Focus on the Meadowlands: Great Black-backed Squirrel, Great Black-backed Gull, Fall Bird-banding Results


Photos courtesy of Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission

by Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission

We saw this rare Black-backed [Eastern Gray] Squirrel in Rutherford near the Community Gardens last week. 


 

We saw this not-so-rare Great Black-backed Gull on the Saw Mill Mudflats in DeKorte Park, Lyndhurst, earlier this month. 


 

NJMC Naturalist Mike Newhouse reports a great fall bird-banding season by the former Erie Landfill in North Arlington: 46 species and nearly 3,000 birds in all. Most-frequently banded species: the Savannah Sparrow, a threatened species in New Jersey —700 banded. Photo above is of the banding station during a lull in the action.

 


Jim Wright writes, photographs, maintains a nature blog and does slide shows and walks for the N.J. Meadowlands Commission. "Focus on the Meadowlands" features some of his recent photos of the area's natural wonders. 

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 1/25/2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: bird banding great black-backed gull DeKorte Park black-backed squirrel rutherford
 

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  • 1/27/2012 11:01 AM Vivian Newhouse wrote:
    Great Banding season!!! Enjoyed all the articles and pictures. The Black Backed Squirrel is so pretty, wish we had them here in Rochester.
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