tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1692276 2009-11-11T03:47:00-05:00 A celebration and exploration of the natural wonders in North Jersey's 30.4-square-mile Meadowlands District. © 2009, NJMC TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553bb7c2088340120a669211b970b 2009-11-11T03:47:00-05:00 2009-11-11T03:47:00-05:00

Today we honor America's veterans. This photo was taken earlier this week at the AMVETS Carillon on Disposal Road in North Arlington. The carillon, which celebrated its second anniversary last month, chimes four times an hour on the quarter hour....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/nop03UUXZpA" height="1" width="1"/>

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Getting to many of the New Jersey Meadowlands locations can be tough -- but we are trying to simplify the task. At the upper left-hand corner of this blog, we are posting links via Google Maps that enable you to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/0Q2wbgUkvUk" height="1" width="1"/>

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We have several nifty upcoming walks throughout the Meadowlands, beginning next Tuesday at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus. Click "Continue reading..." for more info and directions to this unusual jewel, plus other upcoming walks. Tuesday, November 17, 10 a.m. Third-Tuesday-of-the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/MODjMuK74-A" height="1" width="1"/>

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A walk around DeKorte early Monday afternoon found a raft of Ruddies, several Bufflehead and about a dozen Pintails -- mostly on the far side of the Marsh Discovery Trail. Still a dozen+ yellowlegs on the edges of a little...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/A-1Dta0ReR0" height="1" width="1"/>

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The feathers on this little guy's head should be a tip-off. Click here for more Tuesday Teasers. Click "Continue reading ..." for the answer and more information about this bird. This guy is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. He was previously part...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/MJllwDuGF9Q" height="1" width="1"/>

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In September and October, NJMC Naturalist Michael Newhouse and his dedicated band of bird-banders banded 46 species and nearly 3,000 birds in all. Bird most likely to be banded -- the Savannah Sparrow, with more than 700 banded. It is...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/pQFENPvfPUE" height="1" width="1"/>

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Neil Maruca sez: "Meadowlands was birdy, but not a lot of rarities. Highlights: Mehrhof Pond- 520 Ruddy Ducks, 11 Ring Necks, 8 Lesser Scaup, 6 Hooded Mergs Valley Brook Rd- Red Shouldered Hawk DeKorte- Dowitcher sp. (probably Long Billed), 30...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/blJ_pOKNIlg" height="1" width="1"/>

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Ray Duffy sez: "I got my first fall Fox Sparrows in Schmidt’s today (Saturday). There were 2 that I saw and I think a third calling." Julie McCall reports: "There was a very cooperative brant (presumably the same bird from...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/4ECDKzurWfU" height="1" width="1"/>

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These guys are typically gone by now, but one was straggling around DeKorte late last week. He clearly has seen better days. (It's a "he" because of the solitary spot on each wing.) More on Cabbage Whites here.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/XAIuebpXTRM" height="1" width="1"/>

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A quick walk around DeKorte at Lunch on Friday found one lone Great Egret (above), lots of yellowlegs, several skittish Green-winged Teal (including the one below). 20+ Buffleheads, 20+ Ruddies, 8 Gadwalls, 4 Black Ducks, a few Mallards and two...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/N80gEYjfKEU" height="1" width="1"/>

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The Meadowlands Commission is hosting its annual Staff Art Exhibit from Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Flyway Gallery in the Meadowlands Environment Center. The exhibit – which is open daily to the public for free –...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/juFvdBS19vQ" height="1" width="1"/>

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Ron Shields photographed this Brant at DeKorte on Thursday. (Thanks, Ron!) NJMC naturalists also saw several Brants on Thursday on the Hackensack River, in addition to three Bald Eagles, a Bonaparte's Gull, and a Goshawk.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/Q4F7ne3aGp0" height="1" width="1"/>

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We kayaked the Kearny Freshwater Marsh last Friday, and as we pulled our boats from the water, we saw a hunter launch his camouflaged boat at Gunnell Oval and head into the marsh. We also saw a newly refurbished hunting...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/kckZ9j34Z4Q" height="1" width="1"/>

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NJMC Naturalist Michael Newhouse reports that October was a banner month for bird-banding at the former Erie Landfill in North Arlington. All told, Mike and his wonderful team of volunteers banded 46 species, and more than 2,300 birds. We will...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/jaUdhTetg-E" height="1" width="1"/>

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Chris Takacs reports: "Today I had to pull off Belleville Turnpike in Kearny around 10:45 for a 10 minute display by 2 adult Bald Eagles. They flew together along the NJ Turnpike, then right over my head. Then a 'chase'...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/8rhrRkIXe_I" height="1" width="1"/>

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Jim Wright, who runs this blog for the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, will be speaking about the Meadowlands, Past, Present and Future tomorrow night (Thursday, Nov. 5) at the North Arlinton Library The free talk will feature some nifty nature...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/jlx86q3mI0g" height="1" width="1"/>

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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...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/LDT-bbz3S3c" height="1" width="1"/>

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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...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/PAqie-bncHo" height="1" width="1"/>

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This guy is one beautiful (albeit scruffy) bird. Who is he? Click here for more Tuesday Teasers. Click "Continue reading ..." to learn who he is and more about him, and to see how he got his name. Yes, it...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/VkmyTi_5be4" height="1" width="1"/>

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A change of pace for the Tuesday Teaser this week. What kind of tree is this? More Tuesday Teasers here. Click "Continue reading..." for the answer to the Teaser, and more info. The tree is a a black locust, with...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/iVZsLA9ZDuY" height="1" width="1"/>

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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...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/FJmeWBrP6Ok" height="1" width="1"/>

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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...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/3gjWEckBJtY" height="1" width="1"/>

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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....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XGPu/~4/2WKATV0uLGY" height="1" width="1"/>

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