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May 22, 2026 Filed in: Birds |Solo

Mockingbird at Dekorte Park

Northern Mockingbird

Yes, a common bird but a photo I like, at Dekorte Park in Lyndhurst, NJ. 5/18/2026.

I like this photo because the light was good and the background was uncluttered. These are two things that make photographing birds difficult for me, and when they cooperate I feel lucky.

Links

Northern Mockingbird - at Cornell Labs
DeKorte Park - at the New Jersey Sport and Exposition Authority

Tags: DeKorte Park

June 01, 2026

Wandering around Dekorte Park

On Native Plant Day

A few photos from the Bergen County Audubon Society Native Plant day at Dekorte Park. A great place to learn about the importance of native plants; how to incorporate them on your property in your garden or even in pots. Wandered around the exhibits, attended the awards ceremony, but also took a walk around the park taking photos of some birds.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Photo of !/2 of the gate on the trail

A Cedar Waxwing

Pair of Cedar Waxwings

Tables of various participating organizations at Native Plant Day

A nice photo of a mallards

Links

Cedar Waxwing at Audubon.org
Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Audubon.org

Tags: DeKorte Park

June 08, 2026 Filed in: Solo |Birds

A solo walk a DeKorte Park

An ordinary day at Dekorte Park on a Monday. It was special seeing the juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron and the Great Egret catching the crab.

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Egret with his catch

Pair of Gadwall ducks

Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Tree Swallow on a nesting box

Gadwall duck

Links

DeKorte Park Trail Guide
Double-crested Cormorant at allaboutbirds.org
Great Egret at allaboutbirds.org
Gadwall duck at allaboutbirds.org
Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron at allaboutbirds.org
Tree Swallow at allaboutbirds.org

Tags: Yellow-crowned Night Heron,DeKorte Park

July 09, 2026 Filed in: Solo |Solo

Dekorte Park 07.09.26

Solo walk

The boardwalk portion of the Marsh Discovery Trail was closed for repair for the longest time. It reopened recently and this was the first time I was able to walk it; a very nice "open air" blind has been added. The park is a good location for viewing shorebirds.

Entrance ro the newly repaired Marsh Discovery Trail.

All new boards and railings and more …

The new "Open Air" blind.

The trail and "Open Air" blind.

A Great Blue Heron.

An Egret.

A group of Canadian Geese.

A Herring Gull. One of the largest gulls.

A Marsh Wren. I feel lucky to get a photo of one, you hear them but they always seem hidden in the reeds.

A group of Barn Swallows sitting on the railing.

A Gray Catbird.

This Osprey was constantly hovering but I wasn't lucky enough to see him dive for his meal.

Links

Marsh Wren at All About Birds
Barn Swallow at All About Birds
Osprey at All About Birds
American Herring Gull at All About Birds

Tags: Marsh Wren,Barn Swallow,Osprey,Dekorte Park,Marsh Discovery Trail

August 01, 2026 Filed in: BCAS Field Trip

AM & PM

Two walks

The weather was great and we managed to get an early solo walk at the New Jersey Botanical Garden in the AM, and finish the day with an evening group walk at Dekorte Park with the Bergen County Audubon Society.

Historic Pump House at the New Jersey Botanical Garden

Black Vulture resting on top of the Manor House

Two-striped Grasshopper

Waterlilly

Sandpipers!

Foster's Tern

Juvenile Forster's Tern

Links

Interactive New Jersey Botanical Garden Map on Google Earth

Tags: New Jersey Botanical Garden,Dekorte Park

September 10, 2026

Dekorte Park 09.10.26

Solo walk

A short walk at Dekorte Park in the morning. Many Egrets to be seen although there were more earlier as we were told by Chris another BCAS member who was leaving as we arrived.