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Eurasian Wigeon, Brant, Great Cormorant – Oct. 19, 2016

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

A Eurasian Wigeon was found at Lake Musconetcong by Alan Boyd today. The handsome drake kept company with American Wigeons and Gadwall (see photo above). The ducks frequently lifted off the water, endlessly circling before landing and then repeating the … Continue reading →

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Mid-October Birds – Oct. 16, 2016

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Rusty Blackbird (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Rusty Blackbirds are making their presence known in north New Jersey during the past week, especially after the big migration push of Friday night, Oct. 14 into 15. Rusty Blackbirds … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Warbler in Lincoln Park, Other Bird News – Oct. 12, 2016

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Morris County’s second Connecticut Warbler of 2016 was found today by Ivan Kossak in the woods at Two Bridges, Lincoln Park. Ivan added five species to the Lincoln Park town totals that he is keeping track of on the The Great … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Warbler and October Birds – Oct. 8, 2016

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Connecticut Warbler, Red-headed Woodpeckers at Glenhurst Meadows,    Oct. 8 A New Jersey Audubon All Things Birds field trip comprised of nine enthusiastic birders led by yours truly, traversed the trails of Glenhurst Meadows today. Overnight migration was nil but the highlight of … Continue reading →

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Black Tern at the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits – Sept. 11, 2016

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Black Tern at Lincoln Park Roger Johnson found a Black Tern this morning at the main lake of the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits continuing a week of Morris County rarities from the Charadriiformes order (Stilt Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper and now a Black Tern). … Continue reading →

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Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Common Gallinule, Yellow-breasted Chat – Sept. 10, 2016

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Montgomery Twp. Alan Boyd and Kevin Cronin traveled to the southern part of the mocosocoBirds region today visiting Selody Sod Farm in Montgomery Twp.  The highlight is 5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers found there today. That equals the high-count … Continue reading →

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Sandpipers in Morris County – Sept. 9, 2016

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

White-rumped Sandpiper in Florham Park (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Chris Thomas found and photographed a White-rumped Sandpiper this morning in a puddle near the back pond of Florham Park Fields. It was associating with Killdeer. All the … Continue reading →

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August Birds Wrap-up – Aug. 30, 2016

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

Whether the recent mild incursion of Red-breasted Nuthatches in the New Jersey region is a blip on the migration screen or a trend for the autumn and winter waits to be seen. This species is nearly absent from the area … Continue reading →

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Birds on the Water Chestnut Mat – Aug 15, 2016

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image) The invasive Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) is discussed in an earlier mocosocoBirds post worth reading, here. The situation has not changed at the bodies of water mentioned in that article from 2015. This pernicious plant … Continue reading →

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Summer Birds in Morris and Somerset – Aug. 8, 2016

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Jonathan Klizas

American Coot, Pied-billed Grebes, Common Gallinule (Click on the photo for a larger image.) Five pioneer birders blazed a route to the eastern shore of Deerhaven Lake this morning in search of the marsh birds of this section of the … Continue reading →

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