tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47572005584011439552024-03-17T15:47:38.325-04:00NJ Bird Photos: Birds of New JerseyInfo & pictures of common New Jersey birds: the woodpecker, cardinal, king fisher, warbler, robin, tufted titmouse, finch, mallard, cormorant, baby ducks, grebe, goose, cat bird, sapsucker, northern flicker, chickadee, merganser, hawk, heron, hairy woodpecker & goldfinch plus muskrat, groundhog & beaver. Many photos were taken at Lake Nelson in Piscataway, NJ and others in NJ bird spots: Cape May, the Meadowlands, and Sandy Hook or vacations in Florida, California and the Caribbean.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.comBlogger1197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-53739656615842900382012-06-29T07:40:00.027-04:002017-07-29T07:14:15.911-04:00<h3 class="post-title">New Jersey Backyard Birds</h3>We became birders when we moved to New Jersey. At first it was the red-bellied woodpecker, a somewhat common bird, that intrigued us with its brilliant red-head (and just a little red on the belly). They come to the suet feeders frequently but also eat jelly, oranges, peanuts and other bird seed. The goldfinches, the state bird of New Jersey, are brilliant yellow in the spring and summer. They are easily attracted with nyjer feeders. After a while, we saw some less common birds, including ovenbirds and catbirds, some of Chris' favorites. Mike likes the tufted titmice because of their "eye makeup" and he developed a relationship with them by feeding them peanuts on the deck railing.<br />
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It was always fun to see the migrating birds as well-- the warblers in the spring and the junco all winter. We always looked forward to the orioles returning in the spring.<br />
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We moved to New Jersey in 2006 and moved backed to California in 2012. This blog chronicles our becoming amateur birders after moving to a house on a lake in Piscataway, NJ.<br />
If you like this blog, you can follow our California birding at <a href="http://www.california-birds.com/">California Birds</a>.<br />
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<center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4260409608/" title="Red-bellied Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Red-bellied Woodpecker " height="500" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4028/4260409608_91fe473dde.jpg" width="454" /></a><br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5204318111/" title="Tufted Titmouse by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Tufted Titmouse" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4107/5204318111_d365e328f2_n.jpg" width="319" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4570024705/" title="American Goldfinch by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="American Goldfinch" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4063/4570024705_6275403802_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Tufted Titmouse</td> <td>American Goldfinch, The New Jersey State Bird </td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4254693595/" title="Dark-eyed Junco by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Dark-eyed Junco" height="261" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4017/4254693595_b6ccd88b80_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4348314573/" title="Chickadee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Chickadee" height="256" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4005/4348314573_59cb98e44c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Dark-eyed Junco</td> <td>Chickadee </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5380601187/" title="Northern Cardinal at the bird bath by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Northern Cardinal at the bird bath" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5286/5380601187_8a03f539be_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5502535062/" title="White-breasted Nuthatch by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="White-breasted Nuthatch" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5298/5502535062_ca2128663a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Northern Cardinal</td> <td>White-breasted Nuthatch</td> </tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3933119496/" title="Downy Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Downy Woodpecker" height="303" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3500/3933119496_c0566f2597_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5214975126/" title="Blue Jay by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue Jay" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5090/5214975126_b18c172a6f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Downy Woodpecker</td> <td>Blue Jay</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5651006379/" title="Robin by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Robin" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5305/5651006379_378d490814_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5675229159/" title="Gray Catbird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Gray Catbird" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5224/5675229159_c55be24dc2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Robin</td> <td>Gray Catbird</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3932310569/" title="Cedar Waxwing by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Cedar Waxwing" height="319" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2447/3932310569_de9920aa46_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7263324722/" title="Baltimore Oriole by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baltimore Oriole" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7263324722_e62c2edf69_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Cedar Waxwing</td> <td>Baltimore Oriole</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4965712906/" title="Ovenbird in the garden by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Ovenbird in the garden" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4103/4965712906_521f377fe0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5675853822/" title="Black and White Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Black and White Warbler" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5063/5675853822_f86c94cf77_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Oven Bird</td> <td>Black and White Warbler</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7281586146/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Northern Flicker" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7281586146_305940b7ec_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4260409528/" title="Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Yellow-bellied Sapsucker" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2723/4260409528_14fc5ed25c_n.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Northern Flicker</td> <td>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker</td> </tr>
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<h3 class="post-title">Lake Nelson Birds</h3>Lake Nelson is a small manmade lake in Piscataway, NJ that is home to some mallards, Canada geese, cormorants, herons, and swallows. The migratory birds are amazing, with the male common merganser being our favorite (and the reason we bought better binoculars).<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4103387379/" title="Hooded Merganser by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Hooded Merganser" height="556" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2693/4103387379_8704b832d7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<tr><td valign="top"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3933136638/" title="Female Common Merganser by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Female Common Merganser" height="268" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3525/3933136638_cc7702916f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4144835286/" title="Belted Kingfisher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Belted Kingfisher" height="260" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2766/4144835286_6bcde99e81_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Female Common Merganser</td> <td>Belted Kingfisher </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3934180514/" title="Watch it. You're crowding me. by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Watch it. You're crowding me." height="221" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2610/3934180514_a318e995e9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6109225844/" title="Egret by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Egret" height="228" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6192/6109225844_e6e010d5ce_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Double-crested cormorants</td> <td>Egret</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4067417271/" title="Wood Duck by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Wood Duck" height="247" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2746/4067417271_8778480b46_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4215217849/" title="Whitey and a Canada Goose by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Whitey and a Canada Goose" height="227" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2495/4215217849_5e1805a3a1_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Wood Duck</td> <td>Whitey and a Canada Goose</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6021109879/" title="Black Crowned Night Heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Black Crowned Night Heron" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6010/6021109879_6c3ca63372_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5953031430/" title="Great Blue Heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Great Blue Heron" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6147/5953031430_57aab9b737_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Black Crowned Night Heron</td> <td>Great Blue Heron</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5946634208/" title="Cliff Swallow by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Cliff Swallow" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6143/5946634208_d92de44a12_n.jpg" width="319" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7278515094/" title="Osprey by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Osprey" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7278515094_f6ea6b422f_n.jpg" width="209" /></a></td></tr>
