald Eagles.
John Kee
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Parsippany, NJ
(photos by Julie Buechner)
Julie Buechner discovered a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron today in a corporate pond on Jefferson Road near Smith Road in Parsippany. This is the only report of this species in Morris County for 2013. It is the fifth known record in Morris County since 1988 (see the list here).
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Morris Township, the headquarters of mocosocoBirds, suffered a power outage on Sunday throughout the area which lasted into Sunday night. JCP&L was at a loss to explain it (why are we not surprised). This caused a delay in postings which I apologize for.
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Yesterday, Sep. 8, Dave Emma found a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and a Philadelphia Vireo at Glenhurst Meadows in Warren Township. His photos are below.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Glenhurst Meadows, NJ, Sep. 8, 2013 (photo by Dave Emma).
Philadelphia Vireo, Glenhurst Meadows, NJ, Sep. 8, 2013 (photo by Dave Emma).
Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2013
| Species | Day | Month | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 | 36 | 36 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 19 | 58 | 59 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 52 | 126 | 141 |
Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Fred Vanderburgh
Observers: Bonnie G., Cliff M., Richard K.,Ed G., Kevin W, Nora O.,
Mike L.
Visitors:
visitors = 23
Weather:
Temperature 62-75F, wind from N-NW @ 5-10 mph, 60-30% cloud cover, hazy
visibility 5 miles.
Raptor Observations:
A good start with ABE (9:40 and 9:55 DST), 2x IMBE (10;40 DST) and a few
BW’s. Then the migrants were not found till late afternoon. BW’s coming
through solitary or doubles. More accipitors then expected. ! IMBE (2:00
DST)
Non-raptor Observations: none
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Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh
Wildcat Ridge – New Jersey information may be found at:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm
[Sep. 7’s data follows Sep. 8 – Editor]
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts : 9/8/2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OS | 11 | 75 | 75 |
| BE | 11 | 37 | 37 |
| NH | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| SS | 41 | 69 | 69 |
| CH | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BW | 133 | 172 | 172 |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AK | 10 | 26 | 26 |
| ML | 7 | 15 | 15 |
| PG | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 219 | 412 | 412 |
| Hours | 11.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
Notes : Nice raptor flight on NW winds. Significant numbers of
Broadwings and Sharp-shinneds. 11 Bald Eagles. Not a warbler
day but a late bank swallow was good.
John Kee
Hourly Stats Report
Bird Checklist Query
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Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts : 9/7/2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OS | 8 | 64 | 64 |
| BE | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| NH | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| SS | 6 | 28 | 28 |
| CH | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BW | 6 | 39 | 39 |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AK | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| ML | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| PG | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| UI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 193 | 193 |
| Hours | 10.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 |
John Kee
Wildcat Ridge
Hibernia, New Jersey, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2013
| Species | Day | Month | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 31 | 39 | 40 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 52 | 74 | 89 |
Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Cliff Miles
Observers: Ed and Bonnie G., Fred V., Mike L, Rick S., Pete W., Tom G.,
Nora O.
Visitors:
Visitors = 16
Weather:
Temperature 55-75F, wind from the NW 5-8 mph, cloud cover 70%, visibility15
miles.
Raptor Observations:
90% Migrants observed before noon DST. Our first good BW flight spotted
with and eagle by Rick S.
ABE 11:45(DST); IBE 2:20(DST)
Non-raptor Observations: None
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Report submitted by Fred Vanderburgh
Wildcat Ridge – New Jersey information may be found at:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/wldcthwk.htm
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Good birding and good eBirding.
Jonathan
Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Lincoln Park, NJ, Sep. 7, 2013 (digiscoped by Jonathan Klizas).
Here are the shorebird numbers from the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits today:
Semipalmated Plover – 1
Killdeer- 25
Semipalmated Sandpiper – 10
Least Sandpiper – 14
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
All of the Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers were juveniles. 1 Blue-winged and 2 Green-winged Teal were present. A small group of American Redstarts and a Chestnut-sided Warbler represented the passerine migration for today at the Pits. Warbling Vireos continue to sing.
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Sayre’s Farm in Morris Twp. had White-eyed Vireo, 3 Yellow-throated Vireos, Field Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting (Jamie Glydon).
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An Olive-sided Flycatcher was eBirded from The Great Swamp (Larry West).
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3 Blue Grosbeaks were eBirded from Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve (Bill Keim).
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts : 9/6/2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OS | 3 | 56 | 56 |
| BE | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| NH | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| SS | 7 | 22 | 22 |
| CH | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BW | 17 | 33 | 33 |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AK | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| ML | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 167 | 167 |
| Hours | 10 | 52 | 52 |
John Kee
The radar was lit up with nocturnal migrants again last night. It appears Chimney Rock was the main recipient in the mocosocoBirds area this morning with Empids, Vireos and 14 warbler species (Jeff Ellerbusch, Simon Lane). Here are the highlights:
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher – 2
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo – 6
Veery, Swainson’s Thrush, Wood Thrush
Cedar Waxwing – 160
Ovenbird
Black-and-white Warbler – 12
Tennessee Warbler – 3
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat – 4
American Redstart – 40
Northern Parula – 3
Magnolia Warbler – 15
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler – 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler – 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler – 10
Black-throated Green Warbler – 15
Canada Warbler – 3
Scarlet Tanager – 4
Baltimore Oriole
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A Connecticut Warbler (COWA) was observed at Ann Van Middlesworth Park in Hillsborough Township. The COWA was in the vicinity of the Skate Park (Vicki Schwartz).
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A Black-crowned Night-Heron was found at Melanie Lane Wetlands today (Jamie Glydon).
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts : 9/5/2013
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OS | 5 | 53 | 53 |
| BE | 8 | 24 | 24 |
| NH | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| SS | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| CH | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BW | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AK | 5 | 14 | 14 |
| ML | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 137 | 137 |
| Hours | 8 | 42 | 42 |
Notes : NW wind. Some raptors today with sharp-shinneds, ospreys and
bald eagles predominant. The eagles consisted of 3 adults, and a
mix of 1st and 2nd year, juveniles. Ist Canada Warbler of
season.
John Kee
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