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The 87th Boonton Christmas Bird Count Report – 2022

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Jonathan Klizas

The 87th annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count (hereafter, Boonton CBC) took place on Monday, December 26, 2022. Temperatures ranged from 14°F at 6 AM rising up to 26°F in the afternoon. It was cold, plain and simple although sunny most … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring – April, 2022

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Jonathan Klizas

This is a request for volunteers from Emma Dougherty at Fairleigh Dickinson University.emmadough@student.fdu.edu Purpose Light pollution is an anthropogenic factor that is increasing more and more every day, posing serious threats to wildlife (Knop et al., 2017; May et al., 2019). Artificial … Continue reading →

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The 86th Boonton Christmas Bird Count Report – 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Jonathan Klizas

The 86th annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count (hereafter, BCBC) took place on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Temperatures ranged from 41°F at 6 AM, falling a few degrees in the morning before rising up to 48°F in the afternoon. A gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Tufted Duck in Morris County – found on Nov. 22, 2021

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Jonathan Klizas

Chris Neff found a Tufted Duck at Kitchell Pond at Loantaka Brook Reservation on November 22, 2021 and thinks the duck may have been there the day before. Many others have observed the duck since. Eleven previous records of Tufted … Continue reading →

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Dickcissels in Parsippany – Oct. 6, 2021

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Jonathan Klizas

A pair of Dickcissels were found among the tubed saplings in the western area of Central Park of Morris County this afternoon, Oct. 6. One of these was seen by George Eschenbach on the afternoon of Oct. 3. George also … Continue reading →

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Nelson’s Sparrow in Parsippany – Oct. 3, 2020

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Jonathan Klizas

Late in the day on Saturday, October 3, 2020, Steve Kolb was across from the Hyatt Hotel near the intersection of Jefferson and Smith Roads in Parsippany. This is the area of the eBird hotspot, Jefferson Rd. Pond. A black … Continue reading →

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Red Phalarope at Lake Parsippany; other records of interest – Sep. 26, 2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Jonathan Klizas

Lake Parsippany does not qualify as a pelagic destination but for reasons best reserved for the species themselves to divulge, a Red Phalarope, one of the most ocean-faring of shorebird species, spent the day at the southern end of the … Continue reading →

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Mourning Warbler Gallery – May 28, 2020

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) The secretive, skulking Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is difficult to view during its spring migration from Central and South America on its journey to boreal breeding habitats and even more problematic in … Continue reading →

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Vermilion Flycatcher at Troy Meadows, May 26, 2020

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image at Cornell’s Macaulay Library) The vestiges of prehistoric Lake Passaic are having a western flycatcher fest this season. First, a Say’s Phoebe spent a morning at the Great Swamp NWR on April … Continue reading →

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Say’s Phoebe at Great Swamp NWR – April 23, 2020

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Jonathan Klizas

Thanks to Chuck Hantis for the above photo. This morning, Marc Chelemer located, photographed, and spread the word that a Say’s Phoebe was in a field at the Great Swamp NWR. The Say’s Phoebe was in the field along Wood … Continue reading →

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