Jeff Nicol took some nifty shots during our Family Bird Count and Walk on Sunday, including this young Barn swallow awaiting some parental take-out food. Another shot below, and more follow. (Thanks, Jeff!)

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August is a busy month for events sponsored by the Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society — a free Shorebird Walk at DeKorte this Sunday; a free Harrier Meadow walk on Tuesday, Aug. 16; a free Kevin Karlson Shorebird Day on Saturday, Aug. 20; and another birding by boat pontoon cruise on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Details on all four events follow.

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Dennis Cheeseman photographed this bird in early July, by the entrance to the Marsh Discovery Trail. Who is it?