Tuesday's 10 a.m. bird walk at DeKorte is canceled. All trails are closed. In all likelihood, no restrooms will be open at DeKorte Park.
As a courtesy, we may have an abbreviated walk for those who have not checked the blog and who have thus showed up at 10 a.m. anyway, but if you read this — best not to attend. More mud than birds.
Daily Archives: March 15, 2010
DeKorte Buildings Are Closed
Because of the weekend storm, the buildings at DeKorte Park, including restrooms, are closed until further notice. The Marsh Discovery Trail is closed (and partly underwater). See photo above, near the start of the trail.
Pheasants in the Meadowlands
We were fortunate last Thursday to see a Ring-necked Pheasant take wing from a landfill near DeKorte Park.
Yes, we know that what we call a pheasant is what the local Coyote calls dinner, but we are delighted that we still have pheasants in the Meadowlands. There simply aren't many places in this region where they still exist in the wild.
We saw one a couple of times last month in Harrier Meadow, and they have been seen on the former 1-E Landfill in North Arlington, but as habitat has vanished, so have they.
Yes, we know — they aren't non-native species, etc., blah-blah-blah, but they are still a spectacular bird. We'd love to see them every day.
More pix follow.