NJ: THE MEADOWLANDS - Rare Northern Shrike has been seen on Disposal Road ...

[Donna]

(Likely) the Last Shrike Update of the Day

    We even had the good fortune of watching it cough up a pellet at the former Kingsland Landfill.

   Several birders saw the same show this morning and, as one commented, "Recycling on a landfill -- how appropriate."

   We saw the bird across the road from the Carillon, just behind that water retention pond, typically perched very high in a bare tree. (This shot was taken just after noon.)

We are hoping he hangs around for the Christmas Bird Count this weekend -- if not longer.

 Several birders saw the Northern Shrike sporadically on Disposal Road from just after noon through 1:15 p.m. today (when we had to leave). Caption

[valhalla]

You can get there from the NJ Turnpike (or at least see the mound)!