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The Gas Station Bird

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The concerned person who took the photograph approached a Lukeoil Station in Northvale, New Jersey to inquire about the bird’s well-being, and the owner said dismissively that he could do whatever he liked and had four more birds at home. One might assume this is a falconry bird, but it’s not.

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Snowy Owl vs. Peregrine Falcon

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The video above, taken yesterday at New Jersey’s Stone Harbor Point by Tom Johnson , is pretty awesome. In this video, two Peregrine Falcons take turns dive-bombing the owl, which does not like the experience one bit. Birds Bird Behavior falcons New Jersey owls Peregrine Falcon Snowy Owl' Can you blame it?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of November 2018)

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Corey had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend visiting family in upstate New York and in New Jersey. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. My family actually pays attention to eagles too, which makes them more interesting to see. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Fourth of June 2017)

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Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Seaside Sparro w he watched for an extended period from a blind at Two Mile National Wildlife in Wildwood, New Jersey. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of July 2014)

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New Jersey’s first European Golden-Plover , which was found in Pittstown on Saturday, stuck around for Corey to chase on Sunday. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How do you like my odds of finding a different blue bird next weekend? How about you?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of April 2014)

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Though Corey spent most of the day on Sunday birding Sandy Hook in New Jersey, seeing 73 species of birds, including four new species for him for the year, his Best Bird of the Weekend was the Forest Park waterhole in Queens, where he spotted his first Louisiana Waterthrush of the year. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Carolina Wren at Van Saun Park

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I really do like the short birding outings I experience at Van Saun Park in Paramus, New Jersey, once or twice a week before I head in to the office. I’ve gotten to know where to expect to find the common birds and sometimes I spot something new for me in the park, like a Vesper Sparrow or an Eastern Bluebird.