HISTORICAL SIGHTINGS
2011
12/29
 Mike Tracy photographed the snowy owl at Merrill Creek Reservior.

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12/27
 Allen Barlow had a catbird at White Lake NRA in Warren County.  
12/19
 Delaware Valley area: Jack Padalino led a search for eagles that produced 26 species including 7 bald eagles, common merganser, sharp-shinned hawk, 7 red-tailed hawks and a pileated woodpecker. (See our field trip link for info on upcoming trips.)

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12/18
 The Sussex County CBC had 86 species including common loon, double-crested cormorant, ruddy duck, wood duck, blue-winged teal, killdeer, lesser black-backed gull, eastern phoebe, gray catbird, brown thrasher, eastern towhee, savannah sparrow, rusty blackbird, pine warbler. A count-week long-tailed duck was noted on Culver Lake.  
12/17
 The Walnut Valley CBC had 86 species including ruffed grouse, lesser black-backed gull, long-eared owl, chipping sparrow, purple finch, cackling goose, female indigo bunting near the Portland Generating Station, and a Townsend's solitaire about 100 yards north of the Catfish Firetower on the Appalachian Trail south of Millbrook Rd.  
12/9
 Sharon Wander saw a flock of 75 snow geese flying southwest over downtown Newton.  
12/8
 Fred Weber had 17 long-tailed ducks on Culver Lake.  
12/5
 Mike Hiotis had an adult northern shrike at the intersection of Kuhn and Thunder Mountain Rds near Peters Valley.  
12/4
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd did a Big Stay on Dennis' deck facing the Kittatinny ridge. Forty-four species were noted including: 2 screech owls, 1 killdeer, 1 woodcock, 2 fox sparrows, 29 goldfinches, 3 pileated woodpeckers, 5 purple finches, 10 bluebirds, 2 myrtle warblers, 2 hermit thrushes, 1 Coopers hawk, 1 sharp-shinned hawk, 1 red-shouldered hawk, 3 ravens, and 1 immature golden eagle. A large black bear was seen climbing the side of the ridge.  
12/3
 Culver Lake: Tom Halliwell had about 50 common goldeneyes. He had a raven at Kittatinny Valley S.P. Budd Lake had a white-winged scoter, a red-breasted merganser, and a common loon.  
12/3
 Augusta: Mike Hiotis had a northern shrike along Rt 206 right at mile marker 113, south of Ross' Corner. He had a second shrike at Liberty Loop in the Wallkill River NWR.  
12/1
 Kittatinny Valley State Park: Mike Tracy photographed a marsh wren and a golden-crowned kinglet at Twin Lakes.

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12/1
 Tom Halliwell had a red-throated loon on Lake Musconetcong.  
11/27
 Hackettstown: At the Alumni Field ponds, Tom Halliwell had a red-breasted nuthatch, 3 winter wrens, a hermit thrush, 2 killdeer, 2 gadwall and several green-winged teal.  
11/25
 Fredon: Tom Halliwell and Alan Boyd had 1-2 cackling geese in the pond at Waterwheel Farm on Fairview Hill Rd. An osprey is lingering at the back end of Lake Musconetcong.  
11/24
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had 3 male and 1 female hooded mergansers in a pond at the intersection of Rt 94 and Sid Taylor Rd.  
11/18
 Sunrise Mtn hawkwatch: Fred Weber had 2 golden eagles, 2 red-tails, 1 sharp-shinned, 3 snow buntings, 5 ravens, purple finches and bluebirds. Two red-necked grebes were on Culver Lake.  
11/17
 Liberty Loop: Ken Witkowski had 8 black-bellied plover, 2 dunlin, 2 pectoral sandpipers, 1 short-billed dowitcher, 700+ American coot, 250+ green-winged teal, 250+ mallard, 150+ pintail, 100+ northern shoveler.  
11/17
 Sunrise Mtn hawkwatch: Fred Weber had 4 bald eagles, 2 golden eagles, a female harrier, 4 red-tails, and 4 ravens.  
11/15
 Kittatinny Valley S.P.: Alan Boyd had a group of 14+ fox sparrows on the Sussex Branch Trail near White Pond.  
11/11
 Lake Musconetcong: Tom Halliwell had a flock of 35-40 Bonaparte’s gulls flying above the lake.  
11/7
 Liberty Loop: Tom Halliwell & Tom Sudol had 12+ black-bellied plovers, 3-4 pectoral sandpipers, 2 dunlin, 1-2 western sandpipers, 4-5 white-rumped sandpipers. The beaver pond on Unionville Rd had a short-billed dowitcher and many greater and lesser yellowlegs.  
11/7
 Merle and Roger Tanis photographed a screech owl in a box in their yard in Andover.
11/6
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd did a Big Stay on Dennis' deck facing the Kittatinny ridge. Forty-seven species were noted including 2 displaying woodcock, 3 screech owls, 1 great horned owl, 678 robins, 65 bluebirds, 420 cedar waxwings, 1 hermit thrush, 7 purple finches, 4 pileated woodpeckers, 36 blue jays, 6 myrtle warblers, 1 fox sparrow, 1045 grackles, 1 killdeer, 24 ravens (with one flock of 19 moving south along the ridge), 1 merlin (which took a cedar waxwing out of the air), 7 Coopers hawks, 4 sharp-shinned hawks, 2 harriers, 1 osprey, 18 red-taileds, 1 kestrel.  
11/5
 Unionville Rd, Wantage: At a beaver pond Dennis Briede and Alan Boyd had 20 lesser yellowlegs, 2 greater yellowlegs and a woodcock. They had 2 white-winged scoters on Culver Lake later.  
11/5
 Liberty Loop: Ken Witkowski led a waterfowl walk. Highlights included 500+ American coots, 50+ northern shovellers, 100+ pintails, peregrine falcon, bald eagle, American wigeon, gadwall, ruddy ducks, 10-12 black-bellied plovers, 1-2 western sandpipers, 1 white-rumped sandpiper, 2 dunlin and 1 short-billed dowitcher.  
11/4
 Sunrise Mtn hawkwatch: Fred Weber had a juvenile rough-legged hawk, 3 red-tails and an adult bald eagle. On Culver Lake he had 60 buffleheads, a white-winged scoter and 2 female red-breasted mergansers.  
10/29
 Montague: Marianne Ofenloch had a Nashville warbler in her yard along with a sapsucker, both vultures, red-tails, cedar waxwings, bluebirds, juncos and a Carolina wren.  
10/28
 Sunrise Mtn hawkwatch: Fred Weber had 1 harrier, 1 osprey, 1 Coopers, an accipiter sp., bluebirds, hermit thrush, and a snow bunting. Nearby Culver Lake had a male long-tailed duck and a female black scoter.  
10/25
 Sunrise Mtn hawkwatch: Fred Weber & Scott Rando had 74 sharp-shins, 3 Coopers, 5 osprey, 7 red-taileds, 1 red-shouldered, 1 kestrel, 3 merlin, 1 golden eagle, 1 bald eagle. A blue-headed vireo was also noted.  
10/24
 Lafayette: In her yard Karyn Cichocki had many robins, cedar waxwings, golden-crowned kinglets, yellow-rumps and white-throated sparrows.  
10/22
 Dave Spangenburg had a cackling goose and 9 ruddy ducks mixed in with Canada geese on Pidgeon Hill Rd across from High Point High School in Sussex.  
10/20
 Sunrise Mtn hawkwatch: Fred Weber had 35 sharp-shins, 4 Coopers, 2 kestrel, 2 merlin, 5 red-tails, 1 immature golden eagle, 1 bald eagle, 8 ravens, and a flock of 40 brant.  
10/19
 Walker Lake, PA: In his yard, John Keator had many golden-crowned kinglets, juncos, chickadees, titmice, and a blue-headed vireo.  
10/18
 Liberty Loop: Ken Witkowski had 400+ American coot, several hundred mallards & green-winged teal, 135 pintails, 100 black ducks, American wigeon, shovelers, blue-winged teal, gadwall, ring-necked ducks, and 10-12 pied-billed grebes.  
10/18
 Montague: Marianne Ofenloch reports winter wren, 4 ruby-crowned kinglets, 3 golden-crowned kinglets, yellow-rumps, white-throats, sharp-shinned & Coopers hawks.

