HARRIER MEADOW, North Arlington Directions take you to the parking area on Disposal Road, accessible from Schuyler Avenue in North Arlington and Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst (by DeKorte Park).
RIVER BARGE PARK & MARINA, Carlstadt Directions take you to Outwater Lane in Carlstadt. Follow Outwater Lane to end for the River Barge Park & Marina.
SCHMIDT'S WOODS, Secaucus Entrance to Schmidt's Woods is roughly 100 yards to the west on Millridge Road.
SKEETKILL CREEK MARSH, Ridgefield After turning onto Pleasant View Terrace West, go about 100 yards, and marsh entrance will be on your left.
MONK PARAKEETS, Ridgefield When you reach Railroad Avenue, head south under Hendricks Causeway Bridge. Park car near the bridge and listen; Monk Parakeets live in nests on underside of the bridge.
KEARNY FRESH-WATER MARSH, Kearny Camman Drive is the road the loops around Gunnell Oval; the marsh is to the east of the easternmost corner of the drive. You can launch kayaks and canoes at this location.
We did not see the Long-tailed Mammal on our free guided walk this morning, but it is still around -- seen after the walk.
This photo was taken around 2:10 p.m. in the nearest corner of the Saw Mill mudflats. He saw his shadow, which according to local folk lore means six more weeks of Muskrats.
These two photos were taken about an hour apart earlier this month. Although purists would ID these guys as a Tree Swallow and a Groundhog, what we have here in fact is a Ground Swallow and a Treehog. (Our apologies.)
Bruno Rondi of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission has been photographing some of the beautiful cranes of the district. We are posting a few of Bruno' s shots here. No wonder Bruno finds cranes so uplifting. (Thanks, Bruno!)
Bob Dodelson reports seeing a Greater Yellowlegs and an Osprey this morning while unsuccessfully looking for the shrike. This being Saint Patrick's Day, we are thinking that Bob may actually have seen that rare Irish raptor, the O'Sprey. Photo above is a file photo of the aforementioned bird, (Thanks, Bob!)
The Northern Shrike is now officially on the 10 Most Wanted List of Meadowlands birders, and we have posted a "Wanted Poster" on Disposal Road to that effect.
In recent weeks we have run posts about a Double-crested Cormorant being rescued after getting its neck stuck in a tidegate (here) and battling an eel on the Hackensack River (here). Thought we'd post a nice shot of one just cooling off in one of the tidal pools at Harrier Meadow today.They're not always getting into trouble.