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 rare Pole Farm visitor from the west: a Townsend’s warbler
We had a bit of birding excitement this week when a Townsend’s warbler was spotted at the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm. Word got out Wednesday afternoon, and I hoped when I’d be able go to the park on Thursday that the bird would still be around. I got to the park around 9 a.m. and,…
A rare chance to see birds in snow
With the snow falling this morning, I headed to the Mercer Meadows Pole Farm hoping to get some good shots. These years, we typically get only a few snowfalls, so when the white stuff comes down, I’m extra eager to get out with my camera. The gate to the Cold Soil Road parking lot was…
Nothing beats a bald eagle
Symbol of America, the bald eagle is a magnificent bird. I had the privilege of seeing two of them this morning. I got one of them on camera in Princeton as I was driving away from the Millstone River Impoundment. I was heading to U.S. 1 when I looked to my right and saw the…
Close encounters of the bird kind
With birding as in life, you never know what lies around the corner. I had two great blue heron sightings today. This morning, from the main observation platform at the Charles Rogers Preserve in Princeton, I spotted a heron at the edge of the reeds on the back side of the pond in the center…
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