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10/16
 Kittatinny Valley State Park: Mike Tracy had palm warbler, American pipit, yellow-rumps, ruby-crowned kinglets, mockingbirds, black & turkey vultures.

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10/15
 Marge Barrett photographed a female Cape May warbler at Kittatinny Valley State Park.
10/13
 Sandy McPhail had a white-throated sparrow at her feeder in Portland PA.  
10/11
 Mike Tracy had blue-headed vireo, yellow-billed cuckoo and brown creeper on the Sussex Branch Trail off Hicks Ave in Newton.

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10/10
 Mike Tracy photographed a pied-billed grebe at Watergate. He also had blackpoll warbler and hermit thrush on the Sussex Branch Trail off Hicks Ave in Newton.

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10/10
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had white-throated and chipping sparrows, bluebirds, cedar waxwings, blackburnian, black-&-white and yellow-rumped warblers, both kinglets, kingfisher, wild turkey, catbirds, red-winged blackbirds and robins.  
10/9
 Blairstown: Alan Boyd and Dennis Briede did a Big Stay on Dennis' deck at the base of the Kittatinny ridge. Fifty-two species of birds were noted including: barred owl, screech owl, 45 myrtle warblers, 5 black-throated green warblers, 5 palm warblers, 1 Nashville warbler, 5 Coopers hawks, 2 sharp-shinned hawks, 1 bald eagle, 2 red-shouldered hawks, 2 kestrels, 61 cedar waxwings, house wren, yb sapsucker, 26 bluebirds, 1 Lincoln's sparrow, 64 chipping sparrows, blue-headed vireo, and 19 killdeer. A black bear and a coyote were also seen.  
10/8
 Blairstown: In his yard Dennis Briede had Philadelphia vireo, Lincoln's sparrow, purple finches, white-throated sparrows, juncos, Nashville, palm, myrtle & black-throated green warblers, blue-headed vireo, both kinglets and hermit thrush.  
10/8
 Lafayette: On Beaver Run Rd., Karyn Cichocki had both yellowlegs, pectoral sandpipers and an American pipit. Two female kestrels were on Roy Rd in Wantage.

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10/7
 Wallkill River NWR: Dave Spangenburg had an orange-crowned warbler along the Timberdoodle Trail off of Kelly Rd.  
10/6
 Mike Tracy had American pipit, savannah sparrow and eastern towhee at Kittatinny Valley State Park.

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10/6
 Kittatinny Valley State Park: Tom Halliwell had 20-25 American pipits in the plowed field adjacent to Twin Lakes. A Virginia rail was calling in the cattails. Also in the area were sharp-shinned & Cooper’s hawks, palm warblers, white-crowned & Lincoln’s sparrows.  
10/5
 Sunrise Mtn: Scott Rando had 25 sharp-shinned hawks, 2 Coopers hawks, 6 American kestrels, 2 merlins, 1 northern harrier and 3 bald eagles.

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10/2
 Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd birded western Sussex County. They had 73 species including 10 kestrels in one group on Roy Rd in Wantage. Eight more were in a group on Quarry Rd, and 4 were on Rose Morrow Rd. Five common moorhens and a pied-billed grebe were at Lewisburg marsh. 300+ tree swallows were at Oil City Rd. Twelve species of warblers were seen during the day including black & white, c yellowthroat, black-throated blue, blackpoll, magnolia, myrtle, redstart, parula, pine, Nashville, & Wilson's. Also seen: Lincoln's sparrow, Swainson's thrush, bald eagle, juncos, white-throated sparrows, sapsucker, red-eyed & blue-headed vireos.  
10/2
 Mike Tracy photographed a Nashville warbler and a scarlet tanager at Kittatinny Valley S.P. He also had black-throated blue and prairie warblers, ruby-crowned kinglets, and a Lincoln's sparrow.

