The Friends of Lenape Park, in cooperation with the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation, will host a winter bird walk on Feb. 17 beginning at 9 a.m.
Many bird species over winter at Lenape Park, and the lack of foliage makes it easier to find the birds feeding on seeds, berries, burrowing bugs and even other birds. Nuthatches, finches, hawks and more can be expected.
A limited number of binoculars will be available for use. The walk will begin at the Trap & Skeet Range Parking lot located off Kenilworth Boulevard in Cranford. Rain or heavy snow cancels.
Also on Feb. 17, Friends of Lenape Park will kick-off Project Bluebird for 2001. Volunteers are needed to renovate and expand the bluebird trail established last year at the park.
Last year, the trail consisted of five nest boxes which were monitored from March until July. As many as five more boxes will be added depending on the number of volunteers available to monitor the nests. Bluebirds are expected to arrive in our area by mid-March.
Friends of Lenape Park is an organization dedicated to protecting, and enhancing native biodiversity at Lenape Park, an important wetland and oasis of wildlife in Union County.
To date, Friends of Lenape Park, with assistance from the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation, has established a bird inventory for Lenape Park including over 200 Species, erected and maintained a bluebird trial, and begun removal of foreign invasive plant species from the park, replacing them with native plants and shrubs, Future projects include an inventory of reptiles and amphibians. and continued removal of non-native plants.
Contact Friends of Lenape Park at lenapepark@aol,com, Friends of Lenape Park, P.O. Box 289, 16 South Ave. West, Cranford, 07016, or call (908) 687-2169 if you have questions or for more information.
Check out Friends of Lenape Park on the web at their new web site -- http://hometown.aol.com/lenapepark1/main.html.
Courtesy of: Echo Leader - February 8, 2001 issue
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