Tag Archives: birding

Common Ravens in Hanover Twp., July 11, 2013

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Today’s subject is similar to a post from 2012: Common Ravens in Morris Plains, July 13, 2012. Chuck Hantis photographed the Common Ravens shown on this page near a work site at the corner of Hanover Avenue and Horse Hill Road in … Continue reading →

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Shorebirds in Morris Co., July 10, 2013

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

As inferred in yesterday’s post, we are a humble lot in Morris County when it comes to shorebirds and their habitat as there is little of either. Melanie Lane Wetlands has potential to be a productive location due to its … Continue reading →

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Shorebirds are coming, July 9, 2013

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

If one Least Sandpiper on a rocky section of the Raritan River near Duke Island Park signals the beginning of the summer shorebird season in the land of mocosocoBirds, then so be it. Yes, coastal areas are getting them in … Continue reading →

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Cicada Flagging and Chat Upates, July 2, 2013

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Cicada Flagging (Click on the photo for a larger image). As in the above picture, you may have noticed the browning, or flagging, of leaves on trees while travelling through Morris, Mendham, Bernards, and Warren Townships or anywhere the Brood … Continue reading →

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Night-Herons, July 1, 2013

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

It has been stated in this space before that Black-crowned Night-Herons (BCNH) are not easy to find in Morris and Somerset Counties. That changes with July upon us. Not that they are abundant, only that you may be more likely … Continue reading →

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Saturday Field Notes, June 29, 2013

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

This is what you see when you lay down on the rocky ground directly beneath one of these which are the behemoths marching across Jefferson and Rockaway Townships begat by PSE&G’s Susquehanna-Roseland Project. Organizations, including New Jersey Audubon, are researching and … Continue reading →

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Acadian Flycatcher, other field notes, June 25, 2013

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

A pair of Acadian Flycatchers are on the Somerset County side of Black River Road near Pottersville (Frank Sencher, Jr.). They are north of the intersection of McCann Mill Road. This area is the convergence of the borders of Somerset, … Continue reading →

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Birds of Timberbrook, June 23, 2013

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the picture for a larger image). Timberbrook is a road, a pond, and a brook (when splitting the word in two as in Timber Brook). The area is in the Farny Highlands of Rockaway Township. Farny State Park, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Field Notes: Prothonotary Warbler, Winter Wren, Least Bittern, June 22, 2013

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

You can read Harvey Tomlinson’s account on JerseyBirds of the Lord Stirling Park’s Prothonotary family here. A Winter Wren continues to sing on Snake Hill Road, Rockaway Township. Originally found by Simon Lane on June 9, the Wren was still singing … Continue reading →

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Deerhaven Lake, Morris Co.: Heronry, Common Gallinule, June 22, 2013

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the picture to view a larger image). Deerhaven Lake is a personal favorite Morris County location. It is on Newark Watershed property meaning that a hiking permit is required. Some of the nesting trees were fallen by Superstorm … Continue reading →

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