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10/1
 On his property in Blairstown, Dennis Briede had a hummingbird, a palm warbler, 3 pine warblers, 2 common yellowthroats, and 5 ruby-crowned kinglets.  
9/30
 Montague: Donna Traylor had 2 kestrels, 6 flickers and a pileated woodpecker sharing two trees. In Wantage, 5 kestrels were on the Ricker farm and 2 more were on Quarry and Harden Rds. She still has a male hummingbird at her feeder in Frankford.  
9/30
 Montague area: Marianne Ofenloch had black-throated blue warbler, magnolia warbler, screech owl, great-horned owl, hummingbird, black-throated green warbler, 2 phoebes, and a bald eagle chasing a turkey vulture.  
9/30
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had screech owl, 40 cedar waxwings, and a kettle of 20 black and turkey vultures.  
9/29
 Roy Rd, Wantage: Karyn Cichocki had a dozen American kestrels between Rt 565 and Lewisburg Rd.  
9/25
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had black-throated green and blackpoll warblers, American redstarts in her yard.  
9/24
 Montague: Marianne Ofenloch had pileated woodpecker, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, Canada warbler, red-eyed vireos, phoebes, American redstarts, ovenbirds, black-throated green warbler.  
9/24
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had screech owl, blue-gray gnatcatchers, phoebe, American redstart, pileated woodpecker, scarlet tanager.  
9/19
 In the Montague area, Marianne Ofenloch had 190 broad-winged hawks, 2 adult bald eagles, a raven, a harrier, sharp-shinned & Coopers hawks. At Liberty Loop: 2 peregrines, 1000 bw teal, 6 black-bellied plovers, great egrets, both yellowlegs, least sandpiper, killdeer & green heron.  
9/17
 Sunrise Mtn: Mike Gannon had 160 broad-winged hawks, 2 sharp-shinned hawks and 1 osprey.  
9/16
 Sunrise Mtn: Scott Rando had 136 broad-winged hawks, 9 sharp-shinned hawks, 3 Coopers hawks, 2 American kestrels, 2 bald eagles.  
9/11
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd did a Big Sit on Dennis' deck facing the Kittatinny Ridge. Fifty-five species were noted including 2 screech owls, 25+ rt hummungbirds, 1 killdeer, 9 scarlet tanagers, 4 bt blue warblers, 3 bt green warblers, 1 Wilson's warbler, 2 prairie warblers, 1 Cape May warbler, 1 magnolia warbler, 3 Am redstarts, 1 c yellowthroat, 11 osprey, 10 Am kestrels, 11 Cooper's hawks, 1 sharp-shinned hawk, 32 broad-winged hawks and 1 merlin. Two black bears were also seen.  
9/11
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had ovenbird, 10+ redstarts, 2 common yellowthroats and an eastern pewee.  
9/11
 Liberty Sod Farms: Tom Halliwell, Sharon Wander and Wade Wander had 83 American golden plovers, 6 black-bellied plovers, 20+ semipalmated plovers, 50+ semipalmated sandpipers, 2 least sandpipers, 20+ white-rumped sandpipers, 100+ pectoral sandpipers, 5 sanderlings, 2 short-billed dowitchers, 2 greater yellowlegs, 3 lesser yellowlegs, 1 killdeer, 3 palm warblers, 1 savannah sparrows, 2 peregrine falcons, 1-2 merlins, 1 kestrel, 1 coopers hawk, 1 osprey, 1 harrier.  
9/11
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had 2 kingfishers and 2 spotted sandpipers.  
9/10
 Liberty Sod Farms: Dennis Briede and Alan Boyd had 13 species of shorebirds in the flooded fields including killdeer, semipalmated plover, greater & lesser yellowlegs, spotted sandpiper, least & semipalmated sandpiper, stilt sandpiper, 5 sanderlings, short-billed dowitchers, black-bellied and golden plovers, pectoral sandpipers, harrier and savannah sparrow.  
9/10
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had scarlet tanagers, eastern bluebirds, coopers hawks, black-and-white and magnolia warblers, American redstarts, red-eyed & Philadelphia vireos, golden-crowned kinglet, killdeer, wild turkey.  
9/9
 Fredon: Over the past few days, Wade & Sharon Wander have had common nighthawks, American redstarts, Cape May, prairie, magnolia, blue-winged, & yellow-rumped warblers, red-eyed vireo, blue-gray gnatcatcher, scarlet tanager and several empidomax flycatchers in their yard.  
9/8
 Lafayette: In her neighborhood, Karyn Cichocki had house wren, rose-breasted grosbeak, wild turkey, red-eyed vireo, pewee, pileated woodpecker and ovenbird.  
9/3
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had immature redstarts, blackburnian & Canada warblers, red-eyed vireo, great-crested flycatcher, pileated woodpecker.  
8/27
 Liberty Loop: Jim Schlickenrieder had the immature White Ibis flying over the NJ section of Liberty Loop at the Wallkill River NWR.  
8/22
 Sunrise Mountain Rd: Dave Spangenburg had Chestnut-sided, Black-and-white, Canada, Blackburnian, Mourning, and Black-throated Blue Warblers. Also Am Redstart. At the back end of Culver Lake there were Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers.  
8/20
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had several immature Am Redstarts, 1 Blackburnian Warbler, an immature B Oriole, an immature GC Flycatcher, a Warbling Vireo, Carolina Wren, E Pewee.  
8/19
 Steam Mill, Stokes SF: Tom Halliwell had 3 Woodcock and a Hermit Thrush near the Steam Mill parking lot.  
8/13
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had a hen Turkey with two young in her yard.
8/9
 Liberty Loop: In the NY section, Tom Halliwell and others had a White Ibis, a Sedge Wren, an immature Little Blue Heron, several Great Egrets, flyover Bobolinks, Green Herons, and a N Harrier.  
7/30
 Blairstown: Dennis Bride, Alan Boyd, Stephen Kloiber and Terri Kloiber did a Big Stay on Dennis' deck at the base of the Kittatinny Ridge. Fifty-five species were noted including 3 Indigo Buntings, 15 RT Hummingbirds, 1 Wood Thrush, 13 E Bluebirds, 2 C Yellowthroats, 2 Prairie Warblers, 1 B&W Warbler, 1 RE Vireo, 1 YT Vireo, 2 Pileated WP, 33 Cedar WW, 1 E Screech Owl, 2 Scarlet Tanagers, 1 E Kingbird, 11 Barn Swallows, 1 BW Hawk, 2 RS Hawks, 3 Coopers Hawks, 2 Bald Eagles, 4 Killdeer, 2 Ravens, 1 Baltimore Oriole, 14 Turkeys, 1 B Thrasher. Three bears were also seen.  
7/27
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had a Screech Owl calling in her yard.  
7/26
 Hackettstown: At the old hatchery ponds at Alumni Field, Steve Fasciana had 12 Least Sandpipers along with several Solitary Sandpipers.  
7/25
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had a Green Heron in her yard.  
7/22
 Wallkill River NWR: Ken Witkowski reports that the immature White Ibis is still present at the back end of the right-hand pool on the north side of Oil City Rd.  
7/21
 Hackettstown: At the old hatchery ponds at Alumni Field, Steve Fasciana had 4 Solitary Sandpipers along with several Killdeer and Kingfishers.  
7/15
 Oil City Rd.: A juvenile White Ibis was seen flying from the north side of the road into the NJ portion of the marsh at Liberty Loop. A Sedge Wren was heard calling near the parking lot.  
7/14
 Wallkill River NWR: Ken Witkowski had a Sandhill Crane on the north side of Oil City Rd in the first pool on the left. Four Great Egrets were there as well.  
7/12
 Scott Rando photographed adult YB Sapsuckers with young at Walker Lake in Shohola PA.

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7/8
 Flatbrook-Roy WMA: Fred Weber had a Yellow-throated Warbler at the bridge across the Flatbrook on Mountain Rd.  
7/5
 Old Mine Rd.: Dennis Briede and Alan Boyd had 68 species including 11 warblers. Highlights: Parula, Hooded, Pine & Cerulean Warblers, Louisiana Waterthrush, Veery, Red-shouldered Hawk, Scarlet Tanager, Acadian Flycatcher, DC Cormorant, Wood Duck, Common Merganser, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker. Two Black Bears were also observed.  
6/27
 Tom Halliwell saw an Osprey at White Pond in Kittatinny Valley State Park.  
6/26
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd did a Big Stay on Dennis' deck at the base of the Kittatinny Ridge. Forty-seven species were noted including 2 Indigo Buntings, 2 Wood Thrush, 4 E Bluebirds, 10 RT Hummingbirds, 1 Great-crested FC, 13 Tree Swallows, 9 Cedar WW, 2 Baltimore Orioles, 1 Orchard Oriole, 2 Scarlet Tanagers, 1 Killdeer, 1 Prairie Warbler, 2 Black-&-white Warblers, 1 B Thrasher, 2 Female Turkeys with 16 young. Five Black Bears were also seen.  
6/16
 Little Swartswood Lake: Mike Tracy photographed a young Bald Eagle from the nest at the lake.

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6/14
 High Point SP: A trip led by Tom Halliwell had a Peregrine Falcon perched on the monument. In Kuser Natural Area they had Canada, Black & White, Blackburnian and Black-throated Blue Warblers, N Waterthrush and Blue-headed Vireo.  
6/13
 Glenn & Eileen Mahler were not able to find the Wood Stork that was seen in Blairstown on Saturday.  
6/12
 Karyn Cichocki had Prairie Warbler and Grasshopper Sparrow at Newton Airport on Stickles Pond Rd. An adult Brown Thrasher was feeding a juvenile at her house in Lafayette.  
6/11
 Bob Griffin photographed a Wood Stork off Cedar Lake Rd in Blairstown. It was in a marsh behind the Blairstown Animal Hospital. The marsh is on property owned by The New Jersey Natural Lands Trust.
6/8
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had E Meadowlark, Prairie Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo and Warbling Vireo in her neighborhood.  
6/6
 Sunrise Mtn, Stokes: Tom Halliwell, George Nixon and others had a Mississippi Kite flying high and north along the ridge.
6/6
 Karyn Cichocki heard Willow Flycatcher and Rose-breasted Grosbeak from her yard in Lafayette.  
6/5
 Scott Rando photographed a Snow Goose at the Rio Dam area of the Mongaup Reservoir in PA.
5/26
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had GC Flycatcher, E Pewee, Warbling Vireo, Killdeer, Cerdar WW, and a Painted Turtle in her yard.  
5/25
 Dennis Pegg has had a Dark-eyed Junco on his property in Stillwater for two days.  
5/25
 Wallkill River NWR: Ken Witkowski reports that the 5 BB Whistling Ducks were still present on the north side of Oil City Rd.  
5/24
 Wallkill NWR: Marianne Ofenloch had the 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and a single Sandhill Crane on the north side of Oil City Rd. She also had 3 Dunlin, Willow Flycatchers, Rough-winged Swallows, a Harrier, Greater Yellowlegs, and a Sora calling.  
5/24
 Wallkill River NWR: Ken Witkowski had the 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and 2 flyover Sandhill Cranes near Liberty Loop at 2 p.m.  
5/24
 Wallkill River NWR: Five Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were in the flooded fields north of Oil City Rd. From the Liberty Loop parking lot, cross Oil City Rd and walk 200 yds up the gravel road to view the field on the left just past the first line of trees.  
5/23
 Wallkill River NWR: Frank Sencher and Jim Zamos had 5 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and 3 Red-necked Phalaropes on the NJ section of Liberty Loop.  
5/22
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede, Joe Zurovchak, and Alan Boyd did a 'Big Sit' on Dennis' deck facing the Kittatinny Ridge. 61 species of birds were noted including: 3 Bald Eagles, Louisiana & Northern Waterthrush, Blackpoll, Prairie, Yellow, Black & White and Blue-winged Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole, RB Grosbeak, Cedar WW, E Kingbird, Green Heron, BW Hawk, C Raven, Red-eyed, Yellow-throated & Warbling Vireos.  
5/21
 Scott Rando photographed Spotted Sandpipers at Walker Lake in Shohola PA.

