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More with Rough-legged Hawks, Sat. Feb. 14, 2015

From Bobby Skrabal: My dad and I visited Six Mile Run and Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve this morning. I saw a lone Rough-legged Hawk while driving on South Middlebush on my way to Six Mile Run. At Six Mile Run … Continue reading

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Rough-legged Hawks in Franklin Twp.; Frost’s Bluebird, Feb. 13, 2015

Rough-legged Hawks (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Duke Farms in Hillsborough Twp. has tallied at least 9 Rough-legged Hawks this week but does not have a monopoly on the species in Somerset County. 4 Rough-legged Hawks, including 3 dark … Continue reading

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Thursday Bird Notes, Feb. 12, 2015

Rough-legged Hawks in Hillsborough Twp. 6 Rough-legged Hawks were seen this morning at Duke Farms (Jeff Ellerbusch). The raptor excitement appears to be subsiding a bit (9 is the most seen at one time this week at Duke Farms) but that … Continue reading

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More Rough-legged Hawks, Feb. 11, 2015

Rough-legged Hawks Continue (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The Rough-legged Hawk (RLHA) invasion of Somerset County is not limited to Duke Farms, where 6 Rough-legged Hawks were seen in the air at the same time from a … Continue reading

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Rough-legged Hawks; Tuesday Bird Notes, Feb. 10, 2015

Rough-legged Hawks in Hillsborough Twp. 9 Rough-legged Hawks were viewed at Duke Farms today, with 3 of them dark morph individuals (Jeff Ellerbusch). There are probably more at Duke Farms and in the surrounding area. Unfortunately for the public, these birds are on inaccessible sections … Continue reading

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Rough-legged Hawks++, Monday Field Notes, Feb. 9, 2015

8 (or more) Rough-legged Hawks in Hillsborough Township How many? 7? 8? 9? At one point in the early afternoon, it seemed as though Rough-legged Hawks were on every road bordering Duke Farms in Hillsborough Township. The final total is 8 with … Continue reading

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Vultures of Green Pond Road; Redpolls and Siskins, Feb. 8, 2015

The Vultures of Green Pond Road (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The vulture roost behind the Barn Restaurant and Party City on Green Pond Road, Rockaway Twp., has been active for approximately two years according to Tom … Continue reading

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Saturday Bird Notes, Feb. 7, 2015

The light morph Rough-legged Hawk found yesterday on Pleasant Plains Rd., Great Swamp NWR, continued today at various locations along the road: from a roost viewed from the overlook to another roost northeast from the 90 degree bend in the road, … Continue reading

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Rough-legged Hawk at Great Swamp NWR, Feb. 6, 2015

Rough-legged Hawk, Great Swamp NWR (Click on the photo for a larger image.) At long last, the first photo-documented Rough-legged Hawk in the mocosocoBirds territory for 2015 – Chuck Hantis found this light morph raptor on Pleasant Plains Road, Great … Continue reading

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Thursday Bird Notes, Feb. 5, 2015

This image of Great Brook and the Great Swamp NWR sums up February in Morris County: Cold, snow, ice – the temperature in Fahrenheit degrees will be in the single digits by Friday morning. Feeder watching is the main birding … Continue reading

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