The NJMC's Jim Wright is giving a free talk and slide show, The Birds and Critters of the Meadowlands" — including the Monk Parakeets of Rudgefield –  tonight at 7:30 p.m. the Real Macaw Parrot Club in Paramus.

The public is invited. The club meets at Paramus VFW Hall, 6 Winslow Court, Paramus, across from Ikea on Rte 17.