Highland Park Environment » bird sightings http://leoraw.com/env Highland Park Environment News, Highland Park, New Jersey Sun, 06 May 2012 15:32:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Greater White-fronted Goose http://leoraw.com/env/2012/03/15/greater-white-fronted-goose/ http://leoraw.com/env/2012/03/15/greater-white-fronted-goose/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:40:28 +0000 leora http://leoraw.com/env/?p=1175 Continue reading →]]>
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose in Donaldson Park, photographed by John Beetham


The greater white-fronted goose is quite rare, and its January sighting is the first known in Highland Park. John Beetham photographed this goose on January 18, 2012.

]]> http://leoraw.com/env/2012/03/15/greater-white-fronted-goose/feed/ 0 Pine Siskin – An Unusual Bird http://leoraw.com/env/2009/02/06/pine-siskin-an-unusual-bird/ http://leoraw.com/env/2009/02/06/pine-siskin-an-unusual-bird/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:14:59 +0000 leora http://leoraw.com/env/?p=58 Continue reading →]]> pine_siskinKaren Swaine captured this closeup of one of the boreal Pine Siskins that have graced us with their presence here in Central New Jersey for the past month. As far as she knows, this is an unusual visitor for our area.

More on the pine siskins from Cornell U.

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