Semi-palmated Plover
Enjoy a peaceful walk through DeKorte Park with the Bergen County Audubon Society as your guide. They’ll be keeping an eye out for egrets, Yellow-crowned Night Herons and other avian species. The walk is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Meet in the Meadowlands Environment Center parking lot, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.
Contact: Don Torino – greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
Join the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and the Bergen County Audubon Society as they host the annual Meadowlands Birding Festival on Sunday, Oct. 4. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We have a packed schedule of guided walks, talks and live raptor shows plus kid’s activities and information tables. We’ll be looking for Bald Eagles, Osprey, Egrets and many other species. Bring binoculars if you have them!
Information:
NJSEA – info@njsea.com or 201-460-1700
BCAS – Don Torino at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983
Join the Bergen County Audubon Society as they lead a guided walk on the Mill Creek Marsh Trail. Be on the lookout for shorebirds, Piping plovers and other avian species.
Meet at the trail entrance, off the back parking lot of Bob’s Discount Furniture, 3 Mill Creek Drive, Secaucus.
Contact: Don Torino – greatauk4@gmail.com or (201) 230-4983
Join the Bergen County Audubon Society as they lead a guided walk on the Mill Creek Marsh Trail. Be on the lookout for shorebirds, Piping plovers and other avian species.
Meet at the trail entrance, off the back parking lot of Bob’s Discount Furniture, 3 Mill Creek Drive, Secaucus.
Contact: Don Torino – greatauk4@gmail.com or (201) 230-4983
Due to the forecast for cloud cover, the Partial Lunar Eclipse Viewing Session scheduled at the William D. McDowell Observatory tonight (Aug. 27) has been cancelled.
DeKorte Park – Marsh Discovery Trail
Experience Richard W. DeKorte Park on a special, guided evening walk led by the Bergen County Audubon Society. You’ll learn about the park’s history and the abundant array of birds that inhabit this urban environmental treasure.
The walk takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meet in the Meadowlands Environment Center parking lot, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.
Contact: Don Torino – greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-230-4983.
Jefry Train and Don Torino
Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino welcomes Jeffry Train of “Our Tern” to his radio show, The Nature Connection, this Sunday, Aug. 23, from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Jeffry is a founder of Our Tern. Initially formed to protect Hoboken’s colony of nesting terns, the organization has since grown its mission to safeguard all avian life in city environments. Read more about Our Tern here
The Nature Connection airs on the fourth Sunday of each month from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on WFDU 89.1 FM. The show was inspired by WFDU-FM General Manager and DJ Opie, a frequent participant in BCAS Nature Walks guided by Torino.
“You cannot care about nature until you can connect with it,” Don has said. He also stated that the most critical threat to the environment is a disconnect between people and the natural world around them – thus the show’s name.
Past episodes of The Nature Connection can be heard at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nature-connection/id6795559600
The NJSEA William D. McDowell Observatory will be open to the public from Thursday, Aug. 27 at 10:30 p.m. to Friday, Aug. 28 at 2 a.m. to view the deep Partial Lunar Eclipse. This special viewing session is weather permitting. Please call 201-460-4001 on Aug. 28 for viewing status.
During the near-total eclipse, about 93% to 96% of the Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow. The moon will take on a striking rusty-orange and copper-red glow during this time.
The partial eclipse begins at 10:33 p.m. and peaks at 12:12 a.m.
Note: The park will open at 10:15 p.m. and visitors will be able to enter the Observatory at 10:30 p.m. Visitors will not be let in the park before 10:15 p.m.
The William D. McDowell Observatory is located in DeKorte Park, 3 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst
For more information, visit njsea.com or call 201-460-1700.
There is still time to register for an NJSEA Pontoon Boat Tour of the Hackensack River. The guided, two-hour tours run through Sept. 26. The tours are free; pre-registration is required.
Act quick: A limited number of seats remain and trips book quick.
You can find the registration form at https://www.njsea.com/pontoon-cruises/
Jefry Train and Don Torino
Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino welcomes Jeffry Train of “Our Tern” to his radio show, The Nature Connection, on Sunday, Aug. 23, from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Jeffry is a founder of Our Tern. Initially formed to protect Hoboken’s colony of nesting terns, the organization has since grown its mission to safeguard all avian life in city environments. Read more about Our Tern here
The Nature Connection airs on the fourth Sunday of each month from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on WFDU 89.1 FM. The show was inspired by WFDU-FM General Manager and DJ Opie, a frequent participant in BCAS Nature Walks guided by Torino.
“You cannot care about nature until you can connect with it,” Don has said. He also stated that the most critical threat to the environment is a disconnect between people and the natural world around them – thus the show’s name.
Past episodes of The Nature Connection can be heard at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nature-connection/id6795559600