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Yellow-throated Warbler, other bird notes – June 22, 2016

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) In 2014, a Yellow-throated Warbler spent much of the spring in the mature White Pines and oaks, north of the parking lot at the van der Goot Rose Garden section of Colonial … Continue reading

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Sunday Bird Notes and a Geography Lesson – June 12, 2016

Beaver Brook Trail – South Yesterday, June 11, Tim Vogel and this writer hiked the southern half of the Beaver Brook Trail in the Rockaway River WMA. This is arguably one of the most grueling trails in Morris County. Starting … Continue reading

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Trumpeter Swan at Lake Musconetcong – June 11, 2016

(Click on the photo for a larger image) A Trumpeter Swan was found and photographed by Alan Boyd yesterday, June 10, at Lake Musconetcong. Viewing is from Koclas Drive. Please respect the property owners if you go. This means, stay on … Continue reading

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Bird Notes – June 5, 2016

Bobolinks of Harding Township (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Bobolinks are in the fields on both sides of James Street at Frelinghuysen Fields in Harding Township. If you go, stay on the mowed bridle paths – unless you … Continue reading

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Birds of Mahlon Dickerson Reservation – May 22, 2016

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) The above photo is of one of the most confiding Scarlet Tanagers this observer can remember seeing. This male was asking to be photographed, oblivious to nine Homo sapiens nearby at the … Continue reading

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Prothonotary Warbler at Lincoln Park – May 21, 2016

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) On the morning of Tuesday, May 24, Roger Johnson hit the jackpot at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits (“the Pits”) tallying more than 80 species. Included in this total was a singing Mourning Warbler … Continue reading

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Mourning Warbler, Shorebirds in Morris – May 17, 2016

The Lincoln Park Gravel Pits, an historic Morris birding location from the 1960s through the early 1980s, proved to be a local hotspot today. 80+ species were tallied in the morning by Roger Johnson. The highlights are 18 warbler species … Continue reading

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Weekend Bird Migration – May 15, 2016

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) During the past two days, migrant songbirds were as plentiful as can be in the 21st century throughout the state of New Jersey. At least for the present, the phenomena of mid-May … Continue reading

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Bobolinks, Whip-poor-wills and a Birder Passes – May 9, 2016

Bobolinks (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Bobolinks have arrived in their typical locations. Somerset County has a goodly amount of  Bobolink habitat with Duke Farms being the main player. Morris County, on the other hand, is light on … Continue reading

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Bird Migration Fallout – May 8, 2016

Waterloo Valley Road (Click on the photo for a larger image.) “Rain” was not the only four-letter word uttered this morning at approximately 6:30 AM when the latest barrage of precipitation pelted Morris County.  Those expecting to greet a new influx … Continue reading

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