NJMC naturalists are conducting a study to see what kinds of habitats should be created on the Meadowlands’ landfills to attract a greater diversity of migrating birds and to provide nesting habitat for threatened or endangered grasslands species, such as Savannah Sparrows and Grasshopper Sparrows.   

    As part of the study, Meadowlands Commission naturalists have been mist-netting birds on the Erie Landfill in North Arlington, banding them and recording their vital statistics, and then releasing them.

      We will post the bird data for the week here on Fridays through early November whenever possible.

   Click "Continue reading…" immediately below for this week’s tally.

American Kestrel – 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 1
Yelow-bellied Flycatcher – 1
Willow Flycatcher – 2
Least Flycatcher – 2
Eastern Phoebe – 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 1
Veery – 1
Swainson’s Thrush – 1
American Robin – 5
Gray Catbird – 21
Bluejay – 3
Northern Mockingbird – 5
Cedar Waxwing – 1
Red-eyed Vireo – 1
Yellow Warbler – 5
Magnolia Warbler – 1
Black-throated Green Warbler – 2
Palm Warbler – 10
Blackpoll Warbler – 2
American Redstart – 1
Ovenbird – 1
Northern Waterthrush – 1
Common Yellowthroat – 6
Yellow-breasted Chat – 1
Indigo Bunting – 3
Savannah Sparrow – 45
Grasshopper Sparrow – 2
Song Sparrow – 14
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 1
Swamp Sparrow – 1
White-throated Sparrow – 1
American Goldfinch – 3