Ray Duffy writes:
"No luck with the Tricolored Heron or Least Bittern between 6-7pm. I had a green-winged teal in the channel near the 4th blind from the main entrance of the Marsh Discovery Trail.
"I also had two Osprey chasing a Common Raven along Valley Brook." (Thanks, Ray!)
NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse reports:
"Didn't see the Tricolored Heron yet today but I did get a Least Bittern and White-rumped Sandpiper. Bittern was out near the corner of the Transco and Marsh Discovery Trails and the WRSA was in the front pool near the guard shack."
Mike's full report follows. (Thanks, Mike!)
Roy Woodford got this shot of a Tricolored Heron in the Shorebird Pool late yesterday afternoon. Looks like you could see it from the shoreline by the VIsitors Parking Lot just inside DeKorte. Not sure if it is still around.
Roy says: "It was around 5:45 PM on Tuesday … I was standing on the shore walk facing the Turnpike. Looking in that direction there are two islands. I had a Green Heron fly in and land on the left island.
"The Tricolored Heron flew in from the south and landed between the two islands where the rest of the Egrets were hanging out.
"I only got three shots before he flew around the back of the left island. It's a huge crop on that shot … even at 800mm."
Will post any more sightings if/when we hear of them. (Thanks, Roy!)
Ron Shields writes:
I had a chance to kayak the Kearny Marsh this weekend and was not disappointed.
As stated in your earlier post on the blog, shorebirds have arrived in big numbers. As these images suggest, Semipalmated Plovers, yellowlegs and Semipalmated Sandpipers dominated the mudflats.
In addition, a most cooperative pair of juvenile Black-crowned Night Herons allowed for numerous no-crop photos with a 400mm lens.
I sighted three Least Bitterns throughout the impoundment and had good looks at a half-dozen Common Gallinules (Moorhens), too.
More pix and sightings follow.
The Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen 
County Audubon Society are proud to present our 4th Annual Kevin Karlson Shorebird Day on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Water levels in the Shorebird Poll will be lower through next weekend, so we expect to see some great birds.
Bring your own lunch and beverages, sunblock and binoculars.
Download a flyer here. Details follow.
Our last Birding-by-Boat cruise of 2012 with the Bergen County Audubon Society is Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. We hope to see Ospreys, shorebirds, waders and plenty more.
Suggested donation is (the bargain price of) $15. Reserve your seat now; seating is extremely limited at this point!
Full info follows.
Dennis Cheeseman asks: Can you ID these three guys?
We had a great First Sunday walk for August in DeKorte Park, with lots of great looks at Forster's Terns, peeps, Ospreys and lots of butterflies.
The walk was sponsored by the Meadowlnads Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. In all, we counted 36 species of birds and at least 10 species of butterflies.
The full list of butterflies follows (Thanks, Denise!)
We promised that we'd keep an eye out for butterflies on our First-
Sunday walk, and we had great luck at Jill's Butterfly Garden — recording at least 10 butterfly species and a Hummingbird Clear-winged Moth and an Ailanthus Webworm Moth.
The photo above is of a Painted Lady. A Fiery Skipper is on the left. (A big thanks to Regina Geoghan for the photos.)
A full list follows (thanks to Denise Farrell!).
We'll post the bird list tomorrow.
Works in several mediums by new and emerging artists will be on display at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s (NJMC) Flyway Gallery in 
DeKorte Park during August and September.(The work above, untitled, is by Rene Fressola.)
The exhibit, “Emerging Artists: Now and New,” is presented by the Bergen Museum of Art & Science and runs today to Friday, Sept. 28.
The show includes 40 abstract paintings, oil works, acrylics, mixed media and sculptures.
A reception for the artists with music provided by the New Horizon Symphony Chamber String Trio is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.