Jim Wright, who maintains this blog, is speaking about his new book for the NJMC, "The Nature of the Meadowlands," at Wild Birds Unlimited in Paramus tomorrow (Saturday) from 11 a.m. to noon.
Jim and Governor Tom Kean, who wrote the book's foreword, will be signing copies at Bookends in Ridgewood from 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday).
Sean Sullivan wrote an in-depth story about the book, posted on the nj.com website today. The link is here.
Disposal Road action has seemed a bit slow of late, but Ron Shields did get this Bald Eagle shot recently. We have a walk along the road on Sunday. Scroll down for details. (Thanks, Ron!)
Karen Zautyk has a lengthy article on storm damage to DeKorte Park, plus cleanup efforts at Harrier Meadow, in The Observer today.
The link is here.
Rose Duger of The Jersey Journal has a story in yesterday's editions about the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on the Kearny Marsh. (Above is a photo of the bench at the entrance to the marsh at Gunnell Oval — that entrance is now totally blocked by uprooted Phragmites.
The link is here.
Jaimie Julia Winters of The South Bergenite wrote an article on the cleanup and reopening of Mill Creek Marsh, with an update on other NJMC sites. (Photo above is post-cleanup on Sunday.)
Will post links to articles on Harrier Meadow cleanup and Kearny Marsh later today.
The link is here.
Dennis Cheeseman passed along these recent photos of an American Kestrel mixing it up with a Red-tailed Hawk along Disposal Road. (Thanks, Dennis!)
Two more pix in the sequence follow.
(Editor's Note: Here's a possible preview of Sunday's Raptor Walk along Disposal Road.)
Mike Girone writes:
Apologies for the lateness of this.
Spent much of last Friday afternoon on Disposal Road. The usual cast of characters (both human and avian) was present, especially later in the afternoon. We watched at least 2 Northern Harriers patrolling the landfill (they never got along with each other).
A few fiesty American Kestrels were present, as was an adult Cooper's Hawk. Also seen was a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk (a Northern Harrier escorted it along), and a juvenile Peregrine Falcon that landed in one of the Kestrels' trees atop the landfill, much to the annoyance of one kestrel in particular.
It chased the larger falcon off, and escorted it over the retention pond (the Peregrine ended up atop a nearby high-tension tower). Beautiful weather that day was capped off by a beautiful sunset.
As Ron Shields recently said, in light of recent events, it's good to see the nice side of nature again. (Thanks, Mike!)
Tomorrow: Disposal Road Raptor Dogfight
Friday: Recent Disposal Road Bald Eagle
More pix follow.
Chris Takacs took this photo of one of two Baltimore Orioles he saw on Chubb Avenue on Sunday. (Thanks, Chris!)