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5/20
 Old Mine Rd: Dennis Briede had 64 species including 18 warblers. Highlights: Canada, Blackburnian, Cerulean, & Mourning Warblers, a female Wood Duck with 6 young, and 2 adult Bald Eagles. (The Mourning Warbler was ¼ mile north of Turtle Beach.)  
5/20
 Old Mine Rd: Sharon & Wade Wander had a Brewsters Warbler at the powerline cut near Watergate and another just north of the Calno School. A White-eyed Vireo was just south of the intersection at Millbrook Village.  
5/19
 At the causeway at Culver Lake, Marianne Ofenloch had Killdeer, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, 6 Least Sandpipers, & nesting E Kingbirds. Hainesville WMA had nesting Wood Ducks.  
5/19
 Liberty Loop, Wallkill NWR: Ken Witkowski had a Piping Plover with Semipalmated Plovers & Least Sandpipers in a pool toward the back on the east side. A female Red-necked Phalarope was reported there but was not confirmed.  
5/19
 Alan Boyd had an Olive-sided Flycatcher and two Common Nighthawks from his property in Roxbury.  
5/18
 Creek Rd, Green Twp: Alan Boyd had 10+ Semipalmated Plovers, 20+ Least Sandpipers, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Yellowlegs, and 1 Greater Yellowlegs in the flooded corn stubble.  
5/17
 Montague: In her yard, Marianne Ofenloch had Cape May, Yellow, & Parula Warblers, Scarlet Tanager, RB Grosbeak, Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, Carolina Wren, Tree Swallows, Indigo Buntings, Baltimore Orioles, Red-winged BB.  
5/15
 Bob Templin saw a female Kestrel near the barn at the farm on Phil Harden Rd in Fredon. He noted that Cliff Swallows had nested in that barn in the past.  
5/15
 Blais Brancheau had a Lesser Scaup on Swartswood Lake near the boat ramp on the east side. Alder Flycatcher and Gray-cheeked Thrush were on Van Ness Rd near Dingmans bridge. A White-eyed Vireo was near Millbrook Village and a Lawrence’s Warbler was on Old Mine Rd just south of the intersection in Millbrook Village. The YT Warbler was at the house just below the Depew Rec Area entrance and a Brewster’s Warbler was just south of there. Purple Finch was at Swensons Meadow in Stokes.  
5/14
 Glenn Mahler had Bobolink and Meadowlark on Phil Harden Rd in Fredon. Cliff Swallows were near the bridge on Rt 610 in the town of Stillwater.  
5/14
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, RE & Warbling Vireos, and Black-and-white Warbler near her house.  
5/11
 Allen Barlow photographed a Lawrence’s Warbler at the Kay Environmental Center in Chester.
5/9
 Linda and Steve Strauchler had a Swallow-tailed Kite over the Zimmerman Farm on Rt 209 near Dingmans Brdige (PA).  
5/8
 Watergate Rec Area, Old Mine Rd: Mike Tracy had Am Bittern, Yellow-throated, Hooded, Parula, Magnolia, Prairie, Blue-winged, Yellow, & BT Blue Warblers, C Yellowthroat, LA Waterthrush, YT & Warbling Vireos, Am Redstart, White-throated & White-crowned Sparrows, and BG Gnatcatcher.

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5/7
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede heard Woodcock, Indigo Bunting and Whip-poor-will from his yard.  
5/7
 Bob Templin reports numerous YB Sapsuckers along Sunrise Mtn Rd in Stokes and Sawmill Rd in High Point SP.  
5/5
 Montague: Marianne Ofenloch had Wood Thrush and Barred Owl calling near her home. She had Osprey and Green Heron at Peters valley; Osprey at Hainseville WMA; Palm, Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers at Hainesville & Peters Valley; White-crowned Sparrows in corn fields off Old Mine Rd in Sandyston/Montague.  
5/5
 Worthington SP: Mike Tracy had Cape May, Blue-winged, Yellow, Black & White, Magnolia, and Prairie Warblers, C Yellowthroat, LA Waterthrush, Redstart, Baltimore Oriole, and Indigo Bunting.

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5/3
 Portland PA: Sandy McPhail had 2 White-crowned Sparrows at her feeders. A Black Bear has been raiding her feeders lately.  
5/3
 Stanhope: Bob Templin had 5 RB Grosbeaks on his sunflower feeder at one time.  
5/2
 Tillman Ravine/Walpack/Layton: Karyn Cichocki had 49 species including Black & White, BT Green, Hooded, Parula, Pine, Prairie, Yellow-rumped, Blue-winged, Yellow & Worm-eating Warblers, C Raven, Ovenbird, LA Waterthrush, Red-eyed, Warbling, & YT Vireos, Least & GC Flycatchers, E Kingbird, Indigo Bunting, WT Sparrow, RB Grosbeak, and male Turkeys displaying.  
5/2
 Duck Pond, Swartswood SP: Mike Tracy had Northern Waterthrush, BT Blue, Black & White, Prairie, Yellow-rumped & Yellow Warblers, and GC Flycatcher.

