Note: This Wednesday’s (Feb. 11) Bergen County Audubon Society Nature Walk has been changed from Mill Creek Point Park to DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. The walk is from 10 a.m. to noon.
Meet outside the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.
Contact: Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
Due to severe weather conditions, the BCAS Superbird Sunday Walk scheduled for Feb.8 at DeKorte Park has been cancelled.
Get out in nature with the Bergen County Audubon Society before settling in for the big game! Prizes will be awarded to the first person who identifies a bird with an NFL team name, such as the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles. The Super Bird Sunday walk takes place from 10 a.m. to noon.
Meet outside the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.
Contact: Don Torino – greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
Get out in nature with the Bergen County Audubon Society before settling in for the big game! Prizes will be awarded to the first person who identifies a bird with an NFL team name, such as the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles. The Super Bird Sunday walk takes place from 10 a.m. to noon.
Meet outside the Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.
Contact: Don Torino – greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
Due to weather conditions on the trail, the Mill Creek Marsh nature walk scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 1, has been cancelled.
Due to the cold weather and partly cloudy skies, the McDowell Observatory Viewing Session scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, Jan. 28, has been cancelled.
The next scheduled viewing session is Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., weather permitting.
We’ll start the day with this wonderful photo taken yesterday by BCAS President Don Torino capturing DeKorte Park in all its winter splendor. The tidal impoundment is not completely frozen, but with the Super Bowl around the corner we couldn’t help the football reference!
Don’t fret if you missed yesterday’s (Jan. 25) episode of Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino’s The Nature Connection. The conversation is archived for the next two weeks on WFDU 89.1 FM!
Don and guest Rosetta Arrigo of the Flat Rock Brook Nature Center discussed the important role Flat Rock Brook plays in the community by connecting people to nature, its ongoing projects and its birds of prey, including Tilly the Eastern Screech Owl. Arrigo is Flat Rock Brook’s Land Steward/Raptor Care Specialist.
The Nature Connection airs from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. The next episode is Sunday, Feb. 22.
Flat Rock Brook Nature Center is located at 443 Van Nostrand Ave., Englewood.
For more information, visit https://www.flatrockbrook.org/
Tilly the Eastern Screech Owl at the Meadowlands Festival of Birding
Due to the state of emergency, DeKorte Park and the NJSEA offices are closed until further notice.