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Little Blue Heron, Virginia Rail, Aug. 4, 2013

Little Blue Heron at Negri-Nepote Little Blue Heron, Negri-Nepote, Franklin Twp., NJ, Aug. 4, 2013. (Photo by Jeff Ellerbusch). As originally reported on JerseyBirds, Vince Capp found a juvenile Little Blue Heron (LBHE) this morning at Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve, … Continue reading

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Common Gallinule; Newark Watershed news, Aug. 3, 2013

Roger Johnson and I visited the eastern side of Deerhaven Lake this rainy morning. Great Blue Herons have dispersed from the heronry except for three lingerers. A Great Egret fed in the marsh. Belted Kingfishers flew from one side of … Continue reading

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Shorebirds in Somerset County, July 23, 2013

mocosocoBirds posts will be sporadic over the next two weeks. This post catches up on reports from the last few days. The following photo is of a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron in Hillsborough Twp., July 23, 2013 (photo by Jeff Ellerbusch). … Continue reading

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Shorebirds and Cormorants, July 18, 2013

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Little by little, the summer shorebird migration is entering the mocosocoBirds region. The first two Lesser Yellowlegs of the summer in Morris and Somerset Counties were seen this afternoon at Melanie Lane … Continue reading

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A Few Sunday Field Notes, July 14, 2013

From Susan Treesh: I posted earlier to JerseyBirds about the very good thrush habitat at Bamboo Brook County Park in Morris County. There were no surprises, but good numbers of all the “summer birds,” though I saw no grassland species … Continue reading

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Friday Field Notes, July 12, 2013

More on the Hanover/Morris Plains Ravens (Click on the photo for a larger image). See yesterday’s post for more information about the Hanover/Morris Plains Ravens. From Margo D. Beller: This morning a Common Raven was being chased by a flock … Continue reading

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Common Ravens in Hanover Twp., July 11, 2013

Today’s subject is similar to a post from 2012: Common Ravens in Morris Plains, July 13, 2012. Chuck Hantis photographed the Common Ravens shown on this page near a work site at the corner of Hanover Avenue and Horse Hill Road in … Continue reading

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Shorebirds in Morris Co., July 10, 2013

As inferred in yesterday’s post, we are a humble lot in Morris County when it comes to shorebirds and their habitat as there is little of either. Melanie Lane Wetlands has potential to be a productive location due to its … Continue reading

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Shorebirds are coming, July 9, 2013

If one Least Sandpiper on a rocky section of the Raritan River near Duke Island Park signals the beginning of the summer shorebird season in the land of mocosocoBirds, then so be it. Yes, coastal areas are getting them in … Continue reading

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Great Swamp Butterflies, July 6, 2013

The annual Great Swamp Butterfly Count took place today in shirt-soaking heat. The list below is not of the entire count, but only of the area covered by this writer. This includes part of the Great Swamp Wildlife Observation Center … Continue reading

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