The year 2012 in the Meadowlands marked the opening of River Barge Park in Carlstadt, Butterfly Day and Moth Night, lots of great nature sightings, our continued partnership with Bergen County Audubon Society, and (alas) Hurricane Sandy.

We thought we'd remember 2012 by looking back, month by month.

Here are some highlights from October (click on the text to link to the post):

Oct. 11: Very Vibrant Vireos (Chris Takacs photos)

Oct. 12: Column about Photographer Marco van Brabant

Oct. 13: Brown Creeper @ DeKorte (Dennis Cheeseman photos, right)

Oct. 21: Black-throated Green at Mill Creek Marsh (Patrick Carney photo, above)

Oct. 25: First-ever Top-of-Kingsland Walk