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Hold onto your binoculars – spring migration is revving up into high gear already – and it goes by quickly. Purple Finches Alan Boyd reports 18 Purple Finches at his feeder in Roxbury Twp. this morning. (Photo by Alan Boyd – … Continue reading →

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) The photo above shows a Common Loon performing the backstroke at Boonton Reservoir. The number of Common Loons diminished greatly from yesterday’s 40 as a mere 15 Common Loons were on the reservoir … Continue reading →

Loons and Grebes continue to dominate the local bird news.  Budd Lake had 2 Common Loons, 2 Horned Grebes, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers and a small assortment of Buffleheads and Common Mergansers this afternoon. Lake Musconetcong added a Red-necked Grebe to … Continue reading →

Morris Loons Boonton Reservoir has 35 Common Loons, at least 10 Horned Grebes and at least 1 Red-necked Grebe. Half of the birds were viewed from the north end; half from the south where visibility was poor. 40 Common Loons … Continue reading →

Bonaparte’s Gulls in Hillsborough Twp. (Click on the photo for a larger image.) 15 airborne Bonaparte’s Gulls circled the Norz Farm fields and power lines on River Road in Hillsborough Twp. this afternoon before drifting north. At least 3 partially … Continue reading →

(Click on the photo for a larger image.) 2 Common Loons continue in the reservoir at Duke Farms (Chris Duffek). The loons are present at Duke Farms since at least April 3. Thaw The temperature reached 70 F degrees in … Continue reading →

Black-crowned Stealth-Heron in Parsippany The secretive Black-crowned Night-Heron in the photo above reappeared this morning in Parsippany. Mysterious Island at Jefferson Road Pond continues to attract Night-Herons. This is known, thanks to Julie Buechner’s regular observance of the pond since 2013. … Continue reading →