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<h3 class="post-title">Our Favorite Birding Spots in New Jersey</h3>We started out as backyard birders, just feeding, observing and then photographing the birds that came to our house on Lake Nelson. After a while, we started venturing out more, aided by the JerseyBirds email list and ebird to see a wider variety of birds.<br />
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<center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3932356029/" title="Eastern Bluebird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Eastern Bluebird" height="566" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2597/3932356029_36020c7c0e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Eastern Bluebird: <a href="http://www.dukefarms.org/" target="_blank">Duke Farms</a> <br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5585491654/" title="Red-headed Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Red-headed Woodpecker" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5256/5585491654_93b83f56b9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4103370505/" title="Eastern Towhee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Eastern Towhee" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2654/4103370505_8070365456_n.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Red-headed Woodpecker: <a href="http://bergencountyaudubon.org/field-trip-directs/" target="_blank">Glenhurst Meadows</a></td> <td>Eastern Towhee: <a href="http://www.capemaytimes.com/birds/higbee.htm" target="_blank">Higbee </a>(Cape May)</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5002189042/" title="Least Bittern by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Least Bittern" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4144/5002189042_918057d912_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6413210255/" title="Long Tailed Duck by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Long Tailed Duck" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6413210255_f34d9bc901_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Least Bittern <a href="http://www.capemaytimes.com/nature/capemay-park.htm" target="_blank">Cape May Point State Park</a></td> <td>Long Tailed Duck: <a href="http://meadowblog.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Meadowlands</a></td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4512130312/" title="Hooded Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Hooded Warbler" height="255" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2340/4512130312_b59938069b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4068168832/" title="Snow Geese landing by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Snow Geese landing" height="263" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2582/4068168832_73ccf4b0df_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Hooded Warbler: <a href="http://www.passaiccountynj.org/county-parks-garret-mountain-reservation.html" target="_blank">Garrett Mountain</a></td> <td>Snow Geese: <a href="http://www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/" target="_blank">Brigantine (Forsythe NWR)</a></td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4001880093/" title="Ruby-crowned kinglet by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Ruby-crowned kinglet" height="213" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2467/4001880093_45158b0a2a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4164279972/" title="Harlequin Ducks by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Harlequin Ducks" height="228" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2493/4164279972_9acfc5cf72_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Ruby-crowned Kinglet: <a href="http://www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/thingstodosandyhook.htm" target="_blank">Sandy Hook</a></td> <td>Harlequin Ducks: <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/barnlig.html" target="_blank">Barnegat Light</a></td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256591228/" title="Bobolink by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Bobolink" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7256591228_dd80d19308_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7263379424/" title="American Redstart by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="American Redstart" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7263379424_feea247a6d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Bobolink: <a href="http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/ParkAreas/Hoffman/info.htm" target="_blank">Hoffman Park</a></td> <td>American Redstart:<a href="http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty.html" target="_blank"> Liberty State Park</a></td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5922500807/" title="Dickcissel: Negri Nepote by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Dickcissel: Negri Nepote" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6002/5922500807_a62691f879_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4609159357/" title="Yellow Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Yellow Warbler" height="320" src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1103/4609159357_0f06fa2e3b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Dicksissel: <a href="http://www.npsnj.org/blog/2012/05/05/negri-nepote-native-grassland-preserve/" target="_blank">Negri Nepote</a></td> <td>Yellow Warbler: <a href="http://www.fykenature.org/celeryfarm.html" target="_blank">Celery Farm</a></td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6338083541/" title="Snowy Owl & Squirrel by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Snowy Owl & Squirrel" height="319" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6048/6338083541_5313e4d1a1_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5215329307/" title="Red-breasted Nuthatch by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Red-breasted Nuthatch" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4111/5215329307_dce6412fb6_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Snowy Owl: <a href="http://www.merrillcreek.com/home.html">Merrill Creek Reservoir</a></td> <td>Red Breasted Nuthatch<br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4012802858/" title="Yellow-breasted chat by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Yellow-breasted chat" height="228" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3488/4012802858_414b76ecee_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5005684588/" title="Black Skimmers by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Black Skimmers" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4153/5005684588_c62157983b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Yellow-breasted chat: Rutgers Newark </td> <td>Black Skimmers: <a href="http://www.capemaytimes.com/birds/capemay-meadows.htm" target="_blank">Cape May Meadows</a></td> </tr>
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<h3 class="post-title">Birds from around the world</h3>We took two trips internationally for wildlife viewing. Trinidad and Tobago was solely for birding. We went to South Africa more for the "Big 5" mammals but we found guides who also knew the local birds. We went to the Caribbean almost every winter to escape the NJ winters and would enjoy the birds that came to us.<br />
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African Hoopoe: Londolozi Game Reserve<br />
Kruger National Park, South Africa<br />
