Monthly Archives: December 2011

Sunday: Free New Year’s Day Walk at Mill Creek

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Jump-start your year list on New Year's Day with a free guided walk at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus. The two-hour walk, sponsored by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society, begins at 10 a.m. and will be held on wide, flat paths with lots of great spots to see wintering waterfowl and raptors.

You'll be required to sign a standard liability release, good for NJMC/BCAS events throughout the year. You can download the release here:

Download 2012 njmc-guided bird-walk release

Full details follow.

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A tribute to Edith Wallace

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Many of us know Edith Wallace as the leader of an annual nature walk at DeKorte in June, as well as her work for our annual Butterfly Day in July.

Don Torino's latest column for wildnewjersey.tv pays tribute to this remarkable woman, the recent winner of the Bergen County Audubon Society's 2011 conservation award.

The link is here.

2011 in Review: September

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The year 2011 marked the dedication of a new riverside park in Carlstadt, lots of great nature sightings, and the continued partnership with Bergen County Audubon Society.

We thought we'd celebrate by looking back at 2011, month by month.

Here are some highlights from September:

September 5: Seeing Eye-to-eye with a Grasshopper

September 8: Marco Lips' latest Pics

September 10: A Memorable BirdFest Saturday

September 12: Mill Creek Marsh Report w/Bobolink

September 15: Rare Black-and-white Warbler

September 28: River Barge Park Dedication

 September 29: Amazing Gull Rescue

September 30: American Avocet, Day 32

2011 in Review: August

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The year 2011 marked the dedication of a new riverside park in Carlstadt, lots of great nature sightings, and the continued partnership with Bergen County Audubon Society.

We thought we'd celebrate by looking back at 2011, month by month.

Here are some highlights from August:

August 5: Osprey Report

August 15: DeKorte Park's Disabled-friendly Trails

August 18: A Thatched Roof From Phrags

August 22: Kevin Karlson Day: The Full List

August 22: Stilt Sandpipers

August 29: American Avocet, Harrier Meadow

 

Happy Holidays!

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Ron Shields writes: "With the silence broken only by the click of his shutter, a local photographer captures
the fading afterglow of a recent sunset from the Saw Mill Creek Trail.  All is calm.  All is bright. Happy Holidays."

2011 in Review: July

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The year 2011 marked the dedication of a new riverside park in Carlstadt, lots of great nature sightings, and the continued partnership with Bergen County Audubon Society.

We thought we'd celebrate by looking back at 2011, month by month.

Here are some highlights from July:

July 1: Blue Grosbeak!

July 6: Black Skimmer at DeKorte

July 9: Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Mill Creek Marsh

July 15: Least Terns at DeKorte

July 25: Butterfly Day: The List

July 26: Mourning Cloak

July 29: Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow