Comments on: The Birds of New Jersey https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/ Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:10:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: J Rossi https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/#comment-503528 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:10:48 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/#comment-503528 Im trying to find out what type of bird has nested in my front yard tree can I send a pic I have very limited knowledge of birds but Ive never saw this type here before and I usually take the time to watch the local birds

]]> By: dhogaza https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/#comment-503527 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:35:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/#comment-503527

New Jersey is an excellent place to go to see wildlife and I’m not talking about Atlantic City.

There’s a reason the World Series of Birding is held in New Jersey …

]]> By: NoAstronomer https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/#comment-503526 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:00:37 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/06/08/the-birds-of-new-jersey/#comment-503526 “Why, there are even mountains.”

Yes we do have mountains, though most other people would call them large hills.

Kayaking around the New Jersey coast I’ve seen all manor of different birds. Herons of all types. Egrets. Oystercatchers. Terns diving for fish. I’ve watched seagulls pull up crabs and systematically dismember them and I’ve seen crabs fight off gulls and wade back into the water.

Bald eagles have watched me paddle past as red-tailed hawks circle overhead. I’ve been splashed by osprey as they drag fish out of the river. The ducks never let me get close though.

Sometimes, in the evenings as I paddle back home, the chit-chat of the red-winged blackbirds in the marsh is almost deafening.

Mike.

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