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5/1
 Old Mine Rd: Brian Hardiman had 22 species of warblers including: Brewsters, Cape May, Canada, Nashville, BT Blue, Worm-eating, Yellow-throated, and Golden-winged.  
5/1
 Montague: Marianne Ofenloch had B Oriole, Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager & White-crowned Sparrow.  
5/1
 Old Mine Rd: Dennis Briede had 62 species including 19 warblers. Highlights: Hooded, Parula, BT Blue, BT Green, Nashville, Blue-winged, Blackburnian, Cerulean, Magnolia, & Worm-eating Warblers, Redstart, Louisiana Waterthrush, Scarlet Tanager, Red-eyed, Blue-headed & YT Vireos, Veery, and Wood Thrush.  
5/1
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki had 3 Ravens circling over her house with Black Vultures and Crows.  
4/30
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd did a Big Sit on Dennis' deck facing the Kittatinny Ridge. They had 57 species including: 6 RT Hummingbirds, 2 Br Thrashers, 1 GC Flycatcher, 1 Purple Martin, 4 RB Grosbeaks, 2 Prairie W, 4 Yellow-rumped W, 1 Yellow W, 1 Pine W, 1 C Yellowthroat, 2 C Mergansers, 2 Harrier, 2 Coopers Hawks, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 imm Bald Eagles, 3 Ospreys, 1 Orchard Oriole, 1 E Kingbird, 2 C Ravens. Also a mother Black Bear & 2 cubs on the mountainside.  
4/30
 Old Mine Rd: Fred Weber had 18 species of warblers including: a Brewsters (about ¼ mile south of the Depew Rec Area), a Worm-eating, 10 Cerulean, & numerous Hooded. Also, a number of YT Vireos. He had a Blackburnian Warbler later at Stokes SF.  
4/30
 Red Barn Pond/Sawmill Rd (High Pt SP): Marianne Ofenloch had 2 Osprey, Yellow warbler, Am Redstart, C Yellowthroat, Catbird, Mockingbird, YT Vireo, 2 YB Sapsuckers, Pileated & Red-bellied WP. At Hainesville WMA: Palm, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, & Blue-winged Warblers, C Yellowthroat, House Wren, YT & Warbling Vireos, BG Gnatcatcher, Towhee, Catbird, GW Teal, Barn & Tree Swallows.  
4/29
 Old Mine Rd: Brian Hardiman had 16 species of warblers including Golden-winged, Blackburnian & Nashville.  
4/27
 Marianne Ofenloch had Blue-winged Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak & Catbird in her yard in Montague.  
4/27
 Stillwater: Dennis Pegg had Chimney Swifts, Chipping Sparrows & Wood Thrush at his house. Woodcock were peenting at the Roof Farm in Stillwater.  
4/26
 Old Mine Rd: Alan Boyd had RB Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, Orchard Oriole, E Kingbird, Redstart, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, Hooded, Cerulean, & Blue-winged Warblers, Yellow-throated & RE Vireos. At Hyper Humus there were 2 Great Egrets and 2 Virginia Rails.  
4/26
 Swartswood/Stillwater area: Dennis Pegg had Worm-eating, Yellow & Black and White Warblers, Redstart, Scarlet Tanager, Purple Finch, Bald Eagle, GC Flycatcher, Baltimore Oriole, Rusty BB, E Towhee, Cliff Swallows, Pheasant.  
4/26
 Montague: Marianne Ofenloch had Parula Warbler, RT Hummingbird, Ovenbird, adult Bald Eagle. At Hainesville WMA: BG Gnatcatcher, RC Kinglet, Yellow. Palm, Parula & Yellow-rumped Warblers, Catbird, Br Creeper, PB Grebe, Ring-necked Ducks, Spotted SP, Kingfisher, and an Osprey and a Bald Eagle dueling over a fish. Peters Valley Pond: Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Green Heron, Wood Thrush, 4 Beavers, Gray Tree Frog calling.  
4/25
 Lake Musconetcong: Bob Templin observed 100’s of Yellow-rumped Warblers fly-catching. Sixty Rusty Blackbirds were on a lawn near the inlet.  
4/25
 Karyn Cichocki had Yellow Warbler and Field Sparrow singing on Halsey Rd in Hampton. She had many E Towhees and BG Gnatcatchers in the woods near Milford PA.  
4/25
 Mike & Sue Gannon had Yellow-rumped, Black & White, and Yellow Warblers, and an Orchard Oriole in their yard in Augusta.  
4/24
 Fred Weber birded Old Mine Rd, Tillman’s Ravine & Wallpack. He had the same 10 warblers as Dennis Briede had (below). He also had 2 BH Vireos in Tillman’s and a Brown Thrasher foraging under his feeder at Culver Lake.  
4/24
 Bob Templin had his first RT Hummingbird of the year at his feeder.  
4/24
 Wade & Sharon Wander had their first RT Hummingbird of the year at their feeder in Fredon.  
4/24
 Little Swartswood Lake: Mike Tracy photographed three eaglets on the nest. At Kittatinny Valley State Park, he had Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers, RC Kinglet, BG Gnatcatcher, adult Bald Eagle, and Osprey.

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4/24
 Alan Boyd had his first RT Hummingbird of the year at his feeder in Roxbury.  
4/24
 Old Mine Rd: Dennis Briede had Louisiana Waterthrush, Ovenbird, C Yellowthroat, Myrtle, BT Green, Black & White, Parula, Yellow, Prairie & Pine Warblers, Broad-winged Hawk, BG Gnatcatcher, Catbird, Baltimore Oriole, Warbling & Blue-headed Vireos, Spotted Sandpiper, and 2 Porcupines.  
4/24
 At her feeders in Montague, Marianne Ofenloch had 28 Goldfinches along with Purple Finches, House Finches, Red-winged Blackbirds, E Towhee.  
4/24
 Karyn Cichocki had RB Nuthatch and House Wren in her yard in Lafayette.  
4/23
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede did a Big Sit on his deck facing the Kittatinny Ridge. He had 40 species including: RT Hummingbird, Sharp-shin, 3 Coopers, 33 Goldfinches, 1 Purple Finch, Pine Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, House Wren, 9 Turkeys, 1 E Towhee, RC & GC Kinglets, Woodcock. Also a large Black Bear.  
4/23
 Fred Weber had 15 Long-tailed Ducks on Culver Lake. He had Great-crested FC and a singing Hermit Thrush on Sunrise Mtn.  
4/23
 Sandy McPhail had her first RT Hummingbird of the year at her feeder in Portland PA. Also in the yard: Catbird, dozens of Am Goldfinches, a dozen Purple Finches, many Red-winged BB, and 2 WT Sparrows.  
4/23
 Lake Musconetcong: Jonathan Klizas saw the ducks Tom Halliwell had earlier in the day plus 4 WW Scoters, 2 adult Bald Eagles, an Osprey, and several Cliff Swallows.  
4/23
 Tom Halliwell had 2 Cliff Swallows at Jefferson Lake. At Lake Musconetcong he had 1 Bank Swallow, 10+ Purple Martins, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, 1 female RB Merganser, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, and 4 Horned Grebes.  
4/23
 At her feeders in Lafayette, Karyn Cichocki had 3 female Purple Finches and a female Red-winged BB. A Swamp Sparrow was calling from a nearby marsh.  
4/21
 Lafayette: In her yard, Karyn Cichocki had Veery, Chipping Sparrows, Purple Finches, Coopers Hawk, Red-breasted Nuthatch.  
4/20
 Dianna Wentink had a RT Hummingbird and a Black & White Warbler in her yard in Sparta.  
4/20
 Marianne Ofenloch had 4 Pine Siskins and 9 Purple Finches at her feeders, along with many Goldfinches.  
4/16
 Alan Boyd had a single Pectoral Sandpiper on Creek Rd along with a single Lesser Yellowlegs, 3-4 Killdeer, 30 Green-winged Teal, 3 Blue-winged Teal, 4 Wood Ducks.  
4/14
 Alan Boyd had a Blue-headed Vireo in his yard in Roxbury. A Broad-winged Hawk flew over the yard also.  
4/13
 Marianne Ofenloch had over 100 Common Loons at Culver Lake. The pair of Ospreys at Hainesville WMA were still present along with Wood Ducks, GW Teal and Ring-necked Ducks.  
4/12
 Chris Reiser saw a pair of Ospreys at the Hainesville WMA. One was carrying a stick.  
4/11
 Jim Zamos had a Glossy Ibis near the corner of Warbasse Jct Rd & Garrison Rd in Andover.  
4/11
 At KVSP and Veteran's Memorial Park, Mike Tracy had Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Osprey, and an adult Bald Eagle.

