We now have the November and December schedule for our First Sunday of the Month and the Third Tuesday of the Month walks with the Bergen County Audubon Society, and do we have some neat things in store.

    Highlights include Tuesday walks in two new spots — Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus (above) and Mehrhof Woods in Little Ferry — and Sunday walks at DeKorte that include a "Winter Hawk Talk (and slide show)." 

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Sunday, November 1, 10 a.m.

First-Sunday-of-the-Month Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society
This free two-hour nature walk starts outside the Meadowlands Environment Center in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst,  and runs from 10 a.m. We’ll walk around the 110-park, looking for straggling shorebirds, newly arrived waterfowls and other birds. Lightning cancels. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com
or 201-636-4022.

Tuesday, November 17, 10 a.m.
Third-Tuesday-of-the month Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society
This free two-hour walk starts at the entrance to  the Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus.  We’ll look for waterfowl and other birds in this 225-acre natural area. The Meadowlands Commission restored the site and opened it to the public in 2002. It is a great place to watch birds, take a walk, or just chill. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com
or 201-636-4022.  Directions are available on the Meadowlands nature Blog,  meadowblog.net.

Sunday, December 6, 10 a.m.
First-Sunday-of-the-Month Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society
This free  monthly program at DeKorte Park  begins at 10 a.m. with “The Hawk Talk,” a short slide show by the NJMC’s Jim Wright in the Meadowlands Environment Center’s Visitor Center. The talk  features the raptors that were seen in the Meadowlands last winter – including Snowy Owls, Rough-legged Hawks, Peregrine Falcons and Bald Eagles. After the program, we will look for raptors at DeKorte  and environs. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com
or 201-636-4022.

Tuesday, December 15, 10 a.m.
Third-Tuesday-of-the month Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society
This free two-hour guided walk at Mehrhof Pond and the BCUA’s Mehrhof Woods starts at 10 a.m. at the BCUA entrance on Empire Boulevard in Moonachie.  Because of limited parking and logistics, we will be carpooling from DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst at 9:30 a.m.  

   Mehrhof Pond is a great spot to watch wintering waterfowl, especially Ruddy Ducks. Because the Bergen County Utilities Authority property is generally closed to the public for security reasons, you must sign up for this walk no later than Dec. 4 and sign a standard liability waiver.  No same-day registration will be accepted. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com
or 201-636-4022.