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Somerset County The rainstorm helped to ground some birds today. Negri-Nepote Grassland Preserve, Franklin Township (Zach Batren, Jeff Ellerbusch) 2 Killdeer 8 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 73 Least Sandpipers 2 Dunlin 7 Grasshopper Sparrows Blue Grosbeak Opie Road in … Continue reading →

White-eyed Vireo, Six Mile Run, Franklin Township, NJ, May 6, 2013 (photo by Zach Batren) The Jacques Lane access to Six Mile Run, Franklin Township continues to be a hot spot for White-eyed Vireos and Prairie Warblers. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and … Continue reading →

Snowy Egret at Duke Farms From Thom Almendinger: Snowy Egret this morning at Duke Farms on mudflats across from main driveway to Farm Barn. It was with 2 Great Egrets. [Editor’s Note: The Snowy Egret and the Great Egrets were … Continue reading →

As every birder in New Jersey and the northeast knows, spring migration in 2013 is becoming one for the books and not a very positive book at that. Check the various bird migration forecasting web sites and radars and the … Continue reading →

Egrets in the Mist (Click on the photo for a larger image) Eastern Whip-poor-will in Franklin Twp. Andrew Lucas reports an Eastern Whip-poor-will calling in Franklin Township this morning at 5:00 a.m. It was close to his house in a … Continue reading →

The first Yellow-billed Cuckoo reported in the entire state of New Jersey (according to eBird data) was found at Six Mile Run in Franklin Township this afternoon (Jeff Ellerbusch, Zach Batren). The end of April is the early end of … Continue reading →

The radar looked outstanding last night for an invasion of migrating birds (woodcreeper.com). Ground truthing showed otherwise, at least where the individual writing this was. Others fared better apparently. Morris County The Glossy Ibis continues at Melanie Lane Wetlands. It … Continue reading →

A day like today is why we do what we do. Was it a short time ago, birders were bemoaning the scant migration of 2013 and wondering if winter would ever release its hold on us? Last night’s migration flight … Continue reading →

It is a great time of year. Yesterday, April 25 Virginial Rail and Veery were heard at LordStirling Park the night of Apr. 25 (Jeff Ellerbusch). On April 25, Robert Skrabal found a Yellow-throated Warbler at Duke Farm in Hillsborough … Continue reading →