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A Long-tailed Duck continues today at Clyde Potts Reservoir, Mendham Twp., for the eighth known day. It keeps company with the 212 Common Mergansers in the reservoir. Another Long-tailed Duck was found at Nolans Point, Lake Hopatcong yesterday, Jan. 15 … Continue reading →

The annual New Jersey Bald Eagle Report for 2015 was published today via the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. The full PDF report is viewed here. Following is a summary excerpted from the report: “One hundred ninety-one nest sites … Continue reading →

A Long-tailed Duck has spent the past two days in Clyde Potts Reservoir. Also present are 120 Common Mergansers, 4 Hooded Mergansers, a pair of Ruddy Ducks, Canada Geese and Mallards. Saturday saw a pair of Bald Eagles at the reservoir … Continue reading →

If you receive the post via email, you will notice the author is guilty of proofreading his own work, hence, 2015 in the originally subject line of the post. It is corrected here: mocosocobirds.com/2016/01/01/tundra-swans-redheads-jan-1-2016/. Have a wonderful 2016!

Tundra Swans, Redheads at Lake Hopatcong Tundra Swans are an annual winter visitor to Lake Hopatcong if water remains ice-free. The two adults and two juveniles that are currently at the north end of the lake were first reported on Dec. … Continue reading →

An adult Iceland Gull was at Lake Parsippany this afternoon (Julie Buechner). The gull was with Herring and Ring-billed Gulls eventually sitting in the water towards the center of the lake. At approximately 4:00 PM, many of the gulls, including … Continue reading →

Black-throated Blue Warbler in the Great Swamp NWR On Saturday, December 26, 2015 Michael Adams found an interesting warbler on the grounds of The Raptor Trust in the Great Swamp NWR: a female Black-throated Blue Warbler. Interestingly, Michael found a Black-throated Blue … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mike Newlon for this spectacular photo of a Pileated Woodpecker in flight at Glenhurst Meadows. Click on the photo for a larger image. Tundra Swans have returned to Lake Hopatcong. 3 or 4 are reported today from the Lake … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s Surf Scoter at Lake Musconetcong was not relocated today, but a drake Long-tailed Duck was found this morning at Budd Lake by Alan Boyd. From Ken Hart while in Bedminster Twp.: “Just watched 2 Common Ravens calling and flying over … Continue reading →