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Greater White-fronted Goose at Budd Lake, Dec. 15, 2014
Greater White-fronted Goose at Budd Lake December 2014 is a becoming a banner month for rare geese in New Jersey. Barnacle Geese are reported from Middlesex, Mercer and Bergen Counties while a Pink-footed Goose is reported from Monmouth and Middlesex. Greater White-fronted … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, greater white fronted goose, migration, mocosocobirds, Morris County, nature, ornithology, somerset county
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Greater White-fronted and Cackling Goose, eBird note, Dec. 9, 2014
A Greater White-fronted Goose continues on the lawn at Duke Island Park, Bridgewater Twp. as of this afternoon. Also in attendance is a Cackling Goose, 1,310 Canada Geese and the Spackling Goose of local fame and lore (Jeff Ellerbusch). The Spackling … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, greater white fronted goose, mocosocobirds, Morris County, 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
Eurasian Wigeon, Greater White-fronted Goose; Field Notes, Mar. 20, 2014
Vernal Equinox The vernal equinox occurred at 12:57 p.m. this afternoon. Lakes and ponds both large and small remain frozen in Morris County giving testament to how cold and for how long this past winter truly was. Somerset County’s 2nd … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, Eurasian Wigeon, greater white fronted goose, migration, Morris County, nature, ornithology, somerset county
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Redheads, Jan. 14, 2014
Yesterday at noon, Richard Schrader found a Greater White-fronted Goose (GWFG) at the VA Hospital grounds in Lyons, Bernards Township. Sound familiar? Today, Mike Hiotis found a GWFG this afternoon at the equestrian field at Lord Stirling Park on Lord … Continue reading
Posted in Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, greater white fronted goose, migration, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, somerset county
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Pink-footed Goose not found; Greater White-fronted Goose in Lyons, Feb. 26, 2013
Although searched for late into the afternoon, the Pink-footed Goose of Florham Park was not found or reported today. ————— From Jennifer Books: Today, I went out to the Florham Park location where the Pink-footed Goose was recently spotted, and … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged birding, birds, greater white fronted goose, mocosocobirds, nature, ornithology, Pink-footed Goose
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Rough-legged Hawk, etc., Feb. 12, 2013
Holly Ellerbusch and Zach Batren photographed the continuing Wilson’s Snipe on Opie Road in Branchburg today. Jeff Ellerbusch found a Greater White-fronted Goose this afternoon on River Road on the Norz Farm property in Hillsborough Township. Jeff assumes this is … Continue reading
