it has red down both sides of throat,purple down both sides of breast divided by a white stripe, white belly dark back and head feathers and orange legs Thank Don at ravenrw1@aol.com
A strong breeze off Lower New York Bay brought me a little inland to Cheesequake NJ State Park in Old Bridge, located across Raritan Bay from Staten Island. With more than 1,500 acres of open fields, saltwater and freshwater wetlands, a white cedar swamp, a Pitch Pine forest, and a northeastern hardwood forest, this state park is a real natural treasure in a busy urban-suburban area.
The name Cheesequake comes from the Lenape Native American word "Cheseh-oh-ke," meaning "upland" or "high ground village." Sure enough, Cheesequake (or the "cheese park") contains enough hills and dales away from possible flood waters to have made it a nice community for Lenape people.
It was along the ridge of one of these hillsides overlooking a vast tidal wetland that I saw something genuinely special. For the first time in my life I spotted a Merlin. A medium-sized falcon that is smaller than a peregrine, but larger than a kestrel. It was an exciting moment! I had never seen one outside of a zoo before. Yet, in front of me was real wild bird in its natural habitat within eyesight of the Empire State Building. Way cool.
Meet the Birds brings Terri Jones and her sociable, people-friendly birds from Arcadia Bird Sanctuary to Le Carrousel every Tuesday 11:30am-2pm ...
NJ Bird Photos: Birds of New Jersey Info & pictures of common New Jersey birds: the woodpecker, cardinal, king fisher, warbler, robin, tufted titmouse, finch, mallard, cormorant, baby ducks, grebe, goose, cat bird, sapsucker, northern flicker,... Many photos were taken at Lake Nelson in Piscataway, NJ and others in NJ bird spots: Cape May, the Meadowlands, and Sandy Hook or vacations in Florida, California and the Caribbean....
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The Birds of New Jersey, Status and Distribution One feature of this book that sets it apart from other publications about the birds of New Jersey is the 200 color photographs that depict almost half of the species that have occurred in the state. For the photographs, I have been ... |
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Birds of New Jersey Field Guide - Organized by color - State-specific range map - Flight, juvenile and morph insets - Stan's Notes include "gee-whiz" facts - Full page photos with corresponding full-page descriptions - Contains state-specific species Our state-by-state ... |
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Living with the New Jersey shore Published by New Jersey Audubon Society as Occasional Paper No. 148:1-20. 65. The Birds of New Jersey: Their Habits and ... Illustrations allow comparison of similar males and females and includes pictures of each species in flight. |
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NJAS The place is a photographer's dream - and I've seen the pictures to prove it! The centerpiece of this wildlife haven is ... In addition to the rarities mentioned above, some of the more sought-after NJ birds occur annually at the CF . |
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Birds of New Jersey Biology of Birds. New York, 1963. An inexpensive paperback; interesting text. Peterson, Roger. The Birds. New York, 1963. A popular introduction to the world of birds; heavily illustrated with fine color photographs. |
Polo as a Sport for the People? Maybe for People in Seersucker
Gussied-up spectators arrived on a ferry ride from Lower Manhattan throughout the day; early birds shared the boat with a trailer of about a dozen horses, including a chestnut mare with a white blaze named Pitufina, a Spanish name for the Smurfette
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New York Photos of the Week May 27th – June 3rd (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Police officers filed into a church in Newark, NJ, on Thursday for the funeral of William Johnson, the off-duty Newark police officer who was killed in a drive-by shooting last week. Mr. Johnson was standing at the counter of |
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In the News Chris Christie answers a question in Denville, NJ He says he used a state police helicopter for two personal trips, including to fly to his son's baseball game. Christie and the State Republican Committee are reimbursing the state for the governor's |
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BC-AP Technology Digest By Leanne Italie. Eds: Sent Tuesday on financial and lifestyles news service for use any time. AP Photos of May 31: NYLS410. SAN FRANCISCO — The addictive video game "Angry Birds" will be migrating to television screens this summer. |
Stella Maris Retreat Center to honor nun at pastoral site on the ocean
COURTESY OF STELLA MARIS Stella Maris retreat house in Elberon celebrates 70th anniversary gallery (11 photos) The exodus has begun. From Memorial to Labor Day, traffic clogs the Garden State Parkway and the NJ Turnpike every Friday and Sunday as cars
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