My friend Andy and I took our usual route at the Mercer Meadows Pole farm this morning. Piercing the gloom of the heavy overcast conditions was this pair of fledgling Eastern bluebirds huddled on the ground. It’s great to see these and other newly hatched birds, reminding us that avian life is perpetuating itself. We’veContinue reading “Baby bluebirds!”
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After the fire, the birds return
To keep out those pesky invasive vegetation species, the Mercer County Parks system does a controlled burn early each year at Mercer Meadows. Last week, conditions were right, and several of the meadows were put to the torch. I visited the Pole Farm yesterday and adjoining Reed Bryan Farm today to check out conditions. PortionsContinue reading “After the fire, the birds return”
The Jersey Birder 