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 September (click on the text to link to the post):

Sept. 5: DeKorte Black-and-white Warbler (Patrick Carney Photo)

Sept. 10: Virginia Rail at DeKorte  (Ron Shields photo)

Sept. 12: Tribute in Light from DeKorte Park

Sept. 13: Column on 'The Lost Bird Project'

Sept. 21: Incredible Caterpillar (right; Kate Lepis photo) 

Sept. 27: Greg Gard's Disposal Road Raptor Shots (above)

Sept. 28: Bird-banding Explained (featuring Mike Newhouse!)