Saturday, September 13: A Piece of the Great Piece

Yellow-billed cuckoo. Photo Rick Wright

Meet at 8:00 am at Centennial Park on Pine Brook Road, Lincoln Park, New Jersey.

Although it is in many ways a typical suburban town, much of Lincoln Park is wetland that cannot be developed. Thus, a large portion of the town’s square mileage is green space, offering many excellent birding opportunities. The town is home to Great Piece Meadows, a remnant wetland of Glacial Lake Passaic, which attracts numerous migrants.

Centennial Park, a small “pocket” park at the edge of Great Piece Meadows, probably has records of more bird species per square foot (including Morris County’s first Ash-throated Flycatcher) than any other location in the area. Another section of Great Piece is known as Two Bridges, at the confluence of the Passaic and Pompton Rivers. At both sites, we hope to see a variety of migrating songbirds and raptors as well as resident and lingering breeding birds such as the wood duck, great crested flycatcher, yellow-throated vireo, wood thrush, and rose-breasted grosbeak.

Please bring binoculars, a sunhat, insect repellant, water, and a snack. There is a port-o-john in Centennial Park.

If you plan on joining us, contact Ivan Kossak at ivankossak@gmail.com to RSVP or to get more information.