tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1692276 2012-02-24T10:43:00-05:00 A celebration and exploration of the natural wonders in North Jersey's 30.4-square-mile Meadowlands District. © 2009, NJMC TypePad typepad/XGPuhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e7ddfa96970c 2012-02-24T10:43:00-05:00 2012-02-24T10:43:00-05:00

Ron Shields passed along his latest from DeKorte Park, taken earlier this month. Shots include a male Green-winged Teal and a female Canvasback. An accipiter is on the jump -- Coop or Sharpie? (Thanks, Ron!)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/FTHHpqzRFi0" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/ron-shields-latest-pix.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016301ea2590970d 2012-02-24T07:35:00-05:00 2012-02-23T20:47:27-05:00

Fourteen of us went to Laurel Hill to look for American Woodcocks and Common Ravens last evening -- with great success. The guided walk, sponsored by the N.J. Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society, found the ravens at...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/LoDlsYNdbOw" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/thursdays-laurel-hill-walk-the-list.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e7cf24cc970c 2012-02-24T02:58:00-05:00 2012-02-24T02:58:00-05:00

Went to the Kearny Marsh on our lunch hour on Wednesday and saw quite a few good birds on awalk along the railroad tracks overlooking the marsh. Highlights included: A raft of 100+ Ruddy Ducks, a few Common Mergansers, a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/KkFsgtKyyfg" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/bird-report-kearny-marsh.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016762dc163d970b 2012-02-23T18:02:00-05:00 2012-02-23T15:13:03-05:00

Jim Wright, who keeps this blog, also writes a twice-monthly nature column for The South Bergenite. His latest column is on birds that have been wintering in the Meadowlands this season. “Is that heron supposed to be here?” I’ve gotten...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/aRU0DnNYUME" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/our-latest-south-bergenite-column-wintering-birds.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016762d8173d970b 2012-02-23T08:41:40-05:00 2012-02-23T09:11:20-05:00

We're holding a special last-minute walk at Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus tonight at 5 to look for the local ravens and look/listen for American Woodcock. Walk is sponsored by the Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon. More info...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/u50CZvFE6rM" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/woodcock-walk-tonight-at-laurel-hill.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016301d5d217970d 2012-02-23T07:03:00-05:00 2012-02-23T07:03:00-05:00

This week's "Focus on the Meadowlands" post on the wildnewjersey.tv blog features a new trifecta of photos: * The answer to our latest Tuesday Teaser (Brown Creeper; congrats to Pam Mistretta, the first to get the ID). *A closeup of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/H7RLX8K_sEE" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/focus-on-the-meadowlands-brown-creeper-and-more.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016762c6dbf0970b 2012-02-22T07:49:00-05:00 2012-02-22T04:51:15-05:00

Unless you happened to go on the Super Bird Sunday walk earlier this month, this was one tough teaser. The question was, "What's unusual about this photo?" The answer is: "There's a bird in it." And it's a well-camouflaged bird...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/fwXJlxGotlo" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/teaser-deciphered.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e7c9349c970c 2012-02-22T05:31:47-05:00 2012-02-22T05:30:34-05:00

We had a great turnout for our Third Tuesday of the walk, held this month in Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, a 70-acre natural area usually closed to the public. It was great to see so many new faces and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/ZSKlx27xMWw" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/yesterdays-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016301d2186d970d 2012-02-22T05:30:00-05:00 2012-02-22T05:30:00-05:00

Because of technical glitches, had to break this post into two parts. Full list from yesterday's walk follows. (Sorry 'bout that.) Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access), Bergen, US-NJ Feb 21, 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Protocol: Traveling, 1.5 mile(s)...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/WfeS64_NE_A" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/yesterdays-walk-part-two-full-list.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e7c13945970c 2012-02-21T16:51:11-05:00 2012-02-23T09:08:55-05:00

Want to hear (and hopefully see) American Woodcocks peenting and possibly displaying? The Meadowlands Commission and the Bergen County Audubon Society are holding a free bonus walk this Thursday at Laurel Hill in Secaucus. We'll meet in the ballfields parking...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/IoQmPKWv6dU" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/bonus-walk-woodcock-and-ravens-laurel-hill-thursday-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016762baa84b970b 2012-02-21T09:17:47-05:00 2012-02-21T09:17:47-05:00

We were remiss in not posting this sooner... Don Torino reports: "Had a great walk today We had 23 participants... Some of the highlights were over a hundred Canvasbacks, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Harrier and, to top it off, a Bald...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/-6xn3gM7P8c" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/last-fridays-walk-pic-and-highlights.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016761d44dc5970b 2012-02-21T05:14:00-05:00 2012-02-21T05:14:00-05:00

