This morning, WCBS 880-am aired an interview with NJMC Executive Director Robert Ceberio about the Meadowlands' growing reputation as a great place to see birds and enjoy nature.

    Link is here.

   Saw Hummingbird Clearwing Moths this morning at the Butterfly Bush on the way from the Environment Center to the Administration Building.

   We hope they hang around!

      From out of the blue, this blog got a nice mention from a wonderful sister blog at Freshkills Park in Staten Island — another park born in a land of landfills.

     Read the writeup here.

    Learn more about Freshkills Park here.

     We are adding a link to the Freshills Park Blog in our "Birdings and Green Links" column on the left.

    Tonight begins a new month of free public viewing nights on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. at the William D. McDowell Observatory.

    Click here for more information.

    As you probably surmised, today''s Harrier Meadow Walk has been canceled.   Any hopes of having the walk disappeared with the first lightning.

      The next Harrier Meadow Walk is 1 p.m. on Tuesday Aug. 18. More later.

    Don't forget: The Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society are sponsoring a free nature walk  at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 1 p.m.

   The walk is rain or shine. Lightning cancels.

As always, bug spray, binoculars and sunscreen are a good idea…

   Because Harrier Meadow is ordinarily closed to the public, you will need to sign a standard release to visit the site. Download it here or sign a release on Sunday:

Download HARRIER Release

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   Local landscapes and landmarks as captured by painter Melissa Maiorano will line the walls of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s (NJMC) Flyway Gallery during August.

   The exhibit, “Treasures in the Marsh: Paintings by Melissa Maiorano,” runs from Sunday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Aug. 30. A reception for the artist is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m., on Aug. 2.

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  The Meadowlands Nature Blog is now on Twitter. We regularly post upcoming nature events in the Meadowlands District, as well as noteworthy bird and butterfly sightings.

  If you would like to be notified whenever there's a new post, follow us at http://twitter.com/meadowblog or by clicking here and then clicking "follow."

   Kearny Marsh is looking pretty awesome these days. This is probably the best place in the entire disrict to see Hibiscus, which seem to be peaking.
   We took a kayak into the marsh on Wednesday morning and got great looks at a Least Bittern (flying), Blck-crowned Night Heron (perched and flying), a Great Blue Heron (flying) and the Great Egret at right.
   Best place to launch your kayak is at the norh end of Gunnell Oval.

   The sixth annual Meadowlands Festival of Birding will be held on Saturday,  Sept. 12, and  Sunday, Sept.13. This nifty event features pontoon-boat tours of the Hackensack River, bird walks and great Sunday field trips.
   Once again, NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse will give an illuminating bird-banding demonstration at Harrier Meadow on Saturday morning.

   The event is organized and sponsored by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, the Hackensack River keeper, and the New Jersey Audubon Society. Riverkeeper link, with more on the festival, is here.
    To download the Birdfest 2009 brochure, which includes all the essential info, click below:
Download Bird Fest 09 brochure