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<tr><td>Paradise flycatcher: South Africa</td> <td>Lilac-breasted Roller: South Africa </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6543170065/" title="Secretary Bird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Secretary Bird" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6543170065_06eb83ef00_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6517820649/" title=" Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt=" Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6517820649_65bf72678c_n.jpg" width="319" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Secretary Bird: South Africa</td> <td>Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill: South Africa </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6517820479/" title="Pin-tailed Whydah by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Pin-tailed Whydah " height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6517820479_858ce5db51_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6553262311/" title="White-backed Vulture by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="White-backed Vulture" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6553262311_d6f839506e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Pin-tailed Whydah: South Africa</td> <td>White-backed Vulture: South Africa</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7275986728/" title="Bananaquit by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Bananaquit" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7275986728_1f80ca0e2c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4179637541/" title="Man-of-War aka Frigate by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Man-of-War aka Frigate " height="213" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4005/4179637541_5c4d200fd8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Bananaquit: Palm Island</td> <td>Frigate: Jamaica </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4451166766/" title="Antillean Crested Hummingbird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Antillean Crested Hummingbird" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4017/4451166766_b1d60b399c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6223769290/" title="Great Kiskadee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Great Kiskadee" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6105/6223769290_e7e1674769_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Antillean Crested Hummingbird: Grenada</td> <td>Great Kiskadee: Bermuda</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4204302129/" title="Brown Booby from Guana Island by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Brown Booby from Guana Island" height="283" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2531/4204302129_35fafac58f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7264533840/" title="Yellow-faced Grassquit Jamaica March 2009 by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Yellow-faced Grassquit Jamaica March 2009" height="285" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7264533840_20dea47cfa_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Brown Booby: Guana Island </td> <td>Yellow-faced Grassquit: Jamaica </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7264674092/" title="Great Blue Heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Great Blue Heron" height="269" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7264674092_56c17b005a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4797632835/" title="West Indian Whistling Duck by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="West Indian Whistling Duck" height="240" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4143/4797632835_259dd3301b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Heron: Belize</td> <td>West Indian Whistling Duck: Antigua </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6707682967/" title="White Wagtail by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="White Wagtail" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6707682967_07053cfb80_n.jpg" width="318" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5269285745/" title="Northern Parula by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Northern Parula" height="319" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5166/5269285745_4202a89ee4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>White Wagtail: China</td> <td>Northern Parula: Pink Sands, Harbour Island, Bahamas </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7264668440/" title="Pied Cormorant by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Pied Cormorant" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7264668440_f9d732c3b4_n.jpg" width="305" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5535992720/" title="Scarlet Ibis by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Scarlet Ibis" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5171/5535992720_d03ea7bb0a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Pied Cormorant: Monkey Mia, Australia</td> <td>Scarlet Ibis: Trinidad </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5535434925/" title="White-bearded Manikan by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="White-bearded Manikan" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5291/5535434925_a96380be70_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5535471683/" title="Purple Honeycreeper (male ) by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Purple Honeycreeper (male )" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5216/5535471683_316d0544c9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>White-bearded Manikan: Trinidad</td> <td>Purple Honeycreeper: Trinidad </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5536067812/" title="Tufted Coquette by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Tufted Coquette" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5296/5536067812_c023f40ea0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5543353351/" title="Blue-crowned Motmot by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue-crowned Motmot" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5134/5543353351_098951abf7_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Tufted Coquette<br />
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad</td> <td>Blue-crowned Motmot: Tobago </td> </tr>
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<h3 class="post-title">Birding in the USA</h3>When we travel, we often bring along the birding gear and will squeeze in some birding when we aren't visiting family, attending conferences, or visiting a beach to escape the New Jersey Winters. We only took one trip in the US solely for birding, to Dauphin Island off the coast of Alabama.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7263816176/" title="Roseatte Spoonbill by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Roseatte Spoonbill" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7263816176_4c1c2bcf5c.jpg" width="392" /></a><br />
Roseatte Spoonbill: Ding Darling NWR Sanibel Island, Florida <br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4343374728/" title="Male Painted Bunting by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Male Painted Bunting" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2793/4343374728_2d9231a2de_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6729104121/" title="Burrowing Owl by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Burrowing Owl" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6729104121_dd36804c0c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Painted Bunting<br />
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Collier County, FL</td> <td>Burrowing Owl<br />
Brian Piccolo Park, Pembroke Pines, Florida </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6947832032/" title="Prothonotary Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Prothonotary Warbler" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/6947832032_5baf3ddec8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7093040863/" title="Summer Tanager by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Summer Tanager" height="319" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7274/7093040863_2a6e89f74c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Prothonotary Warbler<br />
Indian Shell Mound Park<br />
Dauphin Island, Alabama</td> <td>Summer Tanager<br />
Indian Shell Mound Park<br />
Dauphin Island, Alabama</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7235580218/" title="Scissor-tailed flycatcher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Scissor-tailed flycatcher" height="210" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7235580218_04f4a7cc57_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4895942166/" title="Common Loon with Chick by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Common Loon with Chick" height="213" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/4895942166_99a7ce2a2c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Scissor-tailed flycatcher<br />
Airport Fence in Little Rock, Arkansas</td> <td>Common Loon<br />
Lake Waukewan, New Hampshire</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4412763850/" title="Reddish Egret: Bolsa Chica Wetlands by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Reddish Egret: Bolsa Chica Wetlands" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4014/4412763850_466ce8fd9d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4631173455/" title="Snowy Egret by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Snowy Egret" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4024/4631173455_62bd44d49e_n.jpg" width="318" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Reddish Egret<br />
Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, California</td> <td>Snowy Egret<br />
Baylands Nature Preserve - Palo Alto, California </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4541272933/" title="Vermilion Flycatcher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Vermilion Flycatcher" height="319" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2778/4541272933_599f13cca8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4539578780/" title="Gila Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Gila Woodpecker" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2727/4539578780_9fec293e31_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Agua Caliente Park<br />
