Monthly Archives: December 2021

86th Annual Boonton Area Christmas Bird Count

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86th Annual Boonton Area Christmas Bird Count

Boonton Township / Boonton Town 

At approximately 6AM, a portion of the group headed outside in hopes of detecting things that go “hoot in the night”. By 7AM the rest of our group rendez-voused at Kincaid Woods on Powerville Rd.

Full roster of birders:

Dave Blinder 

Nora ORourke

Michael Leone

Rick Sedivec

Rick Miles

Jeff Scheidecker

Luke Franke from National Audubon

Doug Ensel

Shayna Marchese

Hotspots visited:

Rockaway Valley Four Corners

Kincaid Woods 

Deer Lake

Masar Field

TLCNJ

RVA Fields

Rockaway River / Morris Canal

Gracelord Park 

Full eBird checklist – https://ebird.org/checklist/S99462642

Northern Flicker at Kincaid Woods
Northern Flicker @ Kincaid Woods
House Finch at Kincaid Woods
House Finch @ Kincaid Woods
Eastern Bluebird at Deer Lake
Bluebird at Deer Lake
Great Blue Heron at Deer Lake
Red-tailed Hawk at Gracelord Park
Birders a’birding
Luke captures the morning light
The posse @ Kincaid Woods
Nora scans the treelike
Jeff shows the wingspan of a Turkey Vulture

December Morning at Round Valley Reservoir

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December Morning at Round Valley Reservoir
Hunterdon County New Jersey
12/22/2021

The best weather for landscape photography is nearly always scattered clouds and yesterday was no exception. I left my house amid the dark predawn hours in hopes of “striking gold” with a vivid morning sky and ended up getting rewarded.

Here is a video on the creation and controversy surrounding the creation of Round Valley Reservoir – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhkUyQh_P60

Visitation and hiking information for Round Valley Recreation Area – https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/roundvalleyrecreationarea.html

Palisades Cliffs and Hudson River

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Palisades Cliffs and Hudson River, Alpine New Jersey, December 2021


This photo was taken during a recent hike of the Giant Stairs which is not for the fainted hearted.
https://www.njhiking.com/giant-stairs/


The Stateline Lookout Area located on the Palisades Interstate Parkway is a nice roadside attraction to view these impressive cliffs. I also recommend a stop inside the Stateline Lookout Cafe.
https://www.njpalisades.org/stateline.html

12.15.2021 Lake Arrowhead

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12.15.2021

Lake Arrowhead

Denville NJ

A vivid morning sky was enough motivation for me to sprint out to the backyard to grab a few shots.

Canon M50 + EF-M 15-45mm