Tag Archives: Morris County

Ducks, American Pipits, Rough-legged Hawk, Jan. 24, 2013

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Chuck Hantis and Patrick Ambrosio: Noon – Rough-legged Hawk continues at Great Swamp (Pleasant Plains Rd.). ————— From Mike Hiotis: Hey Jonathan – A stop at the Bernardsville quarry today brought a nice group of waterfowl incl: 200+ Mallards … Continue reading →

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Morris and Somerset County Bird List Updates

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

The 2012 Annual Report of the New Jersey Bird Record Committee (NJBRC) was announced today by Bill Boyle on the JerseyBirds ListServe. The report adds one species to the Somerset County Bird List: Rufous Hummingbird. The Morris County list had … Continue reading →

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Rough-legged Hawk at Great Swamp NWR, Jan. 23, 2013

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Chuck Hantis: Drove threw the Great Swamp today and was lucky to see the Rough-legged Hawk…Maybe the cold weather brought them back. Spotted on Pleasant Plain Rd…Awesome to see.

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More than 4 and 20 Blackbirds in Somerset Co., other field notes, Jan 21, 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Blackbirds are relatively scarce in the mocosocoBirds region since December. Christmas Bird Count totals bear this out (RWBL = Red-winged Blackbird; BHCO = Brown-headed Cowbird; COGR = Common Grackle). CBC RWBL BHCO COGR Boonton 421 1 3 Great Swamp 85 … Continue reading →

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Morris Lakes: Aythya sp., Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cackling Goose; field notes, Jan. 20, 2013

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Anyone out in the field today knows what the graphical representation below of today’s wind feels like (click on the images to see a larger version): Image courtesy of http://hint.fm/wind/ The Canvasback found January 19 by Jamie Glydon continues at … Continue reading →

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Canvasbacks in Morris, Jan. 19, 2013

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jennifer Brooks: Around 11:30 this morning my sister and I spotted 1 male Canvasback duck, 3 male Green-winged teal, and 9 male and female Gadwall ducks at Loantaka Brook Reservation. They were in the pond off of Kitchell Road … Continue reading →

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Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow, American Pipit, Jan. 18, 2013

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Three species of note this winter are Winter Wren, White-crowned Sparrow and American Pipit. There is nothing remarkable about the sightings of these species by themselves but rather the frequency with which they are being seen this season as well … Continue reading →

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Woodcock display in Great Swamp, Jan. 14, 2013

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

From Terry Carruthers: Hi Jonathan – An excellent day of birding starting with the Ross’s Goose this morning at Lord Stirling ended this evening with a Woodcock in full display mode in the Great Swamp (Pleasant Plains Rd.). Is this an … Continue reading →

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Lapland Longspurs, Snow Bunting in Morris County, Jan. 13, 2013

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Today, January 13, 2013, was the 29th running of the Southwest Morris Winter Bird Count founded and administered by Dave Harrison. Today’s species count stands at 79 with one party’s totals remaining to be included. Washington Township and part of … Continue reading →

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Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Cackling Goose, Jan. 12, 2013

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls are in the mocosocoBirds region today. One in Morris County: From Tim Vogel: Saturday January 12, 2013 – 7:30 am Florham Park Fields Merlin Harrier (male adult) Red-tailed Hawk 2 Behind Affinty Fitness, Route 10 west, … Continue reading →

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