Tucson, Arizona</td> <td>Gila Woodpecker: Tuscon, AZ</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5325938690/" title="Cedar Waxwing by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Cedar Waxwing" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5170/5325938690_99c71833d8_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5045384378/" title="Hummingbird in the vineyard by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Hummingbird in the vineyard" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4112/5045384378_79f57646df_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Cedar Waxwing: Lacy Park, Pasadena, CA</td> <td>Hummingbird, Temecula, California</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4339748111/" title="Pileated Woodpecker: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Pileated Woodpecker: Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary" height="262" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2727/4339748111_dcca06d5df_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6061939828/" title="American Oystercatchers in flight by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="American Oystercatchers in flight" height="254" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6068/6061939828_086b33e087_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Pileated Woodpecker<br />
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Collier County, FL</td> <td>American Oystercatchers: Cape Cod, Massachusetts </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6061484591/" title="Hummingbird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Hummingbird" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6184/6061484591_7e197f368a_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4320506056/" title="White Hawk (Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk) by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="White Hawk (Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk)" height="319" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4057/4320506056_c84018e9c2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Hummingbird: Cape Code, Mass</td> <td>Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk: Piscataway, NJ</td> </tr>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4180399624/" title="Stripe-headed Tanager by Mike's Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2626/4180399624_5462c397e0_n.jpg" width="320" height="269" alt="Stripe-headed Tanager"></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5065660167/" title="California Clapper Rail by Mike's Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4092/5065660167_1efde422c9_n.jpg" width="320" height="248" alt="California Clapper Rail"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Stripe-headed Tanager: Puerto Rico</td> <td>California Clapper Rail<br />
Baylands Nature Preserve - Palo Alto, California<br />
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<h3 class="post-title">Baby Birds</h3><br />
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<center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3933910704/" title="Mute Swan and Cygnets by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Mute Swan and Cygnets" height="392" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2633/3933910704_fc340bf47a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Mute Swan and Cygnets</center><center> <br />
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5828496140/" title="Mother and Baby Ducks by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Mother and Baby Ducks" height="229" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2646/5828496140_c9389c3fb4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4605142990/" title="Incredibly Cute Baby Wood Ducks by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Incredibly Cute Baby Wood Ducks" height="224" src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1405/4605142990_cca75746cb_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Mother and Baby Mallards</td> <td>Mother and Baby Wood Ducks</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4869699049/" title="Three Baby Wrens by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Three Baby Wrens" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4116/4869699049_193c9d8dfb_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5954220798/" title="Baby Turkey by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Turkey" height="320" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6140/5954220798_26885b530d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Baby House Wrens</td> <td>Baby Turkeys </td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4202633835/" title="Baby Blue Jay by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Blue Jay" height="256" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2740/4202633835_5cb6e8bbb2_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4591174999/" title="Baby Goose (Canada Gosling) by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Goose (Canada Gosling)" height="263" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4032/4591174999_f6c985b149_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Baby Blue Jay</td> <td>Baby Goose (Canada Gosling)</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5869995988/" title="More Baby Woodpecker Feeding by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="More Baby Woodpecker Feeding" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5315/5869995988_4b2d1a28ba_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7269671206/" title="Baby Barn Swallows by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Barn Swallows" height="308" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7269671206_3cc8941f6b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Baby Woodpecker Feeding</td> <td>Baby Barn Swallows</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4729405335/" title="Baby Baltimore Oriole by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Baltimore Oriole" height="320" src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1335/4729405335_bfd3923b54_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4631221907/" title="Black-crowned Night Heron Chicks by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Black-crowned Night Heron Chicks" height="320" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4013/4631221907_cb0b135a35_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Baby Baltimore Oriole</td> <td>Black-crowned Night Heron Chicks</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7275014040/" title="Robin Nest by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Robin Nest" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7275014040_6771477c50_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7275001956/" title="Baby Robin by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Baby Robin" height="213" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7275001956_98198ac974_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Robin Nest</td> <td>Baby Robin</td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7435607946/" title="Babies in Flicker Nest by Mike's Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7435607946_b0b5ca29f3_n.jpg" width="320" height="320" alt="Babies in Flicker Nest"></a></td> <td><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4880616492/" title="House Wrens Fledging by Mike's Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4880616492_83d17d8b21_n.jpg" width="320" height="320" alt="House Wrens Fledging"></a><br />
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<tr><td>Flickers in Nest</td> <td>House Wrens Fledging</td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7419277238/" title="Baby Ducks on a log by Mike's Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5111/7419277238_c320ef1fd7_z.jpg" width="640" height="370" alt="Baby Ducks on a log"></a><br />
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<h3 class="post-title">Other Animals from Lake Nelson</h3><br />
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<center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6159928409/" title="Chipmunk eating blueberries by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Chipmunk eating blueberries" height="500" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6180/6159928409_21290b2c6d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Chipmunk <table><tbody align="center" valign="top">
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6113023475/" title="Groundhog by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Groundhog" height="229" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6078/6113023475_3da3f62242_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4714264934/" title="Three Turtles on a floating island by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Three Turtles on a floating island" height="223" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4016/4714264934_a011191f3c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Groundhog</td> <td>Turtles </td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7273056022/" title="Muskrat by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Muskrat" height="268" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7273056022_c4535273e9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7273385360/" title="Bullfrog by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Bullfrog" height="284" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7273385360_cb11cc048f_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Muskrat</td> <td>Bullfrog</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7254999466/" title="Beaver by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Beaver" height="234" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7254999466_040df97e8b_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/4737044852/" title="Deer by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Deer" height="232" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4122/4737044852_b5eb864c2b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Beaver</td> <td>Deer</td> </tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/5291531212/" title="Fox by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Fox" height="213" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5241/5291531212_42cac67a70_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></td> <td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7273385518/" title="Water Snake by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Water Snake" height="230" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7273385518_b10b5a4978_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </td></tr>
