Tag Archives: Horned Grebe

Saturday Bird Notes, Oct. 25, 2014

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The radar at approximately 5 a.m. this morning. Green and blue are birds. As one can see by the early morning radar above and by reading many accounts in the field from during the day, birds streamed into New Jersey … Continue reading →

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Laughing Gull, American Bittern, etc., Apr. 12, 2014

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(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Laughing Gull in Hillsborough Township A Laughing Gull (LAGU) was at the Norz farm area of River Road this morning with 40 Ring-billed Gulls (Jeff Ellerbusch). LAGU is a rare species in … Continue reading →

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Friday Field Notes, Apr. 11, 2014

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Sandhill Crane in Hillsborough Twp. (Click on the photo for a larger image.) A family from Hillsborough Township found an unusual visitor on Wednesday in the cornfield adjacent to their yard. Not sure what it was or what it was … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Field Notes, Apr. 8, 2014

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Red-throated Loon and Horned Grebe continue with the diminishing number of waterfowl at Lake Musconetcong (Alan Boyd). Budd Lake has 9 Horned Grebes, 3 Common Loons, 45 Common and 2 Red-breasted Mergansers (Alan Boyd). 4 Black-crowned Night-Herons continue at Jefferson … Continue reading →

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Greater White-fronted Goose in Lyons; Horned Grebe at Budd Lake, Feb. 23, 2013

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This afternoon, Simon Lane reports that the Greater White-fronted Goose continues its stay at the VA Hospital grounds in Lyons. Assuming it is the same individual, this goose was first discovered at the Lyons location by Jim Gilbert on December … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Cranes, Cackling Geese, Horned Grebe, Jan. 1, 2013

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After being undetected in the morning, various reports of light-phase Rough-legged Hawks circulated in the Great Swamp N.W.R. this afternoon. One sighting was at the overlook and another flying across White Bridge Road. Simon Lane managed to pin down a … Continue reading →

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