In anticipation of the very extreme weather forecast for tomorrow, the NJSEA, and DeKorte Park, will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14.

Mickey Raine got some neat photos of Hooded Mergansers, as well as a beautiful skyline shot, at Mill Creek Marsh this past Friday. The “yawning gull,” as Mickey describes him in the photo below, seems none too impressed. But we are. Thanks Mickey!

Red-winged Blackbird

Literally…. Here are some waterfowl shots that Mickey Raine took at Mill Creek Point Park, Schmidt’s Woods and other parts of Secaucus yesterday morning at and shortly after sunrise. Many thanks to Mickey for providing these fantastic photos!

Mallards

Red-Tailed Hawk

Bald Eagle

So today’s weather is rather blah, but check out these fantastic shots Mickey Raine took at Mill Creek Point Park in Secaucus yesterday as the sun kissed the sky good morning. Mickey also took some shots of waterfowl who were present as the day began and we’ll post them later today. Thanks Mickey for brightening this drab morning!

It is always a very special day when I find the time to walk the forest trails at Losen Slote Creek in Little Ferry and Moonachie. This very special place is one of the last places where you can meander woodland trails  as it is the last accessible wooded area in the Meadowlands open to the general public.

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The Bergen County Audubon Society is offering a Birding for Beginners course at DeKorte Park on Sunday, April 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. It’s a great opportunity for all ages who are interested in bird watching to learn from the best. To print out the flier click here

Male Green-winged Teal

Thanks to Dee DeSantis for this awesome batch of photos taken at DeKorte during yesterday’s Bergen County Audubon Society nature walk. The next BCAS Meadowlands walk is at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus on Tuesday, March 21, from 10 am to noon. For more info contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983. See you there!

Mallards

Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Male Cardinal

Song sparrow

Song Sparrow

The Bergen County Audubon Society is hosting a cleanup of Losen Slote Creek Park in Little Ferry on Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. Come out and help clean this important site. In addition to Meadows, Losen Slote includes a lowland forest – one of the few remaining woodlands in the Meadowlands District.

If you plan to participate, please bring work gloves. Meet at DPW garage parking lot on Mehrhof Road. For more information contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

Green-winged Teal

Thanks to Joe Koscielny for these photos from yesterday’s BCAS DeKorte Nature Walk. Some great shots of a Northern Pintail, Green Winged Teal and Northern Harrier. We’ll have more, from Dee De Santis, later on.

Green-winged Teal

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

While no doubt some of us were still sleeping around 6 a.m. this morning, Mickey Raine was here at DeKorte, actually before 6 a.m., to capture the magic during pre-sunrise and just after sunrise.

Mickey reports: I arrived before 6:00 am and waited for the show to begin, and just when there was enough ambient light playing off the water in the foreground, the camera was lifted and the shooting began. Quite a few shots were taken between around 6:15 and 6:45 or so, but the ones most attractive and best representing that short stretch are those attached here.

These photos are amazing and make me want to get out to DeKorte at pre-sunrise too. But I think I’ll wait a few months!