sedge wren – The Jersey Birder

Sedge wrens enliven birding in Princeton

Sedge wren perched atop a plant, partially obscured by branches.

It’s always fun when a rare visitor comes to town, and the birding buzz around Princeton the last few days has been about a pair of sedge wrens who have come calling at the Mountain Lakes Preserve. Reports on the wrens had been coming in from e-Bird, and this morning I decided to take myContinue reading “Sedge wrens enliven birding in Princeton”

Hitting 100: My species count climbs at the Pole Farm

For several weeks, my species count at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm sat at 99, enticingly close to the century mark. What exotic bird would take me into triple digits? Some rare visitor from Central America or the Arctic Circle? Some wayward wanderer from Europe, blown in by a storm? I pondered that question onContinue reading “Hitting 100: My species count climbs at the Pole Farm”