Just fyi…

We had a great breeding season for Peregrine Falcons in the Meadowlands, with at least two nesting pair producing at least three young.  This may well be the first time in recent memory that we have had two successful nesting pair in the district.

(Thanks to the NJMC’s Angelo Urato for the photo above!)

Photographed Thursday in Jill’s Garden DeKorte Park.

Still no Monarchs…

Question Mark and the Mysterions. How do we know it’s a Question Mark and not a Comma? See last image.

Went for a quick walk to Jill’s Garden in DeKorte Park around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, and the calvacade of butterflies began soon after.   (Plus two species of clear-winged moth.)  Not many, but a great assortment.

Snowberry Clear-winged Moth

Two are pictured above; many more follow!  All photographed Thursday. Where were these guys last Sunday? Continue reading →

One of our favorite events of the year is Moth Night at DeKorte Park — brought to you by the masterminds behind National Moth Week and sponsored by the Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society.

The folks at National Moth Week will be bringing their bright lights, moth cloths and moth bait to DeKorte Park on Monday, July 22, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. As we did last year, we expect to see some pretty cool moths — and learn about these amazing, misunderstood, nocturnal creatures.

Link to a recent South Bergenite column on Moth Night is here.

National Moth Week’s Facebook page is here.

More information and some pix from last year follow. Continue reading →

Regina Geoghan passed along this shot of an American Lady butterfly — one of the first of the year at DeKorte Park — earlier this week.  (Thanks, Regina!)

Jim Wright, who maintains this blog for the South Bergenite, also writes a twice-monthly column for the South Bergenite. His latest is about the second annual Moth Night at DeKorte Park on Monday, July 22. (We’ll post more about Moth Night tomorrow.)

The link is here.

National Moth week’s Facebook Page is here.

Regina Geoghan writes:

“Two images from noontime Monday. A Black Swallowtail and a Clear-winged Hummingbird Moth (above) at Jill’s Garden.

“Wonderful to start to see the butterflies back.”

(Thanks, Regina!)

Michael Maddaloni writes:

“Here are some new photos for you. Some are sunrises on Disposal & Valley Brook, and some are inside DeKorte. ” (Thanks, Mike!)

Really unusual panorama follows — tilt your laptop sideways!

Continue reading →