On January 1, 2017 – and with camera in hand – I kicked off the New Year off with a bird walk at Richard W. DeKorte Park in the Meadowlands, located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. […]
Category Archives: Birds
A Greater White-fronted Goose visits Garret Mountain in Woodland Park, New Jersey
This past November, a Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), normally seen West of the Mississippi River, made an unexpected appearance at Garret Mountain in Woodland Park, New Jersey. On November 2, 2016 I went to […]
Meadowlands rare bird sighting – The Ruff.
A male Ruff (Philomachus Pugnax), a member of the sandpiper family (Scolopacidae), has recently been spotted in DeKorte Park – a portion of the Meadowlands in New Jersey and owned/operated by the New Jersey Meadowlands […]
Wakodahatchee Wetlands and Green Cay Wetlands – 2 Palm Beach County success stories
A major issue confronting wildlife nowadays is habitat loss. However in Palm Beach County, Florida, wetlands were created from land that previously was being used for other purposes. Today the Wakodahachtee Wetlands and Green Cay […]
Winter In Hatfield Swamp
Hatfield Swamp is nestled in between the towns of West Caldwell, Roseland and Fairfield in Essex County, New Jersey. This particular area that I enjoy exploring, has received quite bit of attention earlier this winter, […]
New Jersey bird feeding and survival tatics
Wow! New Jersey experienced some wild rollercoaster weather this winter – mild weather interspersed with freezing weather, and peppered with a few snow storms. Yet, our, feathered friends, who have evolved amazing adaptions for survival, […]
Painted Bunting – A New Jersey Rarity
Heads up birders! A Painted Bunting (Passerina Ciris) was actually spotted in the Hatfield Swamp (a freshwater wetland area right here in Western Essex County, New Jersey) on December 18, 2015. This Neotropical bird (one native to the regions […]
Dark-eyed Junco
(Junco hyemalis) As I stroll through the parks in late October and November on my bird walks, I have observed the transitory return of the Dark-eyed Junco, a member of the sparrow family. Identification of […]