BirdBlog — 1 May 2024

Richard DeKorte Park, Lyndhurst, NJ; State Line Lookout, Palisades Parkway

1 May 2024

It went to two places today. First, I went to Richard DeKorte Park. It's a former landfill, but with a lot of wetlands and shallow water, which makes it great for birds.

This picture is interesting because it shows courtship behavior among a pair of tree swallows.

The gull has snagged a crab!

I couldn't tell if this was a lesser yellowlegs or a greater. I suspect the latter.

State Line Lookout

The osprey and the vultures were at State Line Lookout. In one sense, it's a highway rest area. But there are a number of hiking trails and some excellent viewing areas overlooking the Hudswon River. In fact, it's so popular that there is often metered parking—which sure isn't like any other highway rest area I've ever seen.

The osprey appears to be eating something, presumably a fish.

This decrepit building appealed to me as a photographic subject.