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Urban Birding with the LRWP & Birding Guide Jordan Parham!

March 16 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Early spring is a great time for birding in the Lower Raritan!

Please join the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership for “Urban” Birding at the New Brunswick Conservation Zone (along the Raritan River) on Sunday March 16, 9:30-11am

WHEN: 9:30-11am, Sunday March 16

WHERE: Meet at the back right parking lot of the AMC Lowes Movie Theater in New Brunswick: 17 US-1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

BRING: Appropriate waterproof footwear and clothing for the weather, binoculars recommended, your own water/hot beverage. PLEASE NOTE: there is a steep scramble down an embankment from the Lowes parking lot to the Utility Right Of Way in the New Brunswick Conservation Zone 

WHAT:  Birders of all skill levels are welcome! The walk will be guided by Birding Enthusiast Jordan Parham (more about Jordan below)

Jordan writes: “Mid-March isn’t a great time for warblers, but it’s still good for wintering birds, waterfowl and birds of prey. There are peregrine falcons that nest under the Route 9 bridge, and Cooper’s Hawks, mergansers, fox sparrows, juncos, and brown creepers when I scoped the site last weekend.”

To our experienced birder friends: we will start by covering birding basics, however we welcome you to join us to share your expertise and help guide discovery and understanding!

Our birding guide Jordan Parham is Conservation Police Officer · NJ Department of Environmental Protection. He graduated with a degree in Conservation and Wildlife Management at Delaware Valley University – where he know at the outset that he wanted to work in the conservation and preservation of watersheds and imperiled lands. He writes: “I love all forms of wildlife and try to learn and gain as much experience with them as  possible, but aquatic and wading birds, reptiles and amphibians are my favorites.”

Lowes Movie Theater

17 US Highway 1
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 United States + Google Map

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