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Pacific Loon continues at Lake Parsippany, Mar. 19, 2013

Mike Wolfe reports the Pacific Loon (PALO) continues at Lake Parsippany this morning. It is assumed the Morris Plains PALO is also present but no one has reported as of 9:00 a.m.

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Pacific Loons and other reports, Mar. 18, 2013

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) This was Day 10 of the juvenile Pacific Loon at American Road, Morris Plains. As of 6:30 p.m. in a miserable wet and slippery snow shower, the loon was the only bird … Continue reading

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Pacific Loons: present in Morris Plains and Lake Parsippany, Mar. 18, 2013

Mike Wolfe reports both the Morris Plans juvenile and the Lake Parsippany adult Pacific Loons (PALO) are present at their respective locations this morning. The Boonton Reservoir member of the MoCoPALO club has not been looked for today, as far … Continue reading

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Three Pacific Loons in Morris County, Mar. 17, 2013

And then there were three Sunday, March 17, 2013 No.1 – the juvenile of American Road, Morris Plains is present for a 9th day in the same pond. The photo below was taken this morning by Joe Pescatore. No. 2 … Continue reading

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Redheads, Red-breasted Merganser, field notes and 2 Pacific Loons, Mar. 16, 2013

From Budd Lake today, Dave Harrison reports a Red-breasted Merganser, at least 11 Redheads and about 75 Scaup. The 20 or so Scaup he could ID were Lesser. The others were too distant. ————— Boonton Reservoir is one of the … Continue reading

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Loon-acy, 2nd Pacific Loon in Morris County, Mar. 16, 2013

Why have one when two will do. After viewing the continuing juvenile Pacific Loon at Morris Plains this morning (Day 8), Simon Lane and I drove over to Lake Parsippany to investigate a suspicious eBird report of a Red-throated Loon … Continue reading

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Pacific Loon Day 7 update; other field notes, Mar. 15, 2013

From Tim Vogel at 5:40 p.m.: Pacific Loon continues at American Road, Morris Plains. Also: 22 Ring necked Ducks 4 Gadwalls Tim Vogel Denville ————— A wind-swept Lake Parsippany continues to host 300+ Common Mergansers, 21 Hooded Mergansers, 1 male Red-breasted Merganser, … Continue reading

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Day 7 of the Pacific Loon in Morris Plains, Mar. 15, 2013

From Tom Smith: I hadn’t heard any reports about the Pacific Loon today so I went to American Road in Morris Plains at 2 p.m. and yes, the loon is still in its usual location. Also present were 22 Ring-necked … Continue reading

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Osprey in Hillsborough; Tundra Swans in Roxbury; Pacific Loon – Day 6 update, Mar. 14, 2013

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) This was Day 6 of the Pacific Loon of American Road in Morris Plains. The loon continues to receive visitors. Photographers continue to play the “Guess-where-the-loon-will-pop-up” game each time it dives, which … Continue reading

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Day 5 of the Pacific Loon in Morris Plains, Mar. 13, 2013

Mike Britt reports the Pacific Loon continues in the pond at American Road, Morris Plains as of 8:30 this morning. The loon is known to be at the pond since Saturday, March 9 making this the fifth day of its … Continue reading

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