Ray Gilbert writes:

Immature Northern Goshawk 11/24/13 disposal rd. 1:00 pm.

It was flushed out of a tree on the Kingsland landfill by two Northern Harriers and then circled up and headed south.

Thanks, Ray!

DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst will be closed on Thanksgiving. River Barge Park in Carlstadt will be open. Enjoy the holiday.

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

This week’s events are:

* A talk and slide show about the NJMC’s coffee-table book “The Nature of the Meadowlands in Rutherford on Tuesday.

* A talk and slide show about the Schuyler Copper Mine in North Arlington (at the Meadowlands Environment Center).

* A “Green Friday” free guided walk at DeKorte Park.

* A raptor talk and walk in DeKorte Park and a bonus program about Losen Slote Park.

Details follow. Continue reading →

“Sunset Mike” Maddaloni has been at it again. Here’s a selection of pix from DeKorte Park earlier this month. (Thanks, Mike!)