Due to forecasted inclement weather, tonight’s (Sept. 28) open public viewing session at the William D. McDowell Observatory in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst has been cancelled. The next open public viewing night is Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 8 to 10:30 pm
Daily Archives: September 28, 2016
Birding By Boat Recap
We had a great Birding By Boat excursion yesterday! Guided by the BCAS and NJSEA naturalists, participants spotted 30 species, including various herons, sandpipers, gulls and raptors. A complete list is below. Photos to follow shortly.
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Canada Goose |
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Mallard |
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Double-crested Cormorant |
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Least Bittern |
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Great Blue Heron |
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Great Egret |
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Snowy Egret |
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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron |
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Osprey |
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Northern Harrier |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
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Least Sandpiper |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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Short-billed Dowitcher |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
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Laughing Gull |
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Ring-billed Gull |
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Great Black-backed Gull |
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Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) |
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Mourning Dove |
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Northern Flicker |
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American Kestrel |
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Peregrine Falcon |
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Marsh Wren |
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American Robin |
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Northern Mockingbird |
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European Starling |
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Northern Cardinal |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
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American Goldfinch |
Monitoring Monarchs
For the past five weeks Marie Longo (left) of the BCAS has been busy tagging Monarch Butterflies at several locations including DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, the Leonia section of Overpeck Park and other locations. Marie is a seasoned tagging pro and has been monitoring Monarchs for years.
Tagging Monarchs is a citizen scientist project led by Monarch Watch at the University of Kansas and it’s important because, as Don Torino wrote in his column last week, by tracking Monarchs movements as they migrate south to Mexico, scientists can gain information to aid the unfortunately fast disappearing species.
Warblers at DeKorte
Tom Mitchell sent in these great photos of warblers he and Sharon Ayling spotted near the Meadowlands Environment Center in DeKorte yesterday. A nice way to start the day. Thanks Tom!
