Year: 2019

KEARNY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) —Two red-tailed hawks had their feathers singed by flares at the Keegan Landfill in Kearny, New Jersey. To reduce the fumes, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), which runs the landfill, built an open system to burn the potentially harmful hydrogen sulfide gas. The flares are unintentionally hurting birds. Two red-tailed hawks had their feathers …

On September 15 at the Meadowlands Birding Festival, our own Executive Director, Chris Soucy, received a very special award from Bergen County Audubon Society: the first-ever Frank Chapman Award. This honor is bestowed on individuals in recognition of their commitment to the conservation, protection, and preservation of avian wildlife. The award was so named after Frank M. Chapman, a native …

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife are investigating why window washers sprayed a nest of endangered peregrine falcons living on a Jersey City skyscraper, causing two juvenile chicks to fall 41 stories. The incident began in the morning on Sunday, June 16 when window washers entered the roof of the Merrill-Lynch building near the falcons’ nest box. When …

This winter we admitted a record number of Saw Whet Owls. From October through February we admitted 23 of these little birds. Saw Whet Owls are generally found much further north, however in “irruptive” years large numbers of birds move south. The exact cause of these irruptions is not known, however scientists believe it is a lack of food up …