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4/10
 Mike Tracy photographed Blue-winged Teal at Hyper Humus. Also at Hyper were American Wigeon, Coots, Wood Ducks, Green-winged Teal, Killdeer, and an adult Bald Eagle.
4/9
 Hawthorne Lake: Peter Grannis had 3 Palm Warblers, 2 Louisiana Waterthrushes, both kinglets, several Hermit Thrushes, Fox Sparrows, Wood Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, and Bufflehead.  
4/9
 Sandy McPhail had a Pine Siskin at her feeder in Portland PA.  
4/9
 Hank Burk and Alan Boyd had the Creek Rd Eurasian Wigeon. A Greater Yellowlegs and a Lesser Yellowlegs were also present at the edge of the water.  
4/8
 Culver Lake: Marianne Ofenloch had 6 Common Loons, 6 Bonaparte’s Gulls, 2 Horned Grebes, Common Mergansers, Buffleheads, Ring-necked Ducks. Hainesville WMA had 9 Wood Ducks, 3 Gadwall, 8 GW Teal, many Ring-necked Ducks.  
4/8
 Karyn Cichocki had 7 Purple Finches at her feeders in Lafayette.  
4/8
 Lynn Groves Lussier reports that the Eurasian Wigeon at White Pond in KVSP was still present this morning on the west side of the pond.  
4/7
 Joe Zurovchak had about 40 Ruddy Ducks on Lake Mohawk at the marina on East Shore Trail.  
4/7
 Swartswood Lake: Marianne Ofenloch had a Horned Grebe, Ring-necked Ducks, Buffleheads, Palm Warbler, Brown Creeper, Phoebe. The Bald Eagles were on the nest at Little Swartswood Lake. At Culver Lake: 100 Common Loons, a subadult Bald Eagle and 9 Horned Grebes.  
4/7
 Mike Tracy photographed the Eurasian Wigeon on White Pond in KVSP.
4/7
 Dennis Briede had the Creek Rd Eurasian Wigeon along with a Great Egret.  
4/7
 Karyn Cichocki had a pair of Purple Finches at her feeder in Lafayette. A Phoebe and a flock of Cedar WW were also in her yard.  
4/6
 Shohola PA: John Keator has the same pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers nesting on his property that were there the previous two years. A calling Common Loon and a pair of Hooded Mergansers were on nearby Walker Lake.  
4/5
 Sandy McPhail had about 25 Tree and Rough-winged Swallows at Limecrest near the quarry.  
4/5
 Alan Boyd had 44 Red-throated Loons and 75-100 Common Loons on Swartswood Lake. A Red-necked Grebe and 6-8 Horned Grebes were also on the lake. Creek Rd in Green Twp had the drake Eurasian Wigeon again along with a Greater Yellowlegs and a Lesser Yellowlegs. Also 10-15 Snipe. An Osprey was near the Pequest River where Creek and Kennedy Rds meet.  
4/4
 Culver Lake: Tommy Sudol had 6 Red-necked Grebes, 10 Long-tailed Ducks and 4 Bonaparte’s Gulls.  
4/3
 Mike Tracy photographed a Fox Sparrow at Kittatinny Valley State Park.
4/2
 Walker Lake, Shohola PA: Scott Rando had Mallards, Common Mergansers, Wood Ducks, 40-50 Bufflehead & a Common Loon.  
4/2
 Steve Fitzsimmons had the Eurasian Wigeon on White Pond in KVSP.  
3/31
 Tim and Mary Clauss had a BC Night-heron at Swartswood Lake. Also at the lake: juvenile Bald Eagle, Bufflehead, Ring-necked Ducks, RB Merganser, Common Loon, PB & Horned Grebes, Am Coots, Coopers Hawk, E Bluebird, E Phoebe, Common Merganser, Wood Duck.
3/31
 Glenn and Eileen Mahler had about 15 Rusty Blackbirds in the top of a maple at Ferla’s Pond in Hardwick.  
3/30
 Tom Halliwell and Alan Boyd had the Eurasian Wigeon at White Pond.  
3/29
 Mike Tracy photographed a Hermit Thrush in Kittatinny Valley State Park.
3/28
 Tom Halliwell had a drake Eurasian Wigeon on White Pond in Kittatinny Valley State Park.  
3/27
 Marge Barrett & Joe Burgiel had the Red-necked Grebe from Hendershots Point on Swartswood Lake. Also on the lake were Horned Grebes, Pied-billed Grebes and Common Loons. They also had the Eurasian Wigeon later on Creek Rd in Green Twp.  
3/27
 Sandy McPhail had a Meadowlark and a Kestrel on Phil Hardin Rd in Fredon.  
3/27
 Mike Tracy photographed an Osprey fishing on White Pond in Kittatinny Valley State Park.
3/25
 Wade Wander had the Red-necked Grebe on Swartswood Lake this afternoon. At Creek Rd, he had the Eurasian Wigeon, 30 GW Teal, 6 Snipe & a flyover E Meadowlark.  
3/25
 Glenn Mahler photographed a Horned Grebe on Swartswood Lake.
3/25
 Scott Rando has a Red-shouldered Hawk attempting to build a nest next to his driveway in Shohola PA. He noted the first Buffleheads of the season on nearby Walker Lake.  
3/25
 Tom Halliwell had the Red-necked Grebe on Swartswood Lake, visible from Hendershots Point.  
3/25
 Alan & Cheryl Boyd had the Eurasian Wigeon on Creek Rd along with about 10 Snipe and a few Horned Larks.  
3/24
 Jim Zamos had a Red-necked Grebe on Swartswood Lake, visible from Hendershots Point.  
3/24
 Fred Weber had the Eurasian Wigeon at Creek Rd, Green Twp. On Culver Lake, he had 2 Red-necked Grebes, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers & 2 Common Loons.  
3/23
 Frank Sencher had the Eurasian Wigeon on Creek Rd along with 3 Am Pipits, Snipe and 2 Killdeer.  
3/22
 Alan Boyd had a drake Eurasian Wigeon in flooded fields on Creek Rd in Green Twp (opposite the airport runway).  
3/20
 Liberty Loop: Roger & Merle Tanis had Ring-necked Ducks, Pintails, GW Teal, Am Wigeon, Shovelers, Buffleheads, Snow Geese, 1 Tundra Swan, many Tree Swallows.  
3/20
 Mike Tracy photographed a Phoebe at Duck Pond and a Bald Eagle at White Pond in Kittatinny Valley State Park.

