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Now that herping is done, I'm starting on my winter birding. Here are a few shots from Brigantine yesterday. Cormorants: Snowy Egrets: American Bittern: Yellowlegs: Ruddy Ducks: One of many black ducks: Eastern Bluebird: Then . . . what could have caused...

Just saw this post on another forum. Great stuff, right? http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6640

. . . since I posted and since I've had an encounter like this. So my friend Jay and I are calmly walking through the woods when we spot a small bear near the trail. Now normally the bear would be scared off just by the motion of human feet, but this one didn't pay us any mind. He walked...

Managed to hit a spot tonight with a faint hope of Pine barrens treefrogs. After a comical amount of quonking like a treefrog and searching through the muck, I finally struck gold. The night temperatures aren't quite what they should be yet, but the deafening choruses should be...

Today I searched for something I believed to be entirely possible: a better pda. Hear me out: Specifically what I'm looking for is a digital all-in-one. A handheld pc with wifi, gps, mp3 playback, video playback, multiple forms of hardware interface, and most of all -- lots of...

After 3 failed attempts (first night too cold, 2nd night too dry, 3rd night too late), I finally managed to get some photos of breeding amphibians. Tonight I was in Lebanon with intentions of possibly stumbling on a carpenter frog. I was rewarded. These guys aren't even calling yet, but...

Found this little guy munching on a freshly killed fieldmouse today . . . it was amazing. I knew weasels were fast, but this thing was unreal--and smart, too. He was curious enough to keep checking me out, but had the whole area mapped in his head . . . he dashed down one hole and popped out...

Its that time again!! Peepers are out and NJ is FINALLY coming to life . . . which means the breeding migration is just about to happen. Tonight should be the night throughout the state--if it already hasn't happened. If its raining where you live and you know of a good vernal pool . . . make...

Had the day off, so i decided to hit barnegat light and look for the harlequins (as well as some other things). It was insanely windy, however, so I imagine I didnt' see quite as much as i would have in other conditions. In any case: First I opted to climb the lighthouse for the full...

Well . . . i went out yesterday to the manasquan reservoir expecting ducks and canada geese--but I was surprised nicely. I walked down the short trail from my car to the water . . . loud obnoxious and oblivious as ever--when I saw this: Here are my other two pics: I have...

Long overdue--i was able to get out to allaire today for a few hours of late-day birding. Didn't turn out too bad, either. Nothing spectacular, but I was pretty happy considering I haven't been out in so long . . . Here's what we saw: They're so common but so underappreciated...

I know i've asked this before, but is anyone here into birding? I have tuesday off, and while i know quite a few good birding places, i was wondering if anybody here had a good (and relatively less well-known) spot that i could hit in the barrens or on the coast. places to rule out...

I know I've only been keeping track for a few years now, but this winter is taking FOREVER to end. Usually by this time in March, there are four or five species of frogs breeding---but thus far I've neither seen nor heard any at all. Has anyone heard any calls or seen any frogs yet this...

I've recently come across information about a man named Rudy Komarek--the self-proclaimed "Cobra King". He apparantly makes his sickening living from the illegal traffic of venomous snakes in our immediate area--timber rattlesnakes specifically. He goes out--catches them, decimates the...

Since tomorrow is supposed to be a beautiful temperature . . . I'm planning to go out bird watching. I've been to a few of the normal spots recently, but was considering checking out lebanon tomorrow. I have a hunch that the system of cranberry bogs could be good for attracting winter...

I just aquired a new etrex legend c as a christmas gift, and I'm having problems with the software. Everything is brand new and out of the box, but when i try to run the software it tells me: "there is a problem with the MapSource registry. please re-install MapSource and start it again"...

I'm making it a goal to track down and photograph a bobcat this year. Hopefully in the winter. The plan is to search out areas (possibly up north) right after a fresh snow and literally follow the tracks until we find the animal. From there i guess its a matter of getting it close enough to...

In NJ, there's an introduced turtle called the spiny softshell. As the name implies, they're a softshell turtle--a very unique characteristic--the shell is more like skin or leather than like bone. During this season I plan to take a trip out specifically to find one of these exceptional...

You all know that my forte is rather focused on ecology and wildlife rather than abandoned furnaces and ghost towns and such . . . but its likely that i'll be camping in wharton in the next week or so, and was hoping to supplement my extremely undernourished website with pictures of abandoned...

So at this point--the bears have assaulted our camp twice . . . . stolen my backpack with all my belongings, scared the bejesus out of our rookie camping friend, and somehow managed to avoid the trip lines the entire time. Now the mother and two babies have returned for a THIRD time to get some...