The Meadowlands Blog

MILL CREEK MARSH: Snowy egret heaven

   

Mill Creek Marsh is a little hard to find, but it is definitely worth the effort.
  It is the one place I'd go if I had to get a photo of a snowy egret in a hurry.
   They are abundant and are typically in range of a decent telephoto lens.

   Mill Creek Marsh is also amazing because it is home to a "forest" of cedar stumps -- including some that are hundreds of years old.

   Click here for directions and more information.
   I was there at low tide the other day and took a bunch of shots.

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KEARNY: The Kearny Marsh

   The Kearny marsh is a gem located just off Schuyler Avenue in -- where else -- Kearny. You access the marsh by turning into Gunnell Oval Park and driving around back.
   The 300-acre marsh is significant because, as the only freshwater wetlands in the Meadowlands District, it provides a major stopover for migrating waterfowl.
   This time of year, it is decidedly laid back, with dragonflies a-plenty, painted turtles sunning themselves, and some nifty plants -- Meadow salsify and black raspberries.
   For directions and more information on Kearny Marsh, click here.

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WETLANDS: Marsh wren

 

This tiny bird is the one you hear calling in the phragmites -- but seldom see.
  The marsh wren is secretive -- except when it sings.
  Listen to the call here.
  Learn more about the marsh wren here .