The Meadowlands Commission and Bergen Audubon are leading two free guided bird-watching walks tomorrow (Tuesday)  — a two-hour walk at 10 a.m. and a one-hour walk at noon.
   The one hour walk will be entirely on the Marsh Discovery Trail, usually closed to the public because of long-term storm damage. Meet at the entrance to MDT near the guard post at the entrance to DeKorte. Park in the first lot on your right after you enter the park.
  The two-hour walk will include the MDT and other spots. We will look for the Cliff Swallows on this walk. We will look for the Least Bittern, Ruddy Ducks, Black Skimmers and Black-crowned Night Herons on both walks. The night heron on right was photographed on a recent MDT walk. Meet in the parking lot just beyond the guardhouse at the park entrance.

 
  The Osprey couple nesting in Kearny across the Hackensack River from Laurel Hill County Park are parents for the second year in a row. 
   The nest, registered with the New Jersey Osprey Project as Osprey Nest #042-A-002, had two successful fledglings last year.
   In the photo of above, you can see one of the adults feeding one of the young.
   Ray Duffy reports seeing three hatchlings, and sent along a long-distance photo to show it.
   As he writes, hatchling on "left had head down but you see the body, middle [hatchling has] head up,  and right [hatchling] still low in the nest but you can see the head.
   Thanks, Ray.
   For posts on last year's Kearny nest, type "Kearny Ospreys" in the "Search" bar on the upper right of this blog.