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Cattle Egret in Morris County – May 5, 2021
Cattle Egret, Pine Brook, Morris Co., NJ, May 5, 2021 Photo by Chuck Hantis Chuck Hantis found a Cattle Egret today near the pond on Chapin Road in Pine Brook. This is the first Cattle Egret sighting...
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Great Blue Herons – May 18, 2021
Great Blue Herons, Morris Co., NJ, May 16, 2021 (photo by Jonathan Klizas) A heronry in Morris County is having a productive season. Incubation in April has led to Great Blue Heron sprouts in May....
View ArticleChimney Swift Research Request – June 4, 2021
Emma Dougherty is an ecology researcher at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ. She is currently studying the effects of light pollution on the roosting behavior of Chimney Swifts. Here is a...
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Dickcissels in Parsippany – Oct. 6, 2021
Dickcissels, Central Park of Morris County, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, Oct. 6, 2021 (photo by Jonathan Klizas) A pair of Dickcissels were found among the tubed saplings in the western area of Central...
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Tufted Duck in Morris County – found on Nov. 22, 2021
Tufted Duck, Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morris Co., NJ, Nov. 22, 2021 (photo by Jonathan Klizas) Chris Neff found a Tufted Duck at Kitchell Pond at Loantaka Brook Reservation on November 22, 2021 and...
View ArticleThe 86th Boonton Christmas Bird Count Report – 2021
The 86th annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count (hereafter, BCBC) took place on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Temperatures ranged from 41°F at 6 AM, falling a few degrees in the morning before rising up to...
View ArticleOld Boonton – Mar. 26, 2022
For those who visit or are familiar with Boonton Reservoir, the Morristown Green newspaper published a history of the old town before the reservoir was built written by Jeffrey V. May of the North...
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Volunteer Chimney Swift Roost Monitoring – April, 2022
This is a request for volunteers from Emma Dougherty at Fairleigh Dickinson University.emmadough@student.fdu.edu Purpose Light pollution is an anthropogenic factor that is increasing more and more...
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Eurasian Marsh-Harrier in Morris County, NJ, Nov., 2022
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Melanie Lane Wetlands, Morris Co., NJ, Nov. 8, 2022, photo by Chuck Hantis A sight record and description from Chincoteague NWR, Virginia, December 4, 1994. Multiple...
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The 87th Boonton Christmas Bird Count Report – 2022
Red-shouldered Hawk, Troy Meadows, Morris Co., NJ, Dec. 26, 2022 (photo by Jonathan Klizas) Click on the photo for a larger image. The 87th annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count (hereafter, Boonton CBC)...
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