Northern Harrier

As promised, here’s the second batch of great shots by Joe Koscielny taken at this past Tuesday’s Bergen County Audubon Society walk at Mill Creek Point Park in Secaucus. Missed out? Don’t fear. The next BCAS Meadowlands Nature Walk is Sunday, March 4, at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst from 10 am to noon. For more info contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.

Northern Harrier

Northern Harrier

Bald Eagle

House Sparrow

Bergen County Audubon Society led a great walk at Mill Creek Point Park in Secaucus on Tuesday, where a variety of species were seen. Thanks to Joe Koscielny of BCAS for these awesome photos! We’ll have a second batch later in the afternoon.

Northern Harrier

Northern Harriers

American Black Ducks

Northern Mockingbird

Bufflehead

Bald Eagles

The WNET-PBS nature program Peril & Promise this past Saturday interviewed Conserve Wildlife Foundation Executive Director David Wheeler and Jim Wright, who runs the Celery Farm and Beyond blog and is the birding columnist for The Record newspaper.

The segment, filmed at DeKorte Park, celebrated last weekend’s Great Backyard Bird Count. Wheeler and Wright spoke about challenges facing migratory birds from climate change, the Meadowlands’ environmental comeback, and how to track birds year-round through resources such as eBird and web cams.

Read the story and watch the video here