Birder Neil Maruca reports:  Pre-work stop by at Mehrhof Pond in Little Ferry this morning yielded 2 adult and an immature Bald Eagle in the tall deciduous trees on the western edge of the pond.
   No Ruddy Ducks, most likely because they being used as snack sized tidbits for the eagles.
    Also present were Great Cormorant, Hooded & Common Merganser, 46 Lesser Scaup in 2 rafts, and 3 Ring-Necked Ducks.
   (Photo was taken last week by the Hackensack River in Hackensack.)

  Science writer Dava Sobel, the best-selling author of “Galileo’s Daughter,” will give a talk and sign books at 1 p.m. on March 14 at the Meadowlands Environment Center.

    Sobel will speak about her books and the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a year-long celebration marking 400 years since Galileo first pointed his telescope toward the stars.

   The event is part of the NJMC’s 40th Anniversary celebration.

   A link to her Web site is here.

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