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Showing posts with label birding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birding. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 10, 2022

London Calling at the Pole Farm

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On any given summer day, an 800-acre expanse of grasslands and forested tract on Lawrence Township’s Cold Soil Road is alive with buzzing in...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Pileated Woodpeckers: the excavation professionals

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Ever have one of those days when your work brings you onto the road a little earlier than usual, the weather is clear and balmy and you find...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Shorebird migration: good news on Red Knots at Brig?

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The lives of us Hidden New Jerseyans get complicated this time of year. There are always festivals, great events at historic sites and more ...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

The bus from Baltimore came in: Orioles reach New Jersey

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Maybe it's a coincidence, but just as their baseball namesakes have come north to play the Mets and Yankees, Baltimore Orioles -- the wi...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Hitchcock on Sandy Hook: My adventure with The Birds

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Spring this year has been hit and miss, with very few warm days. Any nature lover with a flexible schedule would have headed to a favorite b...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Birding with a beret: the Bohemian Waxwing at Sandy Hook

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Ah, the Bohemian Waxwing. The name sounds like something out of one of those caricatures about nutty bird watchers: "yes, we saw the ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Oysters to country club to bungalows: Laurence Harbor and Raritan Bay

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You might notice the name on an exit sign as you drive along the Garden State Parkway: Laurence Harbor. Spelled as it is, in a slighly-uncon...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Eagles play the Meadowlands

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It may be kind of hard to believe, given the weather, but we've been spending a lot of time outdoors during the past few weekends. Despi...
Monday, January 5, 2015

Peregrine falcons: making a living in New Jersey

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January is always a great time for birders, despite the prevailing cold weather in New Jersey. Those of us who keep lists of species we see ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The wild goose chase: a rite of winter birding

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In New Jersey, the onset of winter brings the spectre of the wild goose chase. "What?" I can hear you wondering. "Why would...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

What in sand-hill? Cranes make Somerset a habit.

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After a few years of birding, you get to know where the rarities are going to be, and when. It's more than understanding t...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

Jumbo and the birds: the lost elephant of South Cape May

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Today it's a Nature Conservancy refuge, a popular place for birders to observe migrating and resident birds across 200 acres of marsh, g...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

A close shave: visiting Cape May's Whiskered Tern

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Some people will travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles to visit the same spot every year. Ask the many Canadian families who migrate to...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Anchors, birds, farmhouses and oil: the evolution of Bayonne's Constable Hook

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Last week's visit to Bayonne revealed more than an interesting avian visitor and a surprisingly highbrow golf course. A small sign at t...
Friday, August 8, 2014

All hail the King (rail) of Bayonne!

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Wow, was all I could say. I went to Bayonne to find a new species for my New Jersey birding list, and I was astounded by what else I found. ...