Tag Archives: Budd Lake

Glaucous Gull, Cackling Goose and Greater White-fronted Goose, Mar. 4, 2013

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

The continuing Glaucous Gull of Budd Lake was seen this afternoon by various birders. Mike Wolfe adds a pair of Cackling Geese seen close to shore. ————— The Iceland Gull of Mt. Hope Pond was not seen this afternoon by … Continue reading →

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Glaucous Gull at Budd Lake report, Mar. 3, 2013

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Rosemarie Widmer: I had the Glaucous Gull at 1:30 today 3/3/13 at the swim area right off of Rt. 46. I watched it eating the remains of a female Common Merganser for at least 1/2 hour. [Editor’s note: The … Continue reading →

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Gulls, Redheads and Redpolls, Feb. 28, 2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Gulls continue at Budd Lake in impressive numbers. Herring Gulls decreased slightly from 4,000 to 3,000 although some were streaming in later in the afternoon. The numbers are relative. There seemed to be slightly fewer. 2 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls, … Continue reading →

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Redhead on Budd Lake, Feb. 13, 2013

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan – The drake Redhead that has been moving around the Mt Olive area was on Budd Lake this morning. The only open water continues to be in the SW corner of the lake near the … Continue reading →

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Redhead, Common Yellowthroat, Rough-legged Hawk, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Jan. 12, 2012

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan, When the fog cleared late this afternoon I had a single drake Redhead on Budd Lake. It was fairly close to Rt 46 opposite Timberline Rd. Among the 3000 or so Canadas were 8 Snow … Continue reading →

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Cackling Goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1,000s of birds at Budd Lake, Jan. 9, 2013

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

The center portion of Budd Lake is open water while the majority of the lake surface is ice. When I arrived at the lake at 3:30 this afternoon there were well over 2,000 Canada Geese (CANG) on the ice and … Continue reading →

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Red-throated Loon continues at Budd Lake; other notes, Dec. 1, 2012

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Tom Halliwell: Hi Jon, The Budd Lake Red-throated Loon was in nice and close (by the swimming beach) this early afternoon (Saturday). I was able to ID one Greater Scaup in the continuing scaup flock which today was near … Continue reading →

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Red-throated Loon continues at Budd Lake, Nov. 28, 2012

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd at Budd Lake, Mt. Olive Township: Hi Jonathan – The Red-throated Loon found by Tom (Halliwell) last week was still visible toward the back end of the lake. There were several small groups of Common Mergansers on the … Continue reading →

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Late Barn Swallow in Mt. Olive Township; Red-throated Loon continues at Budd Lake, Nov. 23, 2012

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

From Alan Boyd: Hi Jonathan, This afternoon there was a late Barn Swallow at the Tilcon Pond off Bell’s Lane in Mt Olive. The only other birds of note on the property were two Ruddies and a Kestrel. Tom’s Red-throated … Continue reading →

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Loons and Red-breasted Mergansers in Morris Co., Nov. 23, 2012

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jonathan Klizas

The Red-throated Loon at Budd Lake found earlier this morning by Tom Halliwell was still there at 11:40. It was distant and in the middle of the lake. This is the only report of a Red-throated Loon in Morris County … Continue reading →

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