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3/20
 At Woodbourne Park in Wantage, Chris Reiser had Killdeer, Phoebe and a pair of Red-tails. At the Hainesville WMA area: Hooded Mergs, Ring-necked Ducks, 8 pairs of Wood Ducks, pair of GBH, an Otter.  
3/19
 Sandy McPhail reports that the Osprey has returned to the nest on Linnaberry Rd in Knowlton. She heard a Phoebe calling near her house in Portland, PA today.  
3/19
 Alan Boyd had a Red-necked Grebe on Swartswood Lake, visible from Hendershots Point. Also on the lake, 4 Horned Grebes, a Common Loon, a male Red-breasted Merganser.  
3/19
 Liberty Loop: Ken Witkowski had several hundred each of RN Ducks, Pintails & GW Teal. Also seen: 21 Tundra Swans, 6 Redheads, 3 Horned Grebes, American Wigeon, Buffleheads, Hooded & Common Mergs, 30+ Rusty Blackbirds, Tree Swallows & Phoebes.  
3/19
 Stillwater: Near his yard, Dennis Pegg has had Killdeer, Robins, Phoebe, N Flicker & a flyover Bald Eagle.  
3/19
 Hyper Humus: Karyn Cichocki had RN Duck, Am Wigeon, Gadwall, Pintail, N Shoveler, GW Teal, Wood Duck, Coot, PB & Horned Grebes, immature Bald Eagle & Tree Swallows.  
3/18
 Hyper Humus: Marge Barrett & Joe Burgiel had Wood Ducks, Gadwall, N Shoveler, Pintails, GW Teal, RN Ducks, Bufflehead, Ruddy Ducks & 2 Horned Grebes. Little Swartswood Lake had 250 C Mergansers, 60 RN Ducks, some Hooded Mergs & 6 Am Wigeon. At Paulinskill Pond (near the corner of Junction & Newton/Swartswood Rds) they had a Greater White-fronted Goose.  
3/18
 Karyn Cichocki had Wood Frogs & Spring Peepers calling near her house in Lafayette.  
3/17
 Wallkill NWR, Oil City Rd: Wade and Sharon Wander had 200 RN Ducks, 50 GW Teal, Pintails, 6 Tundra Swans, 5 N Harriers.  
3/17
 Mike Tracy photographed a Coot at Kittatinny Valley State Park.
3/17
 Wallkill NWR: At Liberty Loop, Ken Witkowski had 1000+ Ring-necked Ducks. Also Pintails, GW Teal, Coots, Am Wigeon, Shovelers, Canvasbacks, 2 Redheads, Bufflehead, PB Grebes.  
3/17
 Allen Barlow heard his first E Phoebe of the year at Johnsonburg. He heard many Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs at White Lake.  
3/16
 Swartswood Lake: Tom Sudol had a pair of Canvasbacks, a Field Sparrow and 7 Rusty Blackbirds in the Hendershots Point area.  
3/15
 Little Swartswood Lake: Merle & Roger Tanis had 130 C Mergs, 12 Hooded Mergs, 50+ RN Ducks, 6 Am Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 1 C Goldeneye, 6 Bufflehead, 1 DC Cormorant. Big Swartswood Lake had about 3 dozen C Goldeneye along with C Mergs, Buffleheads & RN Ducks. They had Wood Ducks at a pond near their house in Andover.  
3/15
 Alan Boyd had 14 Horned Grebes on Budd Lake and 3 more on Swartswood Lake. Lake Musconetcong had 6 Greater Scaup and 3 Horned Grebes. Hyper Humus had 300-400 Ring-necked Ducks, 50+ Gadwall, 10-20 Pintails, 10-15 Am Wigeon, 1 Horned Grebe, GW Teal, Wood Ducks, Ruddy Ducks.  
3/15
 Karyn Cichocki heard Spring Peepers across from her house in Lafayette.  
3/14
 Cheryl and Alan Boyd had 50+ Common Redpolls on Mooney Rd in Roxbury. This spot is 6/10 of a mile in from Rt 206 and is just before Conkling Pond. (DeLorme 30, A5).  
3/13
 Liberty Loop: John Fuller had 2 Harriers, Gadwall, Pintail, Am Wigeon, Shoveler, Ring-necked Duck, Coot, Short-eared Owl. At Roy Rd in Wantage, he had 2 Kestrels. At Winding Brook Farm: 3 Kingfishers. Swartswood Lake had 7 Horned Grebes, 1 Canvasback, 3 RB Mergansers, C Mergansers, Bufflehead, Hooded Mergs, 2 PB Grebes, 2 Bald Eagles. Hyper Humus: 5 Horned Grebes, Pintail, Ring-necked Ducks, Am Wigeon, Shoveler. The Mt Arlington dump had Woodcock.  
3/13
 Little Swartswood Lake: Mike Tracy photographed Hooded Mergansers and an adult Bald Eagle chasing an immature away from the nest.

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3/11
 Maryjean Ellis had Woodcocks peenting and displaying near the Warbasse Jct Rd parking lot for the Paulinskill Valley Trail.  
3/10
 Waterloo Rd: Wade & Sharon Wander helped move 110 Spotted Salamanders, 2 Jefferson Salamanders, 50 Spring Peepers, 2 Wood Frogs & 1 American Toad across the road to their breeding ponds.
3/9
 Alan Boyd had a Tundra Swan at pond #1 in Hyper Humus. An immature Bald Eagle was also present near the pond.  
3/8
 Fred Weber had a Cackling Goose in a farm field on Branchville/Lawson Rd just east of Myrtle Grove.  
3/8
 Karyn Cichocki observed large flocks of Grackles and Red-wings in the fields near Ross’ Corner. A Kestrel was over the corner of Meadows & Van Sickle Rds in Lafayette.  
3/7
 Karyn Cichocki observed a large flock of Red-winged Blackbirds over Rt 94 in Lafayette by the old 84 Lumber yard.  
3/7
 Marianne Ofenloch had a large flock of blackbirds on Warbasse Junction Rd. At the Wallkill NWR, she had 100's of Snow Geese, numerous Pintails and two Rough-legged Hawks. A juvenile Bald Eagle was near Bassetts Bridge Rd. Gardners Pond at KVSP had Bufflehead and Ring-necked Ducks. Lake Musconetcong had Buffleheads, Common Mergansers and Hooded Mergansers. Lake Hopatcong had Buffleheads.  
3/6
 Waterloo Rd area: Wade & Sharon Wander joined others to ‘escort’ over 500 salamanders across the road. The Wanders moved about 135 Spotted & 4 Jefferson’s Salamanders themselves, plus some Spring Peepers and an American Toad.  
3/6
 Jack Padalino led a ‘Search for Eagles’ trip in the Delaware Water Gap NRA & the Upper Delaware Scenic River. Thirty-five bird species were seen including 28 Bald Eagles, Red-shouldered Hawk & Common Raven.  
3/6
 Bob Templin noted that Spotted Salamanders were crossing Waterloo Rd.  
3/6
 Mike Gannon had about 100 Snow Geese in a field at the west end of Pelletown Rd, on the Hardyston/Lafayette border.  
3/5
 Scott Rando noted increased activity of Red-shouldered Hawks in the Walker Lake area of Shohola PA. Bald Eagle breeding activity is underway along the upper Delaware River, with some pairs incubating eggs already.  
3/5
 Swartswood State Park: Mike Tracy photographed the pair of Bald Eagles on the nest and Golden-crowned Kinglets at Duck Pond. He also had Wood Ducks at Little Swartswood Lake. An adult and an immature Bald Eagle were at Parsons Rd in Hampton Twp near the Paulinskill River.