<tr><td>Fox</td> <td>Water Snake</td> </tr>
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A variety of other wildlife visited our home on Lake Nelson. The beavers were the most interesting but the chipmunk is cute and it was fun to see the fox.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-20211003839048391832012-06-28T17:21:00.004-04:002012-06-28T17:31:57.408-04:00Goodbye Lake Nelson<center><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455703608/" title="Night Heron at Dam by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Night Heron at Dam" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7455703608_31a71a4f2b_z.jpg" width="639" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455702696/" title="Black Crowned Night Heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Black Crowned Night Heron" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7455702696_e099bc7ddb_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455703024/" title="Black Crowned Night Heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Black Crowned Night Heron" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7455703024_c0a89b76e9_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
Black Crowned Night Heron</center><center><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455700390/" title="Barn Swallows by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Barn Swallows" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7455700390_f14068a482_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455699938/" title="Barn Swallows by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Barn Swallows" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/7455699938_1b11015d31_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
Barn Swallows<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455699262/" title="Cedar Waxwing by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Cedar Waxwing" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/7455699262_cc3d7eca2e_z.jpg" width="639" /></a><br />
Cedar Waxwing<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455701924/" title="Gray Catbird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Gray Catbird" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7455701924_b1e7821b13_z.jpg" width="639" /></a><br />
Gray Catbird<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455702258/" title="Tufted Titmouse by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Tufted Titmouse" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7455702258_7172264542_z.jpg" width="638" /></a><br />
Tufted Titmouse with a peanut<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7455701570/" title="Chipmunk by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Chipmunk" height="426" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7455701570_33567f6fe2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Well, this is really it. We fly to California at 7:40am tomorrow. In between packers, car transport and movers, we got in some backyard birding. One new discovery this week was the barn swallows feeding juveniles. Barn Swallows almost never land in our yard, but we had juveniles in trees being fed by adults catching the mosquitoes on the lake. Cedar waxwings are infrequent visitors but they were out on the lake catching insects as well. The night heron flew by and landed on the gate by the dam. We took a walk down and saw him on a log over the stream and then higher in a tree. The catbirds are finishing the last of our jelly and the titmouse took our last peanut.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-49867825091646531812012-06-24T18:57:00.008-04:002012-06-25T04:58:44.156-04:00Flicker Babies: We couldn't wait.We first located the flicker nest on May 27 and got some pretty good photos.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7281586146/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Northern Flicker" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7281586146_305940b7ec_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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We've been watching since then and reading up on flickers at <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_flicker/lifehistory">http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_flicker/lifehistory</a> and <a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/nestinginfo/bios/sp_accts/nofl">http://www.birds.cornell.edu/nestinginfo/bios/sp_accts/nofl</a><br />
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"Nest Placement: Cavity. Northern Flickers usually excavate nest holes in dead or diseased tree trunks or large branches.</i><br />
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<i>Nest Description: Both sexes help with nest excavation. The entrance hole is about 3 inches in diameter, and the cavity is 13-16 inches deep. The cavity widens at bottom to make room for eggs and the incubating adult. Inside, the cavity is bare except for a bed of wood chips for the eggs and chicks to rest on. Once nestlings are about 17 days old, they begin clinging to the cavity wall rather than lying on the floor.<br />
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<i>Egg Laying: Shortly after the birds finish the cavity, the female begins egg-laying. She lays semi-glossy, pure white eggs early in the morning, adding one egg per day until there are five to eight eggs laid. As few as three eggs and as many as 12 have been reported in a clutch, but larger clutches usually represent eggs from two females. Clutches laid early in the breeding season tend to be larger than those laid later.</i><br />
<i>Once egg laying begins, the birds never leave the nest unattended. Adults take turns remaining near or at the nest site.<br />
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<i>Incubation: The incubation period for Northern Flickers is 11 to 14 days, and incubation begins one to two days before the female lays the last egg. Both sexes incubate the eggs. The female is most attentive toward the nest during early incubation, but later the male is the more attentive of the pair and remains with the eggs at night.<br />
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<i>Nestling Care: The young hatch within one to two days of each other. The female broods the newly hatched young, but as the nestlings grow, female attentiveness decreases and male attentiveness increases. The male remains in the cavity with the nestlings at night. Shortly after hatching, the young can produce a unique buzzing sound, an ability that lasts until they are nearly full-feathered. The nestlings make the sound whenever something approaches the nest cavity and researchers speculate that the noise, which resembles an agitated swarm of bees, may frighten away squirrels and other nest predators. </i><br />
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We've been waiting to see the baby flickers and watching daily. We've seen both the male and female at the nest. It got close to 100 degrees last week and the female flicker appeared to be panting while guarding the nest, so we put some water out front for them.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7424886642/" title="Female Flicker guarding the nest by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Female Flicker guarding the nest" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7424886642_ffd0c60f85.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7424887768/" title="Flicker at the birdbath by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Flicker at the birdbath" height="332" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7424887768_2d72e0c65a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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The male has also been guarding the nest.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7424887144/" title="Male Flicker guarding the nest by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Male Flicker guarding the nest" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7424887144_cf7f615234.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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We've been dying to know the status inside the Flicker nest. Mike has been suggesting contacting people with trucks with ladders and buckets, while Chris thought that was a little extreme. A regular ladder was considered, but the fear of injury put a stop to that idea. This morning while on our usual around the block walk, we ran into neighbors Lana and Carl, who also take a morning walk. They read the blog and asked about the Flicker nest and we told them we hadn't seen the babies yet. Mike inquired of their tools or access to trucks, and Carl said he had an extension pole that might reach the height we needed. Chris wanted nothing to do with this plan (what with the moving preparations and all), but boys will be boys, and off we went to borrow the extension pole. Later in the day when the light was right, Mike had the contraption configured with the tripod attached to Carl's pole with zip ties, and the smaller and lighter of our cameras on the tripod taking video. Although Chris vowed she would not get involved, she did offer some assistance with hoisting the thing up and catching the camera on the way down. It was barely tall enough, but Mike was on his tiptoes with the poles fully extended and we were able to capture some images of proof there is life in the nest! Chris was fussing to not keep the camera there too long to stress the babies or the parents, but in the end even she was happy to know what was in the nest 30 feet up. These babies will probably not fledge before we leave on Friday, but that's probably just at well as we would be fretting and worrying about their survival.<br />
