Just about anywhere you look in the Meadowlands these days, it seems like you see an Osprey or two — from the Kearny Marsh to Carlstadt and beyond.
The NJMC's Angelo Urato took this shot of an Osprey with a meal on a utility pole on Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst. Ospreys are seen daily along this road. (Thanks, Angelo!)
The saga of the Overpeck Preserve Bald Eagle with the transmitter has turned into a real mystery. We checked with Fish and Wildlife Departments in Virginia, Maryland, New York, Maine and Quebec, but came up empty.
After we posted Alice Leurck's photo above on this blog, a reader suggested we checked to see if the eagle's legs were banded, because Bald Eagle banders in various states use different color bands.
Alice checked her photos and, sure enough, we were able to make out the bands in one of the shots. The left leg had a red/black band, and the right leg had a silver band.
We also sent the photos to the folks at the Center for Conservation Biology, and are waiting to hear from them. (Thank you to everyone has offered their help in solving this little mystery!)
Identify these two creatures, but don't be too hasty. 
Answer: Tomorrow
This Harbor Seal was spotted this morning not far from the NJMC's Barge Club Marina construction site in Carlstadt. One of the workers there took this shot with his cellphone — hence the tiny size of the image.
Nick Marucci
Due to the growing interest in the nesting Common Ravens at Laurel Hill Country Park in Secaucus, we have now re-scheduled our First-Sunday-of-the-Month walk for Laurel Hill. It had been planned for Mill Creek Point.
Details are on the jump.
Mallav Naik took this shot of two Forster's Terns on the elevated boardwalk near the Meadowlands Environment Center last Monday around 6 p.m. He writes:
"I visit DeKorte Park quite often and as a landscape photographer I have to say its one of the most beautiful parka in this area. The sunrise and sunsets are to be marveled. The city as a backdrop and the unique marsh environment makes for some really stunning pictures.
"Some of my best photographs were taken this park and will continue to do so every time I visit. I believe protecting this environment and even perhaps expanding it should be of utmost importance."
(Thanks, Mallav!)
New York 1 TV did a neat feature on kids at DeKorte learning about Earth Day. Link is here.
John Soltes, the editor of The Leader did an Earth Day story on the Hackensack River's comeback, here.
And My 9 News interviewed the NJMC's Jim Wright about "green guilt," DDT and several other environmental subjects as part of an Earth Day segment.
The Earth Week sneaker recycling program has been extended through this weekend at DeKorte Park's Meadowlands Environment Center. If you're thinking of visiting, don't forget to bring those ol' wheels with you.
Ray Duffy reports:
"I birded Schmidt's Woods in Secaucus this a.m. [Friday] between 8 and 9. Lots of White-crowned Sparrows singing and Eastern Towhees. I had an Black-and-white Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a probable Orange-crowned."
As for the Laurel Hill Common ravens, Ray has posted pix here and a video here. (Thanks, Ray!)
We had another great Harrier Meadow Walk on Tuesday, kicked off by a bird-banding demonstration by NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse. The highlight: a banded Northern Flicker.
We had 30 walk participants of all ages, and nearly 40 species of bird. All in all, a great April day.
Full list (Thanks, Beth!) and a group shot on the jump.