Don Torino of the Bergen County Audubon Society reports:
"We had a good nature walk Sunday morning morning, The weather was overcast and windy but we had some good birds — including two Northern Harriers, 30+ Cedar Waxwings, and at least six duck species– plus about 20 people. A special thanks to Dave Hall and Beth Goldberg of the BCAS for helping out."
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Mike Britt reports: The Meadowlands was generally devoid of migrants Monday…I observed a GREAT EGRET, 12 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 300 NORTHERN SHOVELER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN PINTAIL, 4 HORNED LARK, MERLIN, PEREGRINE, COOPER'S HAWK (Imm), HARRIER (Imm), and a handful of RED-TAILED HAWKS.
Notes: The Harrier and Merlin were hunting over the Erie & Kingsland landfills. The Horned Larks were on the defunct Encap site. The Coop has been hanging around the Kingsland for about a week or so…I've seen it from the train.
This guy is one beautiful (albeit scruffy) bird. Who is he?
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A change of pace for the Tuesday Teaser this week.
What kind of tree is this?
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The William D. McDowell Observatory in DeKorte Park begins a new month of programming tonight with free public programs at 8 and 9 p.m.
Each evening two major objects in the night sky will be viewed plus one or two other celestial objects or events depending on the observing conditions.
Pictured at left is the observatory's state-of-the-art telescope with a 20-inch mirror, housed beneath a retractable dome.
The telescope, one of the largest in the area, is equipped with cameras to record the stars and planets. Special filters block light pollution.
For detailed information and the complete November schedule, click here.
The deadline for NJMC's Amateur Photography Contest, part of our 40th Anniversary Celebration is 5 p.m. today. (Link to more information is here.)
We now have the rules and the forms on one download. and the prize money is is sweet.
We'd love to see your photographs!
Ray Duffy reports: "Visited Mill Creek Marsh [Saturday] between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. near low tide. As I was finishing my figure-eight loop of the park, I found a lone Bonaparte's Gull swimming near the bridge of the first pool.
More on Bonaparte's Gulls here.
Ray's Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayduffy/4062780274/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayduffy/4062034505/
Just a reminder to set your clocks back an hour Saturday night — especially if you're planning to go on the First Sunday walk at DeKorte 10 a.m. this weekend. We are still getting yellowlegs and assorted egrets, and some ducks are arriving as well.
Here's the listing:
Sunday, November 1, 10 a.m.
First-Sunday-of-the-Month Bird Walk with Bergen County Audubon Society
This free two-hour nature walk starts outside the Meadowlands Environment Center in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, and runs from 10 a.m. We’ll walk around the 110-acre park, looking for straggling shorebirds, newly arrived waterfowls and other birds. To rsvp, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-636-4022.
Sign of the season: Ray Duffy reports that [Thursday] "I made a quick stop at Mehrhof Pond, and there was a float of approximately 75 Ruddy Ducks with 3 Lesser Scaup (1 male snoozing and 2 females preening)."
The William D. McDowell Observatory at DeKorte Park now sports a Geochron Global Time Indicator. It not only tells the time around the world, but it also shows where it is daylight.
Download more info on the Geochron here: Download Geochron