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Here are some photos of our adventure.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7435607712/" title="Flicker Nest by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Flicker Nest" height="180" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7435607712_5410ce07b4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7435607946/" title="Babies in Flicker Nest by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Babies in Flicker Nest" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7435607946_b0b5ca29f3_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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Here is the same video from YouTube and Flickr of the nest. In the video, you can hear the buzzing of the babies as described at the websites above. It's best to watch in full screen mode because the babies aren't centered.<br />
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So, what do our blog readers think? Will the birds miss us or be glad to see us go?Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-81363225465833471882012-06-24T18:18:00.001-04:002012-06-24T20:56:31.187-04:00Baby Ducks on Lake NelsonThe weather was warm last week, so we've been going on our morning walk early. One day, we came upon nine baby ducks sleeping on a log by the dam.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7419245596/" title="Baby Ducks sleeping on a log at the dam. by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/7419245596_65437a88bb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Baby Ducks sleeping on a log at the dam."></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7424888550/" title="Baby Ducks by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/7424888550_5bae21ecf3.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Baby Ducks"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7419277238/" title="Baby Ducks on a log by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5111/7419277238_c320ef1fd7.jpg" width="500" height="289" alt="Baby Ducks on a log"></a>Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-51533685627825349772012-06-17T06:58:00.000-04:002012-06-21T10:39:49.578-04:00Adios and Vaya con Dios<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7385410340/" title="Black-crowned night heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7385410340_9ced91fba4.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Black-crowned night heron"></a><br>
Black-crowned night heron<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7385409570/" title="White-breasted nuthatch by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7385409570_a72e698c53.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="White-breasted nuthatch"></a><br>
White-breasted nuthatch<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7385409298/" title="Baby red-bellied Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7385409298_f3d72a9a2d.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Baby red-bellied Woodpecker"></a><br>
Fledgling Red-bellied Woodpecker<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7385409026/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/7385409026_afb77c77d1.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Flicker"></a><br>
Northern Flicker<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7385408306/" title="Chickadee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7385408306_53d72e9b7a.jpg" width="499" height="500" alt="Chickadee"></a><br>
Carolina Chickadee<p>
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Northern Cardinal<p>
We are joyfully moving back to California at the end of the month and are busy preparing, so this is likely to be our last post (unless we see the flicker babies that the mother is caring for). The weather was nice yesterday so we had dinner outside, and we were happy that many of our bird friends came by as if to wish us farewell.<p>
We have started a new blog, <a href="http://www.california-birds.com/">California Birds</a>. Right now, it mostly contains photos from our trips to California, but we'll post occasionally once we get settled.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-28583293539565325802012-06-16T13:51:00.001-04:002012-06-16T13:52:15.652-04:00Baby Red Bellied Woodpecker<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7380861498/" title="Baby Red Bellied Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7380861498_d77bc25f3d.jpg" width="499" height="500" alt="Baby Red Bellied Woodpecker"></a><p>
While we are waiting and hoping to see the baby flickers, a baby red-bellied woodpecker followed its mother to a feeder in our yard.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-79478393035864165272012-06-10T14:18:00.002-04:002012-06-10T14:18:46.212-04:00Snow Goose on Lake Nelson<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7173027105/" title="Snow Goose by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7173027105_19d8f15845.jpg" width="500" height="357" alt="Snow Goose"></a><p>
We are back in Jersey and were surprised to find a Snow Goose on Lake Nelson. This is a new bird for this lake, even if they are somewhat common winter residents elsewhere in NJ.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-38916315332404972552012-06-07T07:27:00.003-04:002012-06-07T07:35:52.371-04:00Northern FlickersWe were out in Riverside, California again and went birding with some people at UC Riverside. One of the highlights for us was the red-shafted northern flicker. We get the yellow shafted in NJ.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7161915651/" title="Red Shafted Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7161915651_1144f89725.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Red Shafted Northern Flicker"></a><br />Red Shafted Northern Flicker<br /><br /><br />The Red-shafted Northern Flicker lives in western North America. They are red under the tail and underwings and have red under their tail. Males have a red moustache. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/3932337333/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2662/3932337333_42f5e3da61.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Flicker"></a><br />Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker<br /><br />The Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker lives in eastern North America. They are yellow under the tail and underwings and have yellow under their tail. Males have a black moustache. <br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-55659099859965287092012-06-07T07:27:00.001-04:002012-06-11T13:31:17.523-04:00Birding at AgOps at UC RiversideHere are a few more of the birds we saw at Riverside, mostly at the AgOps area of campus. The western kingbird was at a nearby park. The Western Wood-Pewee was a new bird to us.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7161913531/" title="Western Kingbird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7161913531_c2a776d227.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Western Kingbird"></a><br />Western Kingbird<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7362339888/" title="Western Wood Peewee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7362339888_99283fd3b4.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Western Wood Peewee"></a><br />Western Wood-Pewee<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7161914933/" title="Acorn Woodpecker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7161914933_9bfc720259.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"></a><br />Acorn Woodpecker<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7161915109/" title="Baby Western Bluebird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7161915109_0a0e1109ce.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Baby Western Bluebird"></a><br />Baby Western Bluebird<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7161915211/" title="Lark Sparrow by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7161915211_eb7b5e7f35.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Lark Sparrow"></a><br />Lark Sparrow<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7347124882/" title="Says Phoebe by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7347124882_0be7dcb33f.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Says Phoebe"></a><br />Say's Phoebe<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7161915797/" title="Black Phoebe by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7161915797_65932923de.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Black Phoebe"></a><br />Black Phoebe<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-34897526258752425412012-06-02T10:47:00.001-04:002012-06-02T15:09:06.554-04:00Birding the last week of May<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7322115108/" title="Northern Cardinal by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7322115108_ab78e85f24.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Cardinal"></a><br>Northern Cardinal<p><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7289185190/" title="Baby Cardinal by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7289185190_d42f3047ac.