This Osprey photographed at River Barge Park this morning looked ready to attack the day (and maybe some prey) head-on. Thanks to Dennis Cheeseman for the pics!

Thanks to Rich Brown for this great shot of a Short-billed Dowitcher taken at DeKorte Park this Saturday. Looking forward to more photos from Rich this fall!

As of 9 am the rare for New Jersey Queen Butterfly was still in DeKorte Park, with reports placing the Butterfly near the Science Center.

Check out northjersey.com for Scott Fallon’s story on Jill Homcy’s initial sighting in DeKorte Park on Sunday of the butterfly. More on Jill’s sighting in the previous post.