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Terns In Action
Many people are familiar with the Meadowlands Sports Complex along New Jersey Turnpike in New Jersey
near Rutherford in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. Just a few miles south of this Meadowlands
Sports Complex is the Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park of Meadowlands Environment Center in
Lyndhurst. There are approximately 8,400 acres of open space, waterway, wetlands and salt marsh with a lot
birds in here. It is an urban wilderness only a few miles from Manhattan.
Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park of Meadowlands Environmental Center is located at 2 Dekorte Park
Plaza, (At south-east end of Valley Brook Avenue), Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. Phone: 201-460-8300. This
110-acre park is an open wetland with several large impoundments and marsh and is a vital migratory rest
stop for thousands of ducks, geese, and shorebirds. More than 270 species of birds live in or visit this area.
There are several hiking trails ranging from 1/2 mile to 3 miles along the impoundments for bird watching.
They are quite beautiful and offer great opportunities for photographers, bird watchers, and nature-lovers. The
glass-enclosed Visitor's Center extends out into the marsh to offer a panoramic view, perfect for viewing
wildlife feeding and resting in the water below. Park and Trail Map can be seen at:
http://moodle.rst2.edu/meadowlands/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DeKortemap.pdf
More information on Meadowlands Environment Center is available at the following website:
www.njmeadowlands.gov
I visited the Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park in Lyndhurst on September 4, 2006 to see and to take
pictures of many kinds of birds in action including terns, ospreys, gulls, cormorants, egrets, etc.
Many terns are plunge diving from mid air into the water to catch fish as shown in the following pictures:
near Rutherford in the Greater New York Metropolitan area. Just a few miles south of this Meadowlands
Sports Complex is the Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park of Meadowlands Environment Center in
Lyndhurst. There are approximately 8,400 acres of open space, waterway, wetlands and salt marsh with a lot
birds in here. It is an urban wilderness only a few miles from Manhattan.
Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park of Meadowlands Environmental Center is located at 2 Dekorte Park
Plaza, (At south-east end of Valley Brook Avenue), Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. Phone: 201-460-8300. This
110-acre park is an open wetland with several large impoundments and marsh and is a vital migratory rest
stop for thousands of ducks, geese, and shorebirds. More than 270 species of birds live in or visit this area.
There are several hiking trails ranging from 1/2 mile to 3 miles along the impoundments for bird watching.
They are quite beautiful and offer great opportunities for photographers, bird watchers, and nature-lovers. The
glass-enclosed Visitor's Center extends out into the marsh to offer a panoramic view, perfect for viewing
wildlife feeding and resting in the water below. Park and Trail Map can be seen at:
http://moodle.rst2.edu/meadowlands/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DeKortemap.pdf
More information on Meadowlands Environment Center is available at the following website:
www.njmeadowlands.gov
I visited the Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park in Lyndhurst on September 4, 2006 to see and to take
pictures of many kinds of birds in action including terns, ospreys, gulls, cormorants, egrets, etc.
Many terns are plunge diving from mid air into the water to catch fish as shown in the following pictures:
Two terns in flight over impoundments looking for fish in Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park
A tern on rail in Meadowlands
A tern in flight looking for fish
This tern is hovering in mid air looking down at a fish and preparing to dive
This tern is diving down to catch fish. Notice that its wings are extended during diving.
Another view of a plunge diving tern with extended wings
The tern dived into the water with a splash
After plunge diving, this tern just got out of the water with a small fish in its beak
Another tern just got out of water with a fish in its beak
Another tern just got of water, but probably missed the fish
One of many terns seen at Bras d'Or Lake in Nova Scotia in eastern Canada
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Bras d'Or Lake
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Bras d'Or Lake
One of many terns seen at Don Edward San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Don Edward San Francisco Bay NWR
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Don Edward San Francisco Bay NWR
One of many terns seen in Edwin Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey.
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Edwin B. Forsyther NWR
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Edwin B. Forsyther NWR
Many terns in Edwin Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge are also plunge diving into water to catch fish.
More photos and movie clips of terns in actions at Sandy Hook in New Jersey are on my web page at:
http://www.shltrip.com/Spring_Bird_Watching_at_Sandy_Hook.html
More photos and movie clips of terns in actions at Sandy Hook in New Jersey are on my web page at:
http://www.shltrip.com/Spring_Bird_Watching_at_Sandy_Hook.html
Meadowlands Richard W. Dekorte Park in
Meadowlands Environmental Center
Address:
2 Dekorte Park Plaza
(At southeast end of Valley Brook Avenue)
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Phone: 201-460-8300
Websites: www.njmeadowlands.gov
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Meadowlands Environmental Center
Meadowlands Environmental Center
Address:
2 Dekorte Park Plaza
(At southeast end of Valley Brook Avenue)
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Phone: 201-460-8300
Websites: www.njmeadowlands.gov
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing location of Meadowlands Environmental Center
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