Anything unusual in this pic? Clue below.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/85OWWUl57bo" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/tuesday-teaser-022112.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c20883401630171d7b7970d 2012-02-20T09:24:00-05:00 2012-02-20T09:24:00-05:00

Our next guided walk is tomorrow (Tuesday) at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington at 10 a.m. With this wacky weather, who knows what we'll see. We did have a couple of Killdeer and yellowlegs there last week, along with tons...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/V0Z9E54ufI0" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/dont-forget-free-harrier-meadow-walk-tomorrow.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e76713b6970c 2012-02-20T07:28:00-05:00 2012-02-20T08:13:26-05:00

Dennis Cheeseman passed along this shot of a Groundhog near the Kingsland Overlook Trail. When it comes to keeping up appearances, this is one rude dude. One theory is that it probably just broke hibernation and has been curled up...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/hjO-IuNTzbA" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/not-just-another-pretty-face.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016762912cee970b 2012-02-18T12:19:27-05:00 2012-02-18T12:21:19-05:00

Yesterday's Great Backyard Bird Count Walk at DeKorte Park came up 28 species and 1107 individual birds -- including a Bald Eagle and 11 species of duck. A big thanks to Bergen County Audubon Society for leading the walk and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/yiQAT4Lz-w8" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/fridays-bird-walk-list.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e7689b1b970c 2012-02-17T10:18:00-05:00 2012-02-15T14:21:51-05:00

Our next guided walk is Tuesday at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington at 10 a.m. With this wacky weather, who knows what we'll see. We did have a couple of Killdeer and yellowlegs there last week, along with tons of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/n8eWeVTVsR4" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/next-walk-tuesday-at-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c20883401676245fb9b970b 2012-02-17T07:30:00-05:00 2012-02-13T15:03:16-05:00

Neil Maruca writes: "From the eBird techtalk blog, an interesting new birding tool showing rarities in your area. Looks like it would be useful for planning day trips... You can change the center of the search at the top of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/EYrlhsbQKyQ" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/neat-new-bird-finding-site.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c20883401630171aa1d970d 2012-02-16T09:41:04-05:00 2012-02-16T09:41:54-05:00

As a little scouting trip for tomorrow's (Friday's) guided walk at DeKorte, I walked along the Transco Trail and Marsh Discovery at lunch yesterday. Highlights were a Black-crowned Night Heron in the back of the Shorebird Pool and 11 species...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/9d7rjAv_TRw" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/dekorte-bird-report.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e757c1f7970c 2012-02-16T06:50:00-05:00 2012-02-16T06:50:00-05:00

The Meadowlands Commission and Bergen County Audubon Society are offering a free guided bird walk at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) in DeKorte Park. We're doing the 90-minute walk in conjunction with the Great Backyard Bird Count, so we'll try count...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/_OCMwJ_kVzA" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/dont-forget-free-guided-dekorte-walk-tomorrow.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016301537eb5970d 2012-02-16T03:15:00-05:00 2012-02-15T08:34:26-05:00

This week's "Focus on the Meadowlands" post on the wildnewjersey.tv blog includes the mystery photo above, a full moon, and that Disposal Red-tail with jesses (seen as recently as two days ago). Link is here.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/uX6-91NwYvA" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/this-weeks-focus-on-the-meadowlands.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e746b56d970c 2012-02-15T10:01:00-05:00 2012-02-15T10:35:24-05:00

Following last week's post about the chicken roaming Mill Creek Marsh, a reader wrote in to say that if you see an escapee chicken, consider calling the town's animal control officer instead of letting it become a sitting duck for...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/uSvKSj9Buec" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/if-you-see-an-escaped-chicken.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c208834016762531d57970b 2012-02-15T08:41:00-05:00 2012-02-15T10:26:53-05:00

Don Torino, a friend of this blog, has a nifty column -- about the importance of getting young folks interested in nature -- on the wildnewjersey.tv blog. Equally cool, Don's post features photos of the Meadowlands by Marco Van Brabant,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/-6Xes478SH0" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/nifty-column-on-kids-nature.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340168e74ab539970c 2012-02-15T03:37:00-05:00 2012-02-15T03:37:00-05:00

Jeff Nicol writes: "I took a trip to Mill Creek Marsh Sunday morning. Terribly cold and windy. Got some nice shots of several Mockingbirds there. I also saw a Woodcock there but no photos unfortunately. "I stopped at DeKorte on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/cxgZtFM7rPs" height="1" width="1"/>

NJMC http://www.meadowblog.net/2012/02/mill-creek-marsh-pix.html