Adventures in birding, radiating from central Jersey
This site is a compendium of observations on birds, birding and the flora and fauna inhabiting my world, with its axis in Area Code 609.
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A fine birding spot ruined, or nearly so
One of my frequent and favorite birding spots until last year was Mercer Corporate Park, a site with a USDA office and a few other small office buildings clustered around two small lakes that attracted a wide variety of birds. For many months, construction crews have put up two large warehouses and dramatically changed the…
Great blues rule, but green herons are also cool
Just about any piece of property that has a puddle of water or more in my part of the world, it seems, is habitat for great blue herons. I’ve seen them fly over our house after they’ve taken off from the golf course retention pond that’s about a 3-wood away from our property line. Today,…
Bobolinks abound at Alpha Grasslands Preserve
I’m plodding along on my quest to go birding in all 21 of New Jersey’s counties, and today I registered No. 14. My pal Jim and I drove north along the Delaware River to visit the Alpha Grasslands Preserve in Warren County. Google Maps took us to a trailhead on Oberly Road, where a sign…
Red-eyed vireos: mostly heard but not seen
When I woke up Wednesday morning, I decided to shake up my routine and instead of driving to the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm, I took the short walk over to the Rider University campus. It had been a while since I walked the campus, with its wide lawns, ample tree cover and pleasant walkways. No…
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