Fred Nisenholz passed along these two shots of a Red-tail hunting along Disposal Road from last weekend. (Thanks, Fred!)

Although today’s DeKorte Walk was officially canceled, a few brave souls participated anyway. We had 30 species in all, including nine duck species and exceptional looks at a Gray Ghost near the AmVets Carillon.

Full list follows. Continue reading →

Welcome to the third in a series of Tuesday Teasers devoted to Losen Slote Creek Park, the site of our fifth annual Super Bird Sunday Walk on Feb. 2.

Between now and then, we will offer a different Losen Slote-based Teaser presented by the Bergen County Audubon Society. To participate, just e-mail your answer to the Teaser each week to Jim Wright at jim.wright@njmeadowlands.gov by each Tuesday at midnight, with “Teaser” marked in the subject field. The person with the highest number of correct answers will win something or other.

Today’s Twin Teasers are pictured above. What are they?

Today’s 10 a.m. walk at DeKorte Park is cancelled due to bad weather and difficult driving conditions for folks planning to attend.  Sorry about that.

Have a happy holiday season. See you in 2014!

Saw this beauty at 3 p.m. today (Monday) at the bend on Disposal Road near the Carillon.

The free guided nature walk scheduled for DeKorte Park at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 17) is still a go, but snow is predicted for much of the morning. Please check this blog for last-minute updates.

DeKorte’s trails are open but uncleared, so wear warm boots with good treads and walk carefully if the walk goes off as planned.

The walk is sponsored by the Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society.  It is our last event of a very busy and successful 2013 schedule. Thank you for bring a part of it.

Full listing follows. Continue reading →

In the wake of the weekend snowfall, trails in DeKorte Park are open but uncleared.

That means some tough walking conditions and occasional ice.  Walk at your own risk, and please be careful. The trails can be windy, so dress accordingly.

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 free DeKorte Park walk on Tuesday and a Winter Solstice event on Thursday,

Details follow. Continue reading →

NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse and three of his bird-banding crew participated in the Meadowlands portion of a Christmas Bird Count yesterday.

The photo above was taken in North Arlington, and features swind-swept views of the Saw Mill Creek Wildlife management Area, Laurel Hill and that big town across the Hudson River.

These folks spot birds as well as they band them. We had 61 species in all. Highlights included A Rough-legged Hawk, a Snowy Owl, a Barn Owl and a Snow Snipe.

Full list and raptor pix later this week.

Photo of insanely close-by Wilson’s Snipe taken from our vehicle follows. Continue reading →

On Friday, we asked how Many Horned Larks you could see in this photo.  We found six, although there could be more…

Photo with Horned larks pointed out follows. Continue reading →