Save the dates, because we have a boatload of great events with Bergen County Audubon Society this month — from a Moth Night to a Butterfly Day, from a Birding By Boat to a great walk in the park.

Full details follow.Sunday, July 6, 10 a.m.
First Sunday-of-the-Month Bird Walk with the NJMC and BCAS
Enjoy summer on this free two-hour guided nature walk in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. We’ll walk around parts of the park, looking for shorebirds, raptors and other choice birds. The walk starts at 10 a.m. outside the Meadowlands Environment Center. The walk is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. You will have to sign a standard liability release that is good for NJMC/BCAS events throughout the year. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-230-4983.

Sunday, July 6, 1 p.m.
Butterflies For Beginners with the NJMC and BCAS
Join us for a 30-minute talk and slide show about butterflies, and then go looking for butterflies with us around DeKorte Park. We’ll meet in the Meadowlands Environment Center in DeKorte Park at 1 p.m. The event is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute updates and weather advisories. You will have to sign a standard liability release for this event. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com  or 201-230-4983.

Tuesday, July 15, 10 a.m.
Third-Tuesday Event: Pontoon-Boat Birding Cruise with NJMC, BCAS
This is a two-hour birding cruise along the Hackensack River and its marshes. The two-hour guided trip has a suggested donation of $15 per person. We’ll look for peregrine falcons, ospreys, northern harriers, various egrets and herons, plus diamondback terrapins. Nature photographers are welcome, but you must be unobtrusive (no tripods). The event is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute updates and weather advisories. Tour departs from the River Barge Park in Carlstadt. For pre-registration information or to rsvp, please contact Gaby Bennett-Meany at 201-460-4640.

Monday, July 21,  8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Bonus Event: Moth Night, DeKorte Park FREE
Learn all about moths — those amazing cousins of butterflies — at the Meadowlands’ third annual Moth Night. We’ll be hosting the folks from National Moth Week, who’ll present a short talk on moths and why they are so awesome yet misunderstood. Then we’ll check out the NMW’s industrial-strength mercury vapor lamps and white sheets to identify and admire the various species. We’ll also try “sugaring” to attract moths as well. The goal of the event – part of National Moth Week — is to raise awareness of these seldom seen insects and to celebrate biodiversity. This free family-friendly event is sponsored by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-230-4983. (Rain date: Tuesday, July 23)

Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Fourth Annual Butterfly Day FREE
The Meadowlands Commission is hosting this free one-day butterfly fest at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. In addition to butterfly walks for the whole family, there’ll be brief introductory slide shows on the Butterflies of DeKorte Park, tables with loads of information on butterfly identification, binoculars and gardening to attract butterflies – plus contests and great door prizes.

Children’s book author Tom Yezerski will do a presentation on his wonderful book “Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story” just after 11 a.m.” and the NJMC’s Jim Wright will do a presentation on his coffee-book for the Commission, “The Nature of the Meadowlands,” just after 1 p.m. A gallery show of 60 images from the book will be on display as well.

Butterfly Day is run by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society, with a huge assist from the Northern N.J. Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-230-4983. (Rain Date, Sunday, Aug. 3)