On Thursday evening, the Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society are sponsoring a free walk at Laurel Hill County park in Secaucus to look for American Woodcocks as they do their springtime courtship display.
The walk begins at 5:30 as we look for the nesting Common Ravens and other local natural attractions. If you are on a tight schedule and only want to see/hear the woodcocks, please be at the park by 6:45 p.m. The walk should end a little after 7:30 p.m.
Our next Third Tuesday walk is at DeKorte Park at 10 a.m. on March 20, just in time to celebrate Spring's official arrival.
Full details on both walks follow. (And thanks to Chris Takacs for the woodcock photo.)
Thursday, March 15
Bonus Woodcock Walk: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Laurel Hill County Park
The Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society are holding a free woodcock walk at at Laurel Hill in Secaucus. We'll meet in the ballfields parking lot at Laurel Hill at 5:30 p.m., or you can meet in DeKorte Park's visitor's parking lot and follow Jim Wright — he'll be leaving DeKorte at 5 p.m. The walk should end a little after 7:30 p.m. We will also look for the Laurel Hill ravens and any other interesting birds we can find.Directions to Laurel Hill are on the left-hand side of this blog.Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. You will have to sign a standard liability release that is good for NJMC/BCAS events throughout the year. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-230-4983.
Tuesday, March 20, 10 a.m.
Third-Tuesday-of-the-Month Bird Walk with the NJMC and BCAS
Celebrate the arrival of spring with this free two-hour guided nature walk in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. We’ll walk around the square-mile-park and look for ospreys, killdeer and other spring arrivals, plus lingering winter waterfowl. The walk starts at 10 a.m. outside the Meadowlands Environment Center. The walk is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. You will have to sign a standard liability release that is good for NJMC/BCAS events throughout the year. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-230-4983.