Nature Photographer Marco van Brabant, a major contributor to the Meadowlands Commission's upcoming coffee-table book "The Nature of the Meadowlands," has a gallery show at the Englewood Library throught the end of this month.
The show is entitled "My Wilderness, Urban Landscapes of the Meadowlands." A link is here.
The library is located at 31 Engle Street in Englewood.
Chris Takacs and Roy Woodford report that the Least Bitterns and young Tricolored Heron continue at DeKorte Park. Chris counted at least four fuzzy-headed young bitterns.
(Thanks, Chris and Roy! Above photo by Roy Woodford.)
Ray Duffy reports:
The pelican is viewable from Laurel Hill as of 7:52 a.m. Sunday.
Bird is in impoundment north of eastern spur viewable from closed train bridge.
Technically may be Kearny Marsh East or the part of the water by wmca radio towers. I got a report it was roosting last night at Anderson Marsh.
Thanks, Ray, and thanks to Roy Woodford for the photo — taken yesterday at DeKorte.
Fourth Annual Kevin Karlson Shorebird Day at DeKorte was a great success, with some amazing birds — including the young and mostly cooperative Tricolored Heron, several Least Bitterns, an American White Pelican (below, thanks to Fred Virazzi and Chris Takacs) , a Peregrine, Ospreys … Well, you get the picture.
Between the walks, the talks and the photography workshop, the event drew more than 100 people. A big thank you to Kevin, his colleague Lloyd Spitalnik, and to all the fine folks who shared their day with us.
We will post more pix and a ful bird list in the coming week.
Toward the beginning of the Marsh Discovery Trail by the front gate… about 150 yards in… (Time for a bigger lens….)
Saw this distant rail from the Ruddy Duck blind on the Marsh Discovery Trail around 1:40 p.m. Also grabbed a shot as it flew from left to right across the channel… We are thinking Clapper Rail. Please share your thoughts.
The young Tricolored Heron is back at DeKorte Park. It was last seen around 11:10 in the Shorebird Pool by the Transco Trail, not far from the first water-monitoring station.
A big thanks to NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse for giving us the heads-up.
Shorebird Pool water levels will remain as low as rainfall allows for Kevin Karlson Day tomorrow and the rest of this entire weekend.
Kevin Karlson Shorebird Day is Saturday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., rain or shine. Gate opens at 8 a.m.
If you need more info, here are some quick clicks:
For a flyer with basic info, click here. (We'll do the indoor programs first if there's bad weather in the morning, but we are keeping our fingers crossed.)
For Kevin's detailed description of the day's events, click here. (Photographers will want to read this closely!)
For the list of birds from last year's KKSD walks, click here.
Regina Geoghan writes:
"Just before noontime at DeKorte, I saw several Red Admirals, a Painted Lady, a Monarch, the usual skippers and I did capture a sphinx moth. [Snowberry clear-winged or Hummingbird Clear-winged?]
"Way too hot to be out there in the middle of the day. 🙂 " (Thanks, Regina!)
Our latest "Focus on the Meadowlands" feature for the wildnewjersey.tv blog features a new Osprey nest for the Meadowlands, an odd moth and that banded Peregrine.
The link is here.