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From Mike Hiotis: “I had a drake Surf Scoter on Lake Musconetcong this afternoon. It was hanging with approx. 50 Hooded Mergansers, 8 Scaup sp. and some Ruddy Ducks – in the northeastern part of the lake close to shore.” … Continue reading →

Sandhill Cranes return to winter in Somerset County for 9th consecutive year. Continue reading →

The Franklin’s Gull Event of 2015 Friday, November 13, 2015 is the Franklin’s Gull (FRGU) event of a New Jersey birding lifetime. The reports started at 7:49 AM via a KEEKEEKERR text by Cameron Cox that a fly-by FRGU was … Continue reading →

From Susan Treesh: “A Cattle Egret was present today (and apparently for the last couple of days) at Suydam Farms in Franklin Township. It was in a pasture with cattle and other livestock. The Suydam Farms people will allow people … Continue reading →

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Snow Bunting at Tilcon Lake (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Tilcon Lake, Mt. Olive Twp. was formerly the site of a sand and gravel quarry, hence the corporate name. Flooding of the nearby … Continue reading →

Crested Caracara in Franklin Twp. One of the more interesting mocosocoBirds reports in recent memory came this morning from the Middlebush Road area of Franklin Township. A Crested Caracara was observed at the corner of South Middlebush Road and Suydam … Continue reading →

Surf Scoters at Budd Lake 4 Surf Scoters were found at Budd Lake this afternoon (Alan Boyd). They were scope-views located in the middle of the lake. These are the only Surf Scoters reported in Morris in 2015. Alan also … Continue reading →

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Three Long-tailed Ducks were at the north end of Boonton Reservoir this morning. The above photo shows the ducks in the foreground and shows the viewer how much the water is drawn … Continue reading →

Halloween and the end of Daylight Savings Time are quickly approaching. The first Fox Sparrows of the season in all of New Jersey except for one report from Gloucester County (according to the eBird database) were seen at Negri-Nepote Native … Continue reading →