WILD NEW JERSEY: Recent Comments

Comment on WILD NEW JERSEY EXCLUSIVE: Wolverine-like fisher returns to New Jersey

Steve J — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:20:49 GMT

Did you contact NJ fish and wildlife? They might be willing to send someone out to the location and retrieve the deceased animal or get a fur sample and photo veriy what kind of animal you saw.
I just finished watching a program on wolverines in alaska. They are very interesting animals. If what you saw is in fact a wolverine it would be a rare find.
Could it be a red fox? there are many of them in NJ.
Regards,
SJ

Comment on NJ.com: Legislation to protect Edgewater wild parrots stalls in Senate

Kristen Coffaro — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:49:14 GMT

They control their own population by keeping their flock under about 40 parrots and we are the ones who brought them here. Why get rid of these birds?

If the excuse is that they occasionally cause power outages, then we should also get rid of raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, and other pestering foraging animals. They may not have, but could have, migrated here naturally, they definitely thrived here naturally.

Comment on Don's Jersey Birding: The Return of the Bald Eagle is Just the Beginning

Don — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:01:10 GMT

Hi Paul, We don't like giving out exact locations of nest since they are very vulnerable to human disturbance. look for them along Oradell Resevior, down at DeKorte park in the Meadowlands , you can join BCAS on any of our free nature walks where you might see them...good luck Don

Comment on WNJ Photo of the Week: Great Blue Heron at Rahway River Park

Mark — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:15:11 GMT

Really nice capture.

Comment on WILD NEW JERSEY EXCLUSIVE: Wolverine-like fisher returns to New Jersey

jane — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:46:33 GMT

I saw dead wolverine on Rt 202 near rt 287 in Montville on Saturday Jan 28 2012
first time I saw such an animal and took me a while to search what it was
too bad it was killed
very dark brown with lighter golden brown stripe. long bushy fur

Comment on Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Mink sighting at Barnegat Light

Greg Sheehan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:44:17 GMT

My wife and I watched a large mink diving, fishing and eating just outside his creekside burrow in the Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR yesterday, 1/29/2012. He got very active and protective (but not beligerent) when a great blue heron stopped by to fish. Sorry, didn't have a decent camera with us.

Comment on Don's Jersey Birding: Get Ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count

Don — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:12:47 GMT

thanks Judy, much appreciated !

Comment on Don's Jersey Birding: The Return of the Bald Eagle is Just the Beginning

Paul — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:31:17 GMT

Don - I've been looking for Bald Eagles in the area for a while now. My kids are 3 and 5 and love going to the zoo. Seeing a Bald Eagle outside of a zoo would be a great experience for them. I saw one the other day near old hook road perched on a tree limb near the train tracks. Where is the best place to look? Where are the nests?

Comment on Focus on the Meadowlands: Great Black-backed Squirrel, Great Black-backed Gull, Fall Bird-banding Results

Vivian Newhouse — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:24 GMT

Great Banding season!!! Enjoyed all the articles and pictures. The Black Backed Squirrel is so pretty, wish we had them here in Rochester.

Comment on Nature's Focus: The Harlequin Duck

Rick Wright — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:07:50 GMT

Please don't walk on the jetty rocks; it's not "a bit slippery," it's just plain dangerous, and the Harlequins can be seen easily this winter from the beach in any case. I'm pretty limber myself, but I fell the other day in the wind and the surf, and we've all heard the true horror stories about birders and photographers being wedged between the rocks. Be safe!