The Lazy Birder

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Mill Creek Marsh Walk

A walk with the Bergen County Audubon Society at the Mill Creek Marsh Trail in Secaucus, a great place to see shorebirds!
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Snowy Egret

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(L->R) Least Sandpiper with a Semipalmated Sandpiper.

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Sandpipers. 🔎 Mouse over image to magnify

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Snowy Egret

Interestingly this Egret was observed to be floundering in the water until it was able to escape safely onto this cedar where it was resting.

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Members of the Audubon walk on the trail with the Ferris wheel visible the American Dream Mall in the background.

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Just a House Sparrow seen on the walk

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Least Sandpiper

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This Least Sandpiper is extremely cute, and I was very grateful closer than the others in the creek to capture with the camera.

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Sandpipers. 🔎 Mouse over image to magnify

Links

  1. Mill Creek Marsh Trail description at KOMOOT.
  2. Least Sandpiper at All About Birds
  3. Semipalmated Sandpiper at All About Birds

Tags: Marsh Creek Trail,Sandpiper

Filed in: Camera + Lens |BCAS Field Trip

BCAS Butterfly Walk at Wayawanda State Park

August 19, 2026
A Bergen County Audubon Society butterfly walk field trip to Wayawanda State Park, in Hewitt NJ.
The weather was great but the butterflies were scarce to nonexistent, and if they were seen flying they never paused to be photographed making identification difficult. Some photos of a nice day getting outside follow.
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Boat house on Wayawanda Lake.

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Fishing on a Summer's day.

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It was beautiful day to be outside.

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An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, one of the few butterflies to stop to be photographed.

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A Peck's Skipper.
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A Tiger Bee Fly?
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The historic iron furnace in the park.

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A small stream to explore along thee walk.

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Practicing taking a photo of water with a slow shutter speed.
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Practicing with slow shutter speed for effect.
Canon EOS RP Camera.
RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM Lens with stabilization
ISO 100 f8 1/4 second
Handheld
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Returning from the walk.

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Back in the parking lot ….
Someone has a sense of humor.
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It's a little Ferrari Arbath Automobile.

Links

  1. Wayawanda State Park Homepage
  2. General Guide To Trails at Wayawanda State Park

Tags: Wayawanda State Park,Butterfly Walk

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Mill Creek Marsh 09/02/26

A Field Trip with the Bergen County Audubon Society to the Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus, New Jersey. Lots of egrets to photograph, among other shore birds.
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The Big View …
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image of a group of egrets at mill creek marsh
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imageimage of a group of egrets and a great blue heron
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Perhaps my favorite photograph from the day
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Tags: Mill Creek Marsh,Egrets

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Frank Chapman Trail 09.06.26

BCAS Field Trip
It was a nice day to get outside. Being outside was the best part of the day.
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One of the informative trail signs along the Frank Chapman Trail
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View of the river
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A Turkey Vulture high in the sky …
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A Northern Flicker that I was too slow to photograph sitting on the branch …
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Not certain what this was. It was frustrating, a very quiet day although some early attendees did say they saw some raptors while waiting for the start …
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A groundhog enjoying the nice day outside. I enjoyed being outside too!

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Tags: Frank Chapman Trail

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