Andrew Burmeister, one of the NJMC's volunteer bird-banders, got this sunrise shot on Wednesday. (Thanks, Andrew!)

Our next free guided nature walk is this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, a 70-acre restored marsh.

We'll look for waterfowl, raptors and lingering migrants.

You must sign an insurance waiver. You can download one here:

Download HARRIER Release

The walk is sponsored by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Hope to see you there!

More information on the walk follows.

Sunday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.
First-Sunday-of-the-Month Nature Walk with the NJMC and BCAS
This free two-hour guided nature walk will take us to the legendary Harrier Meadow  in North Arlington. The 70-acre site, usually off limits to the public, features ponds and tidal impoundments and birds aplenty.  We meet at 10 a.m. at the entrance to Harrier Meadow on Disposal Road. You can also meet us at the visitors’ parking lot at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst at 9:30 a.m. and carpool. The walk is run by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-636-4022.

We had our first Bufflehead of the fall on Disposal Road this week, in the retention pond across from the AMVETS Carillon.

We included the shot of the mallard to show you just how small this female/juvenile is.

More on Buffleheads here.