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One of the benefits of working for a union that represents workers all over the state of New Jersey is that on occasion I find myself near a great birding location after having finished work for the day.  For example, a couple of weeks ago I found myself with several hours of daylight left and [...]

As I may have mentioned before, I have been spending an occasional hour or so doing the auto loop at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, better known as Brigantine.  One of the amazing aspects of Brigantine in late spring is the sheer volume of turtles one can encounter.  On a single trip I [...]

Despite my manic work schedule of late my positioning in southern New Jersey does lend itself to an occasional, if brief, birding outing when the stars align properly and I am near a birdy spot when I suddenly find myself with a free hour or so.  A couple of times I have had this happen [...]

I usually spot Ruddy Turnstones in winter, hunkered down on windswept jetties being blasted by salt spray in the company of Purple Sandpipers.  Either that, or I see them in spring with hordes of other shorebirds feeding on the eggs of Horseshoe Crabs.  Until last weekend I can’t recall ever spotting a Ruddy Turnstone actually [...]

Everyone knows what a jinx bird is.  It is a bird that dodges you like sanity does Michele Bachmann.  No matter how hard you try to find a jinx bird it eludes you.  They are frustrating, annoying, anger-inducing, and, when you finally find one, amazingly rewarding!  Jinx birds are one of the aspects of birding [...]

As was already stated in the post about tracking down and watching the Roseate Spoonbill, I spent Sunday birding at Brigantine, or, more properly, the Brigantine Division of the Edward B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.  There were many more birds seen than the spoonbill and some of them showed amazingly well despite the thick fog [...]

A good friend of mine from way back in high school got married on Long Island this weekend (Congrats Aaron and Mel) and to get to the wedding and reception and to run some errands Friday night Daisy and I decided to rent a car.  The deal we got was so good we decided to [...]