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3/5
 Alumni Field, Hackettstown: Joe Burgiel & Marge Barrett had a Pine Siskin, a Fox Sparrow, a Pileated WP and 2 Killdeer. At Lake Musconetcong: Bufflehead, Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Redheads, 3 Gadwall, 9 Am Wigeon, 4 Pintails and 25 GW Teal.  
3/5
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede had a Red-shouldered Hawk on Maple Lane. He had a mother Black Bear & 3 cubs in his yard and several flocks of Snow Geese overhead numbering about 700.  
3/4
 Lake Musconetcong: Maryjean Ellis had 20 Common Mergansers along with Hooded Mergs, Buffleheads, Ring-necked Ducks, and Mallards. Along Sparta/Stanhope Rd was a large flock of Red-winged Blackbirds.  
3/2
 Chris Reiser photographed the Snow Geese taking off over Ervey Rd in Allamuchy.
3/2
 Sandy McPhail had about 300 Snow Geese flying over Limecrest Rd in Andover.  
3/2
 Alan Boyd had a Greater White-fronted Goose with Canadas on the Pequest River in Tranquility. It was just above the bridge at the intersection of Kennedy & Creek Rds. Several hundred Snow Geese continue on Ervey Rd in Allamuchy.  
3/1
 Allen Barlow photographed Snow Geese on Long Bridge Rd in Allamuchy.
3/1
 Mike Muller had several thousand Snow Geese on the Ervey Farm on Ervey Rd in Allamuchy.  
2/28
 Alan & Cheryl Boyd had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at the back end of Lake Musconetcong (Port Morris Park).  
2/28
 Lake Musconetcong: Steve Fasciana had 3 Tundra Swans, 7 American Wigeon, 6 Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Black Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead and Pied-billed Grebe.  
2/27
 Christian Milling had a Bobcat at Hyper Humus at the parking lot near pond #1.  
2/26
 Donna and Don Traylor had a Common Redpoll at their feeder in Frankford Twp.  
2/26
 Sussex landfill, Lafayette: Fred Weber had an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and two Glaucous Gulls (a sub-adult & an immature). An adult Bald Eagle and several Fish Crows were also noted. (See info to the left on birding the landfill).  
2/26
 Blairstown: Dennis Briede & Alan Boyd did a Big Sit on Dennis' deck at the base of the Kittatinny Ridge. Thirty-one species were noted including 1 Woodcock (displaying), 20 Cardinals, 3 Pileated WP, 2 hairy WP, 1 Fox Sparrow, 220 Red-winged BB, 92 Robins, 5 Red-tailed hawks, 2 Red-shouldered Hawks, 5 Bald Eagles (4 adult & 1 immature), 2 Turkeys, 5 Common Ravens. Three Black Bears were seen in a tree on the mountainside.  
2/23
 Mike Gannon had an adult Bald Eagle being harassed by Crows over the Walnut Grove Farm at the north end of Augusta Hill Rd.  
2/22
 In her yard in Lafayette, Karyn Cichocki had Mockingbird, Robin, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Purple Finch, male & female Hairy WP, Bluebird, Sharp-shinned Hawk.  
2/22
 Fred Weber had an immature Iceland Gull at the Sussex landfill. White-crowned Sparrows are in multiflora at the corner of Plains & Meyer Rds in Frankford Twp.  
2/22
 Deb Kuhl photographed a Coopers Hawk behind the Double S Diner in Sussex.
2/21
 Donna Traylor had a Rusty Blackbird and a Purple Finch in her yard in Frankford Twp.  
2/21
 Sandy McPhail had a Common Redpoll at her feeder in Portland PA.  
2/20
 Sandy McPhail had the Harlequin Duck on the Delaware along S Foul Rift Rd (Harmony) directly across from the power plant on the PA side. Horned Larks were in fields on S Foul Rift Rd and the Bald Eagles were working on the nest at the Portland Generating Station in PA. Columbia Lake had Hooded Mergs and C Goldeneye.  
2/20
 Chris Reiser had the pair of adult Bald Eagles near the nest at Culver Lake. Twelve male Cardinals and 8 Blue jays were at their feeders in Wantage. A flock of E Bluebirds was at Woodbourne Park in Sussex.  
2/20
 Karyn Cichocki had 7 Cardinals and a Yellow-rumped Warbler in her yard in Lafayette.  
2/20
 Waterloo: Bob Templin has had over 100 Red-winged Blackbirds at his feeders for a week. Yesterday he had 14 male Cardinals feeding at one time.  
2/18
 Lafayette: Karyn Cichocki noted flocks of C Grackles flying overhead and Red-wings singing near her house.  
2/14
 Hackettstown: At the old fish hatchery at Alumni Field, Steve Fasciana had a Wilson's Snipe along with several Killdeer.  
2/13
 Dave Harrison had the Harlequin Duck that has been on the Delaware River since late December. It was visible from South Foul Rift Rd near the White Twp/Harmony border. (Just opposite the power plant on the PA side).  
2/12
 Wade & Sharon Wander had a Merlin near #55 Gibbs Rd in Allamuchy Twp.  
2/12
 Donna Traylor had about 20 Common Redpolls in a birch tree in her yard in Frankford Twp. Also, a Purple Finch at her feeder.  
2/12
 Karyn Cichocki had an adult Bald Eagle just south of the intersection of Rt 206 and Augusta Hill Rd  
2/9
 Fredon: In their yard, Wade & Sharon Wander had a pair of Rusty Blackbirds, 2 Tree Sparrows, 1 Fox Sparrow, 1 YB Sapsucker, 1 Creeper and 3 Field Sparrows.  
2/9
 Creek Rd, Green Twp: In a flock of 200 Horned Larks, Alan Boyd had 20+ Snow Buntings and a Lapland Longspur.  
2/3
 Karyn Cichocki had a Bald Eagle over her street in Lafayette.  
2/3
 Allamuchy: Alan Boyd had 3 Lapland Longspurs with Horned Larks at the farm on Ervey Rd. Several Snow Buntings were with larks at the intersection of Long Bridge & Shades of Death Rds.  
2/2
 Augusta: John Carey had a flock of about 25 Snow Buntings flying across Rt 565 north of the ballpark at Ross’ Corner.  
1/30
 Delaware Valley area: Jack Padalino led a trip that featured 35 species including 15 Bald Eagles, 13 Red-tailed hawks, Pileated Woodepecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch & Common Raven.  
1/24
 Hackettstown fish hatchery: Steve Fasciana had GW Teal, Gadwall, Killdeer, GB Heron and Kingfisher.  
1/22
 Mike Gannon saw a mature Bald Eagle near the Skylands Ballpark at Ross’ Corner.  
1/16
 Mike Gannon had a gray-phase Screech Owl near his house in Augusta.  
1/16
 Donna Traylor had 100’s of Horned Larks on manure at the Pittenger Farm on Creek Rd in Green Twp. More larks were noted on Gibbs Rd in Allamuchy. Also on Roy and Beemer Rds in Wantage Twp.  
1/16
 Karyn Cichocki had an adult Bald Eagle at the Paulinskill River, near the intersection of Augusta Hill Rd & Rt 206.  
1/15
 Merle Tanis had a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at her suet feeder in Andover Twp.  
1/15
 Allamuchy: Dennis Briede and Alan Boyd had a Lapland Longspur with Horned Larks in a manured field at the corner of Shades of Death & Long Bridge Rds. Savannah & White-crowned Sparrows were along nearby Gibbs Rd. An adult Bald Eagle was perched over the Pequest River near the Kennedy Rd bridge.  
1/15
 Donna Traylor had male and female Purple Finches at her feeder in Frankford Twp. She has been seeing a pair of adult Bald Eagles at the intersection of Plains Rd and Rt 206. They were in trees near the Paulinskill River.  
1/14
 Karyn Cichocki had a Bald Eagle at the corner of Decker & Snover Rds in Lafayette. About 50 Horned Larks were on manure on Creek Rd in Green Twp. Horned Larks & Snow Buntings continue on Gibbs Rd in Allamuchy near the intersection with Long Bridge Rd.  
1/12
 Allamuchy: Alan Boyd had 2 Lapland Longspurs and 2-3 Snow Buntings in a flock of 400+ Horned Larks on Gibbs Rd near the intersection with Long Bridge Rd. Further up Gibbs Rd there were 8-10 WC Sparrows along the roadside just before the junkyard.  
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 Fred Weber had a Common Redpoll on Old Mine Rd about a mile north of Van Campens Inn. He had 3-4 RB Nuthatches in the spruce grove south of Peter’s Valley.  
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 Swartswood Lake: Wade Wander had 3 drake Redheads and a few Ring-necked Ducks & Hooded Mergansers.  
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 Swartswood Lake: Roger & Merle Tanis had Redheads, Ring-necked Ducks, Hooded Mergs, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Winter Wren. They had two adult Bald Eagles at Little Swartswood Lake.  
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 Mike Muller had a mature Bald Eable on the Pequest River at the corner of Kennedy & Creek Roads in Green Twp. A small flock of Horned Larks was in a field on Ervey Road in Allamuchy.  
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 Marge Barrett and Joe Burgiel had the Harlequin Duck just south of the Belvidere bridge. It was with several Buffleheads.  
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 Swartswood Lake: Donna Traylor had 3 Redheads, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, adult Bald Eagle, Kingfisher.  
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 Liberty Loop: Karyn Cichocki had N Harrier, Pileated WP, E Bluebirds, Swamp & Tree Sparrows, 5 Short-eared Owls.  
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 Little Swartswood Lake: Mike Tracy photographed a Red-shouldered hawk and a Golden-crowned Kinglet. He also saw a Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Bald Eagle nearby.

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 Chris Reiser had a half-dozen Snow Buntings in the High Point monument parking lot.