We are beginning to think that we need to keep the "More Disposal Road Raptor Action" on a save/get key on the computer, because it looks like the raptors are beginning to hang out there again.
Roy Woodford, who passed along a couple of raptor shots from last weekend (link is here), was back on Monday photographing more action.
Here's a sampling (Northern Harrier above, and an immature Peregrine Falcon below.) More follow. (Thanks, Roy!)
Don Torino, one of the leaders of our Meadowlands Commission/Bergen County Audubon walks, wrote a great blog post about the Meadowlands Commission's bird-banding project.
The post appeared on the wildnewjersey.tv blog this week.
Writes Don: "Mike and his team have banded well over 2,500 Savannah Sparrows, which are listed as a threatened species here in New Jersey.
"Mike said that was one of the most surprising things to him was not only how many Savannah Sparrows used the landfill for migration, but other hard to find birds, including the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Gray Cheeked Thrush, and Acadian Flycatcher. During one of our recent field trips to Harrier Meadow, Mike captured and banded a Yellow-breasted Chat and an American Kestrel. They are amazing birds to see close up."
Link is here.
Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus is so beautiful this time of year that the Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon thought we'd add a Sunday walk. We'll look for raptors, ducks and lingering shorebirds.
Details follow.
Our latest "Focus on the Meadowlands" post on the wildnewjersey.tv blog features photos of Laurel Hill, a Northern Flicker and the soon-to-open River Barge Park at dusk.
The link is here.
The Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon are sponsoring a free bonus guided walk at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus this Sunday at 10 a.m. We will post the details tomorrow a.m.
We had a great autumn walk at Losen Slote Park in Little Ferry yesterday 
morning — and carted out a dozen bags of trash in the process. Also had nice looks at a lot of nifty birds and fungi.
Full list of birds is below.
A big thanks to the 12 participants, and to Denise Farrell of Bergen County Audubon Society for compiling the list.
This guy is a Chickweed Geometer Moth. Thanks to Chris Takacs and Fred Pfeiffer for helping with the ID.
More on Chickweed Geometers here.
In anticipation of next week's "King Tide," the highest tide of the year, we took a photo today for comparison — as part of a nationwide program.
Today's high tide at River Barge Park, at 1:28 p.m., was 5 feet, 10 inches. On the launch ramp, 27 treads were exposed.
The New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program writes: "As part of an effort across the country to raise awareness about sea level rise, the Harbor Estuary will be coordinating photo documentation of the King Tide.
"The King Tide is not caused by sea level rise, but gives us an idea of what average high tide levels are likely to be in 20-30 years."
We'll post a new photo from the same vantage point after next week's King Tide — plus this pic, for comparison.
Roy Woodford writes:
"Along Disposal Road on Sunday afternoon, with the light and wind at our backs, Ron Shields and I were treated to quite a show.
"At least two American Kestrels, two Northern Harriers, and two Red-tailed Hawks made several passes over the next several hours. You couldn't ask for a better day." (Thanks, Roy!)
We spotted this odd bug on the Butterfly Walk during the Meadowlands Festival of Birding last month.
Looked at first like a butterfly, but those antennae…
Answer tomorrow.