Monthly Archives: June 2013

Promoting the “Real” Meadowlands

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The Meadowlands Commission hosted local and national media yesterday to promote the region in advance of the Super Bowl — and to keep spreading  the word that this is not your father's Meadowlands anymore.

A link to a TV news clip from Philadelphia is here.

Record Staff Writer John Brennan's blog post is here.

We are posting some of the photos from yesterday's pontoon boat ride as well… (Yes, we had Black Skimmers galore.)

Three more pix follow…

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Tuesday Teaser 061813

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Pretty crazy-looking skeleton in Harrier Meadow the other day. Anyone know what it is.

Update on last week's Teaser: We put Edith Wallace on the case, and she has ID'd the tree.  Her answer will be forthcoming as time allows. Thanks for bearing with us…

Skimmers Galore!

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We are getting reports of Black Skimmers, a threatened species in New Jersey, from all over the Meadowlands — Mill Creek Marsh, DeKorte, Clay Ave. Wetlands and near Chubb Ave. in Lyndhurst and on the Hackensack River upriver of River Barge Park.

We have been swamped of late — will catch up on other posts as soon as we can…

 

 

Angelo Marra — Clapper Rail in Flight at MCM

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Following up on Ray Duffy's report of a Clapper Rail at Mill Creek Marsh, Angelo Marra got several photos of said rail — including one in flight. Don't see one of those every day!

Says Angelo: "The rail is located along the furthest part of of the trail in MCM. When you pass the back bridge along the turnpike the trail turns to the left is where the flight picture was taken. Stop and listen in that area,and you will hear this big mouth. (Thanks, Angelo!)

P.S. A Clapper Rail was reported as a heard bird yesterday at DeKorte.

Skimmers in the Meadowlands!

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Angelo Marra reports:

I saw five skimmers at MCM at noon yesterday. They always put on some show. (See photo above.)

Thanks, Angelo. We saw several at DeKorte today around noon as well but could not photograph them. They are around!