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Say’s Phoebe, Lapland Longspur – Oct. 18, 2015

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Say’s Phoebe was reported from Negri-Nepote Native Grassland Preserve on Sunday, Oct. 18 by Jacob Socolar. This is previously reported on the JerseyBirds listserv as well as eBird. Jacob sent mocosocoBirds the link to his checklist which has a … Continue reading →

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Dickcissel, Golden Eagle, Vesper Sparrows, Meadowlarks, Oct. 17, 2015

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) A Dickcissel appeared in a yard on the Dover/Rockaway border this past week (Andrea Frary). Surprisingly, this is only the fourth known record of Dickcissel in Morris County. It was found on … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Warbler, Big Sit, other reports – Oct. 11, 2015

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Lincoln’s Sparrows are wide-spread and Yellow-rumped Warblers are everywhere. A flock of 2,000+ Common Grackles was working Frelinghuysen Fields in Harding Township this morning.  Autumn is burying memories of summer. Temperatures were in the high 30 Fahrenheit degree range in … Continue reading →

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Pine Siskin, American Pipits, Oct. 6, 2015

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Pine Siskin visited a feeder in Roxbury Twp., Morris County, Monday, Oct. 5. This is the only report of Pine Siskin in New Jersey since August 9, also in Morris County, and one of only a very few autumn … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Great Swamp Big Sit on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

From Jim Mulvey, representing the Friends of the Great Swamp: The Great Swamp’s Big Sit is scheduled for next Sunday, October 11, 2015 at the Overlook. The plan is that we will be setting up the circle/tent/table/chairs on Saturday afternoon … Continue reading →

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Great Cormorant, Common Loons, etc. – Oct. 3, 2015

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Morris County’s quasi-annual quota of Great Cormorant appearances was met today as a juvenile was found on a dock at the north end of Lake Parsippany early this morning. The cormorant disappeared … Continue reading →

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Birding Week in Review, Oldest Herring Gull, Lunar Eclipse – Sep. 27, 2015

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) Palm Warblers, Lincoln Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows are becoming more prevalent and are noticeable because not much else is happening in mocosococoBirdland this season. Warbler flights are thin and not much thicker for … Continue reading →

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Birding Week in Review – Sept. 20, 2015

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

Whippany’s Western Kingbird was last reported on Labor Day, Sept. 14. 3 Red-headed Woodpeckers were at Troy Meadows in the area of the trap shoot on Troy Meadows Road, Sept. 19 (Chris Thomas). Chris’s photo is below. Dribs and drabs of migrants … Continue reading →

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Western Kingbird continues in Whippany, Sep. 14, 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

The Western Kingbird was missing in action earlier in the morning. At 9:45 AM, Chuck Hantis relocated it on the same post it was favoring yesterday at Veteran’s Memorial Park. See yesterday’s post, here, for directions.

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Western Kingbird in Whippany, Sep. 13, 2015

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Jonathan Klizas

A Western Kingbird appeared at Veterans Memorial Park in Whippany, Hanover Twp. this morning and is present as this is being written. The Kingbird favors the Patriots Path post markers near the power line. Park in the baseball field lot … Continue reading →

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