We saw it at lunchtime today, hanging with a bunch of Greater Yellowlegs at the Clay Avenue Wetlands in Lyndhurst. Ron Stukins sent in this pic, taken Friday. (Thanks, Ron!)

Posting this better late than never — another sign that the Disposal Road raptor action is heating up. This from Doug Tilley:

Just wanted to pass along that I had 3 Northern Harriers (2 adult, 1 immature) hunting over the dumps off Disposal Rd., Thursday evening.  Attached photo is one adult diving on prey.

Mike Girone filed this report earlier this month — about an intent Peregrine hunting for a duck.

A link to the sequence of photos and more, plus Mike’s account, follow. (Thanks, Mike!) Continue reading →

Each Monday, we post the upcoming events for the Meadowlands Commission and the Meadowlands Environment Center  through the upcoming weekend.

This week’s programs are the public viewing nights on Monday and Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. at the McDowell Obervatory in DeKorte Park.

Click here for details.