Patrick Carney writes:
I stayed after Sunday’s walk to look around more in the Lyndhurst Nature Reserve area and found a pair of Yellow-Billed Cuckoos! (Patrick, thanks for the report and photos.) Continue reading
Daily Archives: September 5, 2013
Our Next Walk: Harrier Meadow, Tues., Sept. 17
Our next free guided walk with Bergen County Audubon is on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon, and it’s a terrific Tuesday two-fer — a walk in Harrier Meadow, plus a bird-banding demonstration there by NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse.
Harrier Meadow — where we recently saw that wing-tagged Great Egret — is usually closed to the public, and Mike’s bird-banding demos are always the best. Mike banded the mystery warbler pictured above on Tuesday — the same day we saw the tagged egret.
Details — and ID of mystery warbler — follow. Continue reading
The Record: Blueprint for Our Wetlands
Earlier this week The Record published a fascinating article by staff environmental writer Scott Fallon about the Meadowlands marshes.
MITSU YASUKAWA / THE RECORD
Fallon writes:
“Once covered with tall reeds that choked out other vegetation, the 31-acre site was given a major face-lift in 2007 by scientists at the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute.
“The reeds, called phragmites, were removed and the first 1½ feet of soil was dug up. Different species of native grass were planted on high marshes and narrow channels were opened for better water flow.
“The result: an explosion of birds, fish and insects that now call the marsh home.”
A link to the article is here. A link to an editorial based on the article is here.
Cool Caterpillar: Part Two
Julie McCall found this neat caterpillar on Sunday’s walk as well. Any ideas on ID?
Cool Caterpillar: Part One
Marie Longo took this shot of a cool Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar during Sunday’s walk. (Thanks, Marie!)