Double-crested Cormorants buzzed by a Green-winged Teal

Thanks to Joe Koscielny for these awesome photos taken earlier this month from the new Mehrhof Pond Wildlife Observation Area in Little Ferry. Haven’t been there yet? Join the Bergen County Audubon Society this Sunday, Dec. 16, for a guided walk through the Observation Area and the adjacent Losen Slote Creek Park. The walk runs from 10 am to noon. For more information contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983. We’ll have more from Joe tomorrow!

Red-tailed Hawk

Bald Eagles

Immature Bald Eagle

Cedar Waxwing and American Robin

Lesser Scaup and Ruddy Ducks

European Starlings

Hermit Thrush

American Coot

Fox Sparrow

Losen Slote Creek Park

Join the Bergen Audubon Society for two great upcoming Meadowlands walks!  This Sunday, Dec. 16, they’ll be in Little Ferry at Losen Slote Creek Park and the new Mehrhof Pond Wildlife Observation Area. Losen Slote is one of the last remaining lowland forests in the Meadowlands. The Observation Area, which opened this Spring, offers stellar views of waterfowl and other birds. 

Then, next Tuesday,Dec. 18, they’ll be at Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus, on the lookout for ducks, cormorants and wintering birds.

Each walk runs from 10 am to noon. For more info contact Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.