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Baby Cardinal"></a><br /><br />Baby Cardinal<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7320665790/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7320665790_2ae74e8f7f.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Flicker"></a><br /><br />Northern Flicker<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7322114466/" title="Chickadee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7322114466_27efb9bf76.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Chickadee"></a><br>Chickadee<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7269432538/" title="House Wren by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/7269432538_a788c0ca5b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="House Wren"></a><br />House Wren<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7288615222/" title="Cerulean Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7288615222_27ba498817.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Cerulean Warbler"></a><br /><br />Cerulean Warbler<br /><br /><br />Things have been fairly active around our house. The titmice are feeding their young and a pair of Northern Cardinals is feeding a fledgling. The house wren is busy at the wren house, but we have not seen signs of babies. We are still hopeful we'll see baby Northern Flickers and watch the nest daily. The chickadees are coming to the feeder regularly. In spite of the backyard activity, we heard about the Cerulean Warblers in the Delaware Gap and took a trip on Memorial Day to Old Mine Rd. It was much easier to hear the Cerulean Warblers than see them, but eventually we got some looks high in the trees.<br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-88765897996778608852012-05-27T17:29:00.001-04:002012-05-28T19:21:14.381-04:00Northern Flicker Nest<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7282146746/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7282146746_eebb43e55b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Flicker"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7282127506/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/7282127506_1a134f2899.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Flicker"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7281586146/" title="Northern Flicker by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/7281586146_305940b7ec.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Northern Flicker"></a><br /><br />Chris has been hearing the loud repetitive call of a bird from the front yard for a couple of weeks. We decided to investigate this weekend. Yesterday, we saw a Northern Flicker fly out of the large tree in front and then recognized who has been calling. This morning, we saw a flicker at a broken branch and couldn't tell if it was eating from the hole or feeding. This afternoon, we saw two flickers at the hole and one went in. We watched a bit longer and got some photos as it poked its head out and then emerged. We are fairly confident there is a nest and we will be watching for baby flickers in the next week or two.<br /><br />Stay tuned.... <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-7799798370157388532012-05-26T13:20:00.001-04:002012-05-26T18:21:55.713-04:00Titmice feeding and bathing<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7274154370/" title="Two titmice by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7274154370_acb5619bff.jpg" width="500" height="357" alt="Two titmice"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7274236008/" title="Two titmice in the bird bath by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7274236008_e2f8ab3ded.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Two titmice in the bird bath"></a><br /><br />The titmice have fledged. We have 2 parents and about 4 kids visiting the feeders and birdbath. The fledglings chirp 'feed me' constantly but we enjoy the activity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-50523627044619454442012-05-23T13:02:00.001-04:002012-06-02T15:15:15.838-04:00Bobolinks at Hoffman Park, Union NJ<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256591298/" title="Bobolink by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7256591298_1fb22e6dbd.jpg" width="499" height="500" alt="Bobolink"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256591388/" title="Bobolink by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7256591388_5eb5e76427.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Bobolink"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256591228/" title="Bobolink by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7256591228_dd80d19308.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Bobolink"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256591136/" title="Bobolink (female) by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7256591136_098b1e8c38.jpg" width="499" height="500" alt="Bobolink (female)"></a><br /><br />Inspired by the reports of bobolinks and a few hours of nice weather, we took a trip to Hoffman Park in Union. Upon pulling into the park, we heard and then saw a male bobolink. We got some good looks and photos. We could have just turned around having accomplished our mission, but we stayed awhile longer and then encountered a few more bobolinks including a female. We also saw a cedar waxwing, a phoebe, a brown-headed cowbird and a yellow warbler (below).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256591056/" title="Yellow Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7256591056_75765a93b0.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Yellow Warbler"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256590960/" title="Yellow Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7256590960_ed2428a46c.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Yellow Warbler"></a><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-80998780400851531412012-05-23T12:32:00.001-04:002012-05-23T13:03:33.048-04:00More Chipmunks<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7256420716/" title="Chip by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7256420716_aa8fb7c390.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Chip"></a><br />
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We think these are juvenile chipmunks.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-6114757147075964462012-05-22T18:53:00.002-04:002012-05-22T19:13:51.269-04:00Chip has a girlfriend<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7252121820/" title="Chip by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Chip" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7252121820_858d83ba26.jpg" width="401" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7252121384/" title="Chip by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Chip" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7252121384_73818f01e8.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Chip has a girlfriend!! - or possibly an entire family. Yesterday Chris saw two darling little chipmunks popping out at the same time from "Chip's" hole next to the back walkway. They looked like they were hugging and kissing, but it was too dark due to the rain to get any pictures. (And Chris is not as good with the camera as Mike, and these chipmunks are fast!)<br />
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Today the lawn got mowed, so feeling bad for the disturbance to the chipmunks, Chris put out some stale blueberries near the hole. You can even see Chip's tongue in the first photo as he is either enjoying or cleaning up after the blueberry feast. Of course, we can't tell a female from a male chipmunk or an adult from a juvenile, but we certainly know we have two or three more than last season. Aren't they just the cutest little couple in the last photo!? We like them a heck of a lot more than groundhogs!!Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-47859511508960666242012-05-20T15:15:00.001-04:002012-05-20T15:17:44.219-04:00Scissor-tailed flycatcherWe were in Little Rock when we got the email that a Scissor-tailed flycatcher had been seen in New Jersey in Franklin Township. Mike was debating whether to skip work on Monday to see this rare bird.<br /><br />Our GPS took us on a weird route to the Little Rock airport, taking us past the fenced in grasslands around the runway. As Chris was driving, Mike yelled for her to stop the car. There was a scissor-tailed flycatcher on the fence. Chris turned around and Mike got the camera out of the trunk, but the bird flew away. We proceeded slowly to the airport and saw one more male flycatcher on the fence further up and then two females.<br /><br />I guess Monday is a regular work day, although the bobolinks in Union sound tempting.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7235513576/" title="Scissor-tailed flycatcher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7235513576_33a661721a.jpg" width="500" height="425" alt="Scissor-tailed flycatcher"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7235580218/" title="Scissor-tailed flycatcher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7235580218_04f4a7cc57.jpg" width="500" height="328" alt="Scissor-tailed flycatcher"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7235541300/" title="Scissor-tailed flycatcher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7235541300_c5e04fdeee.jpg" width="500" height="339" alt="Scissor-tailed flycatcher"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7235500966/" title="AdobePhotoshopExpress_20120520134423 by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5152/7235500966_0854ac441a.jpg" width="500" height="344" alt="AdobePhotoshopExpress_20120520134423"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-72184837576389224942012-05-19T18:35:00.001-04:002012-05-19T18:36:36.672-04:00City Birds: Little Rock, ArkansasWe took a trip to Little Rock, Arkansas for our son-in-law's Ph.D. graduation. We didn't take the birding camera but got a few shots of some city birds with the people camera. We stayed at the Peabody because they keep ducks in the fountain of the hotel lobby. