Winter is here, and Lake Appert is mostly frozen over. Not much bird life this a.m. -- a male Mallard and the distant call of a Carlonia Wren. Nearby feeders were brimming with birds.
As of 10:45 a.m, two hockey players were skating on the lake.
Have a great weekend.
My latest 'Bird Watcher' column is all about the local Christmas Bird Counts, with some good news about Cooper's Hawks (above).
The link is here.
Next time: Readers’ favorite “wild moments.”
Deedee Burnside and Scott Weston both answered the latest Mystery correctly -- Pileated Woodpecker hole.
A rectangular hole is a good indicator of a Pileated's woodworking skills.
Congrats to all three!
Don Torino of Bergen County Audubon Society wrote a neat post for the Wild New Jersey" blog on the Raptors of Route 17. Link is here.
Or paste it in:
http://wildnewjersey.tv/2010/12/07/dons-jersey-birding-the-raptors-of-route-17.aspx
Saw this on a Nature Conservancy hike at High Mountain Park Preserve in Wayne. What is it?
More on High Mountain Park Preserve here.