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Redhead, Common Yellowthroat, Rough-legged Hawk, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Jan. 12, 2012
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
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
Common Redpolls in Randolph, Jan. 11, 2013
From Linda Matula: Finally, three Redpolls (2 females and a juv) feeding at my feeders in Randolph.
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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Rough-legged Hawks at Black Meadows, Jan. 9, 2013
Mike Britt reports 2 light phase Rough-legged Hawks this morning at Black Meadows in Hanover Township. 3 Northern Harriers (one gray ghost) were also present. At Florham Park Fields, a male American Kestrel continues to hunt the area. This Kestrel has been … Continue reading
4 Pine Grosbeaks in Washington Twp., Jan. 8, 2013
From Mike Britt on the NorthNJBirds Textmarks service from late morning: 4 pine grosbeaks gillette trail washington twp CR 513 morris county. [Editor’s note: I don’t have a map available at the moment but the trail is marked on Google maps]
Great Swamp-Watchung Ridges CBC Results from Dec. 15, 2012
The Great Swamp-Watchung Ridges Christmas Bird Count was conducted on December 15, 2012. The following notes are from the compiler, Pete Axelrod: We saw a total of 91 (plus 1 count week) species and 12672 individuals. 75 people participated. 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Morris County, Somerset County
Tagged Christmas Bird Count, Great Swamp, mocosocobirds, Morris County, somerset county
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Common Redpoll, Rough-legged Hawks; Weekend Wrap-up, Jan. 6, 2013
Two light-phase Rough-legged Hawks were viewed at Black Meadows this afternoon. This is an attractive hunting area for raptors, but how they tolerate the noise from Morristown Airport is a mystery, especially when a corporate jet loudly revs its engines … Continue reading
Tale of a Canada Goose; Morris Lakes; Field Notes, Jan. 5, 2012
On December 28, 2012, I found a Canada Goose at Black Meadows in Hanover Township wearing an orange neck collar with the characters, Y8M9. The finding was submitted to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. A report on this collar band … Continue reading
Greater White-fronted Goose in Bridgetwater; Rough-legged in the Great Swamp, etc., Jan. 4, 2012
The Greater White-fronted Goose (GWFG) continues at Goose Island Park, I mean, Duke Island Park in Bridgewater Township. The GWFG was in the Raritan River with at least 1,000 Canada Geese. There were yet another 1,000 Canada Geese further east … Continue reading
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