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Tag Archives: cackling goose
Cackling Goose in Morristown, Dec. 25, 2014
Cackling Goose at Speedwell Lake, Morristown (Click on the photo for a larger image.) A Cackling Goose remains faithful to Speedwell Lake in Morristown. It was present this morning and yesterday morning between 8-8:30. One was seen Sunday, December 21 on … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, cackling goose, David Sibley, migration, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, somerset county
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Greater White-fronted and Cackling Geese in Somerset Co., Dec. 1, 2014
Greater White-fronted Goose and 9 Cackling Geese (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The front lawn of Duke Island Park (Old York Road and the main entrance to the park) played host to a Greater White-fronted Goose and … Continue reading
Cackling Goose, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Nov. 19, 2013
A Cackling Goose was in the Raritan River with Canada Geese off of River Road in Hillsborough Twp. today. Further down River Road, a huge number of gulls was in the vicinity of the Norz farm. Included were 450 Ring-billed … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, cackling goose, migration, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, somerset county
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Ross’s, Greater White-fronted and other geese in Somerset Co., Jan. 28, 2013
From Andrew Lucas: The Greater White-fronted Goose was present at the Lyons VA hospital when I stopped by this afternoon around 3:30. I saw reports that there was a Ross’s goose present in the morning but I can only confirm … Continue reading
Posted in Somerset County
Tagged cackling goose, greater white fronted goose, mocosocobirds, Ross's Goose, somerset county
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Morris Lakes: Aythya sp., Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cackling Goose; field notes, Jan. 20, 2013
Anyone out in the field today knows what the graphical representation below of today’s wind feels like (click on the images to see a larger version): Image courtesy of http://hint.fm/wind/ The Canvasback found January 19 by Jamie Glydon continues at … Continue reading
Greater White-fronted and Cackling Geese; No Ross’s Goose reports, Jan. 17, 2013
From Marc Chelemer: Today, January 17th, between 12 Noon and 1:15 PM, I visited both the western end of Lord Stirling Road and the Lyons Vets Admin Hospital on Knollcroft, north of Valley Road. The Greater White-fronted Goose was on … Continue reading
Posted in Somerset County
Tagged cackling goose, greater white fronted goose, mocosocobirds, somerset county
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Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Cackling Goose, Jan. 12, 2013
Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls are in the mocosocoBirds region today. One in Morris County: From Tim Vogel: Saturday January 12, 2013 – 7:30 am Florham Park Fields Merlin Harrier (male adult) Red-tailed Hawk 2 Behind Affinty Fitness, Route 10 west, … Continue reading
Cackling Goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1,000s of birds at Budd Lake, Jan. 9, 2013
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
Posted in Morris County
Tagged Budd Lake, cackling goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull, mocosocobirds, Morris County
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Greater White-fronted Goose and Cackling Goose in Somerset County, 12/21/2011
The Greater White-fronted Goose of Duke Island Park was seen landing in the Raritan River along with hundreds of Canada Geese. It was viewed from River Road making it a Hillsborough twitch. Jeff Ellerbusch reports two Cackling Geese at North … Continue reading
Posted in Somerset County
Tagged cackling goose, greater white fronted goose, somerset county
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