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2012 ‘Bird of the Year’ T-Shirts

2012 Bird of the Year

Just in time for holiday shopping, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) today announced the arrival of its 2012 Bird of the Year T-Shirt, “Ospreys in Flight.”

The attractive, sand-colored shirt features the first pair of successful nesting Ospreys in Bergen County in decades photographed in graceful mid-flight near their home in Carlstadt on the back.

A silhouette of the birds adorns the front. The 100 percent cotton shirt is available at the Tideland Treasures Gift Shop in the NJMC Meadowlands Environment Center (MEC) in DeKorte Park.

The NJMC is offering a special holiday sale through Dec. 31 in which shoppers who buy a 2012 and 2011 Bird of the Year T-Shirt receive 10 percent off their purchase. The 2011 Bird of the Year shirt was unveiled in September and features the NJMC Great Egret logo on the front and a full-color photo of the bird on the back of the navy blue shirt.

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