Nature Done Wright

Today is the last day to register for Sunday's Bergen SWAN paddle on usually off-limits Spatterdock Marsh on the Hackensack River in nearby Rockland County.

An article about the paddle is here. Information on the paddle is here.

Ron Shields and I did a two-hour scouting paddle on Thursday — what a great place.  Took these pix yesterday — great looks at Eastern Kingbird, Tree Swallows, spawning carp (they know how to make a splash), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and some magical spots. (Bird list follows.)

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Spatterdock Marsh, Rockland, New York, US
May 12, 2016 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     Birded by kayak, scouting for a special-access paddle.
25 species, plus butterflies, dragonflies, turtles.

Canada Goose  X
Mute Swan  X
Gadwall  X
Mallard  X
Double-crested Cormorant  X
Great Blue Heron  X
Great Egret  X
Red-tailed Hawk  X
Mourning Dove  X
Belted Kingfisher  X
Red-bellied Woodpecker  X
Downy Woodpecker  X
Northern Flicker  X
Eastern Kingbird  X
Blue Jay  X
American Crow  X
Fish Crow  X
Tree Swallow  X
White-breasted Nuthatch  X
American Robin  X
European Starling  X
Northern Cardinal  X
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Baltimore Oriole  X