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Ospreys Are Thriving Statewide
We know that Ospreys are thriving in the Meadowlands, with the first successful nest in decades in Bergen County (in Carlstadt) and another successful nest in Kearny along the Hackensack River.
But it turns out the success has been statewide.
Read a report by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation here.
Great Nature Walk Today!
Another amazing turnout for the nature walk at Harrier Meadow today — two Bald Eagles, several Northern Harriers, American Kestrels, a Sharpie, Redtails a-plenty and roughly 50 people.
A good time was had by all.
We will post the full list during the week.
Our 200,000th Page View
As luck would have it, as we were checking our stats for The Meadowlands Nature Blog" earlier this week, the blog tabulated its 200,000th lifetime pageview.
To all who enjoy this blog, we'd just like to say: Thanks for your support!
Sunrise, (Closed) Erie Landfill
Andrew Burmeister, one of the NJMC's volunteer bird-banders, got this sunrise shot on Wednesday. (Thanks, Andrew!)
Don’t Forget: Free Nature Walk Sunday!
Our next free guided nature walk is this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, a 70-acre restored marsh.
We'll look for waterfowl, raptors and lingering migrants.
You must sign an insurance waiver. You can download one here:
The walk is sponsored by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Hope to see you there!
More information on the walk follows.
Sunday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.
First-Sunday-of-the-Month Nature Walk with the NJMC and BCAS
This free two-hour guided nature walk will take us to the legendary Harrier Meadow in North Arlington. The 70-acre site, usually off limits to the public, features ponds and tidal impoundments and birds aplenty. We meet at 10 a.m. at the entrance to Harrier Meadow on Disposal Road. You can also meet us at the visitors’ parking lot at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst at 9:30 a.m. and carpool. The walk is run by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-636-4022.
Bufflehead, Disposal Road
We had our first Bufflehead of the fall on Disposal Road this week, in the retention pond across from the AMVETS Carillon.
We included the shot of the mallard to show you just how small this female/juvenile is.
More on Buffleheads here.
Kearny Marsh: The Latest From Ron Shields
Ron writes:
Despite strong northwest winds, there was plenty of action at the Kearny Marsh [last Saturday].
Images here are a very cooperative Marsh Wren (no crop), a female Blue-Winged Teal.
I also had multiple sightings of Bald Eagles. I'm assuming that the strong winds made for excellent flight conditions. (Thanks, Ron!) 
The Latest ‘Nature Next Door’ Column
Jim Wright of the Meadowlands Commission, who maintains this blog, writes the "Nature Next Door' column every other Thursday for The South Bergenite. His latest column is about the Meadowlands Nature Blog's latest milestone.
This week, the Meadowlands Nature Blog – meadowblog.net — reaches a major milestone. In less than two-and-a-half years, the blog has reached 200,000 page views, mostly on buzz generated by word of mouth.
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission asked me to create the blog in the summer of 2008 for two reasons: To give the public an easy way to learn about nature and free nature-related NJMC events and to celebrate the district’s amazing environmental resurgence.
From the beginning, the idea has been to post a new item about nature in the Meadowlands every weekday, using striking photography to underscore the natural beauty that abounds here – and to refute those stubborn stereotypes of the region as one big dump.
Along the way, the blog has expanded to alert the public when rare birds arrive and to showcase local photographers’ timely photos – from amazing birds in the Kearny Marsh to a misty morning along the Marsh Discovery Trail at DeKorte Park. We want readers of the blog to not only enjoy it but to participate in it.
Our Next Free Walk: Sunday, Harrier Meadow
Our next free guided nature walk is this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, a 70-acre restored marsh. We'll look for waterfowl, raptors and lingering migrants.
You must sign an insurance waiver. You can download one here:
The walk is sponsored by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society. Hope to see you there!
More information on the walk follows.