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7229703860/" title="Ducks in fountain at Peabody Hotel, Little Rock by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7229703860_50c10b1616.jpg" width="500" height="481" alt="Ducks in fountain at Peabody Hotel, Little Rock"></a><br />Ducks at Peabody Hotel, Little Rock<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7229335664/" title="Bluebirds nesting in a street lamp. by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7229335664_1861a1b3fb.jpg" width="500" height="460" alt="Bluebirds nesting in a street lamp."></a><br />Bluebirds nesting in a street lamp<br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-40607467916215151072012-05-12T23:08:00.001-04:002012-05-29T08:20:43.959-04:00Birds of Riverside, CA<center><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7184965530/" title="Hummingbird by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7184965530_78b99ac8f6.jpg" width="482" height="500" alt="Hummingbird"></a><br />Hummingbird<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7184940434/" title="Spotted Towhee by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/7184940434_952df76a6c.jpg" width="500" height="465" alt="Spotted Towhee"></a><br />Spotted Towhee<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7185211202/" title="Lesser Goldfinch by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7185211202_405ac5b08f.jpg" width="487" height="500" alt="Lesser Goldfinch"></a><br />Lesser Goldfinch<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7185170538/" title="Bewicks Wren by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7185170538_85dc15f542.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Bewicks Wren"></a><br />Bewicks Wren<br /></center><br /><br />We were visiting Riverside, CA and stopped by the botanical garden. We saw a few birds and will have to visit again when we have more time.<br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-33937737654770262072012-05-07T19:05:00.002-04:002012-05-07T19:06:46.577-04:00Baltimore Oriole<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7154393570/" title="Baltimore Oriole by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7154393570_3eb113437e.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Baltimore Oriole"></a><br />
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We arrived home to find two male orioles in the yard. It looks like they are competing to see which one will build a nest in the tree by the lake.<br />
This one looks like a juvenile to us.<br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-46015790254791826182012-05-07T19:01:00.002-04:002012-05-07T19:01:41.135-04:00Birding Central Park<center><br />
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Warbling Vireo<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7153128757/" title="Black and White Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7153128757_0aab2b0b4f.jpg" width="500" height="499" alt="Black and White Warbler"></a><br />
Black and White Warbler<br />
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We were in New York this weekend and did some birding in Central Park Monday AM. It was good exercise after all the eating we did.<br />
We added the Warbling Vireo to our life lists and saw our first ovenbird of the year.<br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-76661446431042649822012-05-05T09:05:00.000-04:002012-05-06T16:38:02.449-04:00Catbirds Return<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c7YxbMyTM9ROKW7kEGJ05w-r-pNSFSeeyMMPtHZHii0XJe5wYui54y1IeT4lWWJHDVAXQRzVm9ZM9eaqaMQTqc8QGlPh8BrX9T2Z8wP5_koy_5bbtNGiQgj-rIVN1fJCDQtvgRD2-Vs/s1600/DSC06779.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c7YxbMyTM9ROKW7kEGJ05w-r-pNSFSeeyMMPtHZHii0XJe5wYui54y1IeT4lWWJHDVAXQRzVm9ZM9eaqaMQTqc8QGlPh8BrX9T2Z8wP5_koy_5bbtNGiQgj-rIVN1fJCDQtvgRD2-Vs/s400/DSC06779.JPG" /></a> </div>This week has seen the return of one of Chris' favorite birds: the catbird. Right now, their call sounds like a baby crying. Later on in the season, their song is more melodic. They come to jelly feeders. When feeding insects to thier young, they will occasionally stop off at the jelly feeder to dip the insect in jelly before taking it to the fledgling.<br /><br /><br /><br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-9619095206617563322012-04-30T20:20:00.001-04:002012-04-30T20:20:56.728-04:00Baby Ducks<div align="center" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQnHNbse_PeH0lfqBM8fDlS7shQZO3nid6FqTdhQmpQ1ysPVChyphenhyphengR7GcCah0oB6WIbaZvdoSSKJMqZJX_3rINJn_tt1OIR4S2mS8LIY9F7M0ORpUPek7CV2G2YdTiNtyA0eLMqH6jcHI/s1600/DSC06741.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQnHNbse_PeH0lfqBM8fDlS7shQZO3nid6FqTdhQmpQ1ysPVChyphenhyphengR7GcCah0oB6WIbaZvdoSSKJMqZJX_3rINJn_tt1OIR4S2mS8LIY9F7M0ORpUPek7CV2G2YdTiNtyA0eLMqH6jcHI/s400/DSC06741.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
Yesterday, we thought we saw a baby duck with its parents, but something wasn't right. The baby was too large and the male usually isn't involved in raising the ducklings. We think it was an immature ruddy duck that was following two mallards. <br />
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</div>Today, we spotted our first real mallard duckling of the year.<br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-29213150845292152622012-04-27T08:17:00.000-04:002012-04-27T08:17:02.936-04:00Ruby Red Throat Hummingbird: Photos by Susan<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Ruby Red Throat Hummingbird drinking nectar from Red Salvia (lady in red) in my Bordentown, New Jersey backyard.<br />Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-86868898595693652002012-04-27T07:20:00.000-04:002012-04-27T08:30:38.003-04:00More from Dauphin Island<br />
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Molting Tanager<br />
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Summer Tanager and Kingbird<br />
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Black and White Warbler<br />
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Willow Flycatcher<br />
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Eastern Kingbird<br />
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Female Orchard Oriole<br />
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Male Orchard Oriole<br />
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Red-eyed Vireo<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7098674845/" title="Blue-grey Gnatcatcher by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue-grey Gnatcatcher" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/7098674845_4e3bac15f1.jpg" width="499" /></a><br />
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7094945653/" title="Green Heron by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Green Heron" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7094945653_8986415b3d.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Green Heron<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7093893843/" title="Blue Grosbeak - female by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue Grosbeak - female" height="499" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7093893843_8754269b8e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
Blue Grosbeak - female<br />
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</center>Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4757200558401143955.post-35378622503634273622012-04-21T18:17:00.001-04:002012-04-21T20:04:07.555-04:00Dauphin Island Birding<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6947832032/" title="Prothonotary Warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Prothonotary Warbler" height="500" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/6947832032_5baf3ddec8.jpg" width="500" /></a><br>
Prothonotary Warbler<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7093040863/" title="Summer Tanager by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Summer Tanager" height="499" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7274/7093040863_2a6e89f74c.jpg" width="500" /></a><br>
Summer Tanager<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/6948877506/" title="Worm-eating warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Worm-eating warbler" height="500" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5459/6948877506_b42b49bf3e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br>
Worm-eating warbler<p>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pazzani/7093039819/" title="Blue-winged warbler by New Jersey Birds, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue-winged warbler" height="500" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/7093039819_cce4b9cf55.jpg" width="500" /></a><br>
Blue-winged warbler<p>
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We took a trip to Dauphin Island off the coast of Alabama. Dauphin Island is a barrier island and one of the first places a bird encounters when flying to the north across the Gulf of Mexico. Many migrating birds stop here. We thought we'd meet them half way on their trip to NJ. <p>
The birding was pretty good and the folks were pretty friendly. This post has some new birds for us. We'll post a few more photos of our trip when we have time this week.Chris and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074999684953267545noreply@blogger.com0