Two Birding-by-Pontoon Boat Cruises This Year!

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The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society are teaming to present two birding-by-boat pontoon cruises this summer, on Tuesday, July 17,  and Tuesday, Aug. 28. A photo from last July's birding cruise is above.

Full info follows.

Tuesday, July 17, 10 a.m.
Third-Tuesday-of-the-Month Special Event:
Pontoon Boat Birding Cruise with the NJMC and BCAS

This is a two-hour birding trip along the Hackensack River and its marshes. The two-hour guided trip has a suggested donation of $15 per person. We’ll look for peregrine falcons, ospreys, northern harriers, various egrets and herons, plus diamondback terrapins. Nature photographers are welcome, but you must be unobtrusive (no tripods). The event is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute updates and weather advisories. Tour departs from the River Barge Park in Carlstadt. For pre-registration information or to rsvp, please contact Gaby Bennett-Meany at 201-460-4640.

 

Tuesday, August 28, 10 a.m.
Special Event: Pontoon Boat Birding Cruise with the NJMC and BCAS
This is a two-hour birding trip along the Hackensack River and its marshes. The two-hour guided trip has a suggested donation of $15 per person. We’ll look for peregrine falcons, ospreys, northern harriers, various egrets and herons, plus diamondback terrapins. Nature photographers are welcome, but you must be unobtrusive (no tripods). The event is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute updates and weather advisories. Tour departs from the River Barge Park in Carlstadt. For pre-registration information or to rsvp, please contact Gaby Bennett-Meany at 201-460-4640.

 

2 thoughts on “Two Birding-by-Pontoon Boat Cruises This Year!

  1. Mark

    Sounds great!
    I’ll definitely try to participate this year! I’m an obsessed photographer and nature is my favorite thing to take pictures of.
    Thank you so much for informing!

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