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Monday Bird Notes Addendum: Lake Parsippany, Loons and Grebes, Apr. 6, 2015

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Lake Parsippany This report was received after the Thaw and Monday Bird Notes post was published. Tim Vogel visited Lake Parsippany this afternoon and had the following: 24 Common Loons 1 Red-necked Grebe Gadwalls Ruddy Ducks Common Mergansers Ring-necked Ducks, … Continue reading →

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Thaw and Monday Bird Notes, Apr. 6, 2015

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) 2 Common Loons continue in the reservoir at Duke Farms (Chris Duffek). The loons are present at Duke Farms since at least April 3. Thaw The temperature reached 70 F degrees in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Bird Notes, Apr. 5, 2015

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Black-crowned Stealth-Heron in Parsippany The secretive Black-crowned Night-Heron in the photo above reappeared this morning in Parsippany. Mysterious Island at Jefferson Road Pond continues to attract Night-Herons. This is known, thanks to Julie Buechner’s regular observance of the pond since 2013. … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Waterthrush, other field notes, Apr. 4, 2015

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs were in full song this afternoon at the India Brook – Buttermilk Falls Natural Area, Mendham Township. The following audio recording was made with an iPhone 6 Plus. Listen to Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers. Wind … Continue reading →

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Red-necked Grebe, Common Loons, Iceland Gull, Apr. 3, 2015

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Red-necked Grebe in alternate plumage joined the approximately 17 Common Loons and 4 Horned Grebes at Lake Parsippany this morning. Also present were 4 Wood Ducks, 2 Northern Shovelers, 24 Ring-necked Ducks, 10 Bufflehead, 170 Common Mergansers, 6 Ruddy … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Bird Notes, Apr. 1, 2015

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

April – at last (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The morning of April 1st reminds one of the winter past; the afternoon gave a glimpse of a hoped for warming trend. Common Loons stayed for a second … Continue reading →

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Common Loons, Tuesday Bird Notes, Mar. 31, 2015

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Good riddance to March. The monthly temperature will average out approximately to 4 degrees below normal, but it felt much colder than that throughout the month. Today, a chilly but clear morning morphed … Continue reading →

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Yellow-headed Blackbird, Iceland Gull, Mar. 30, 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Yellow-headed Blackbird in Somerset County (Click on the photo for a larger image.) An adult male Yellow-headed Blackbird (YHBL), in a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds, put in an appearance at Opie Road, Hillsborough Twp. this morning (Frank Sencher, Jr.) and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Bird Notes, etc., Mar. 29, 2015

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The temperature in Morristown read 21 F degrees at 6:00 AM. With two days remaining in March, this will be one of the coldest March months since 1893. 2014 was actually colder. It needs not be said that last month was the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Bird Notes, Mar. 28, 2015

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Common Loon was at the Lincoln Park Community Lake this afternoon (Jill Homcy). This is the first Loon reported in Morris County since January 2. Little by very little, lakes and ponds are giving up the ice. There were … Continue reading →

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