Red-winged Blackbird Red-winged Blackbirds are common and conspicuous in wetlands and fields. Males perch up prominently when they're singing European Starling Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Eastern Bluebird Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal House Finch House Sparrow Chipping Sparrow American Goldfinch Mourning Dove Field Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Blue Jay Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Mockingbird American Robin Gray Catbird White-throated Sparrow Purple Finch Savannah Sparrow

About 40F and cloudy in Morris county, NJ this morning.

I've never had Merlin spot a purple finch before and I certainly didn't see it, but I'm hoping the finch found something it liked among my feeders, or in the natural environment by me 🤞

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Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse The bright song of the Tufted Titmouse is one of the first sounds of spring across eastern North America. House Finch Dark-eyed Junco Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Downy Woodpecker Chipping Sparrow Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Cardinal Mourning Dove European Starling American Crow American Robin Northern Flicker Brown-headed Cowbird Tree Swallow House Sparrow

A beautiful 60F and sunny Saturday morning. Merlin did not pick up the sounds of the grey squirrel decimating the suet and mealworm feeders while the dogs were off duty.
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Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Tufted Titmouse American Robin House Sparrow Northern Cardinal European Starling House Finch Field Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglets look like they've had one too many shots of caffeine. Look for a tiny bird flitting around, nervously flicking its wings Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker White-throated Sparrow American Crow Eastern Bluebird Gray Catbird Carolina Wren Cedar Waxwing Northern Flicker

Foggy and crisp 40°F morning #TenMinMerlin #NJBirding #CaffinatedKinglets

House Sparrow Tufted Titmouse European Starling Northern Cardinal Mournina Dove Dark-eyed Junco Blue Jay Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird White-breasted Nuthatch House Finch American Robin Black-capped Chickadee Northern Flicker Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Hairy Woodpecker Song Sparrow Common Raven American Crow

All the usual suspects
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I love when a Hooded Merganser's head looks like a paper plate. 💕

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I love chasing (not literally) Belted Kingfishers in the rain. ☔️ 💜

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Chilly scene with a Hermit Thrush. 🥶💙❄️🍃

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Brrrr this White-throated Sparrow likes his berries on ice.
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Gorgeous Fox Sparrow partaking in a snowy meal. ❄️

Scroll to see the wintery scene. ⛄️ 💙

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#NJBirding at its finest. Greater Yellowlegs and some random plastic tubing in the Meadowlands. #birding #birdphotography

Bunch of sandpipers from DeKorte Park in the meadowlands. They hang out in a small water collection pond in front of a warehouse on Valley Brook Ave where rare birds occasionally show up. First one is a western hanging with semipalmated and least. #birding #NJbirding

American Golden Plover, evidently a rare bird for North Jersey. Picture from just outside DeKorte Park in a retaining pool. He was seen there briefly last week but hadn't been seen since. Well he is back. My 1st time with this species. #birding #birdphotography. #NJbirding

Came across a veery on a hike tonight. First time getting one on camera. Light was too low for my camera. But I'll take it. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding
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Palm #warblers moved into north Jersey at the base of the ramapo mountains. Got some great looks. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding

I met several experienced birders last week. These are people with #lifelists in the thousands. All have been generous with their time and knowledge. Hope to pass it on when I have some knowledge to share! One got me on this white-rumped sandpiper through his spotting scope. #birding #NJbirding

Savannah sparrow in the meadowlands this morning. Really a handsome bird. I hear a bunch of sparrow species come into the area in the fall and winter. Have to crack open my Peterson guide to sparrows and study up. #birding #birdphotohraphy #NJbirding

Had a good 10 minutes with this Peregrine Falcon today while chasing an American pipit and golden plover that showed up in the meadowlands. Didn't find them, but not a bad consolation. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding

Savannah sparrow in the meadowlands. Pretty uncommon bird I'm told. I appreciated his cooperation getting a pic. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding

Some #warblers stopping over in northern NJ during migration (redstart, black & white, chestnut sided & magnolia) #birding #NJbirding #birdphotography

American Kestral in the meadowlands taking a break from hunting. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding

Hunted 3 warblers with seasoned pro yesterday morning. Bay-breasted, blackpoll & Connecticut. Found the CT warbler. Didn't ID until the pic at home but the behavior (ground foraging in scrub, very skittish) gave some hope. Would have never seen without the expert. #birding #NJbirding

Beautiful morning for a long walk with my lab... brought the camera just in case and ended up with 27 species. Red tailed hawk, Eastern Phoebe and brown headed cowbird. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding

Eastern bluebirds are back in town. Was walking my dog so tough to get some good shots. My lab mix is a puller. #birding #birdphotography #NJbirding

Cape May Warbler with a morning snack. #NJbirding #birdphotography #birding

Palm warbler welcoming the sun. #birding #NJbirding #birdphotography

Another #lifer. Palm warbler at the base of the Ramapo Mountains, Bergen County, NJ #NJbirding #birding

Ruby throated hummingbird seen along the Ramapo River between the college and the mountain range of the same name. Another great #NJbirding spot with 148 species so far this year. #birdphotography #birding

Double-crested cormorants on the Hackensack River in Ridgefield Park, NJ. A stones throw from the GW bridge and manhattan & an oasis of trails and parks. My first time birding Overpeck and it did not disappoint. 124 species have been recorded this year. #NJbirding #birdphotography #birding

Two northern Parulas from this mornings warbler explosion. Couldn't keep up with the activity jumping back and forth between bridge camera and binoculars. #birding #NJbirding #birdphotography.

Terrible photo but my first prairie warbler. Stopping in at north Jersey on the way to the Caribbean! #birding #NJbirding