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Moonlight ‘Owl Walk’ Coming Up In Chester
Learn about, and hopefully spot, some beautiful local owls.
From the New Jersey Conservation Foundation: Whoooo’s in the woods on an early spring night? With any luck, it could be owls!
The public is invited to learn about New Jersey’s owls during a free educational program and walk offered by New Jersey Conservation Foundation on Friday, March 30. The program runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, 170 Longview Road, Chester Township.
Dr. Emile DeVito, New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s staff biologist, will lead a moonlight walk through fields and trails along woodland edges at Bamboo Brook, sharing information about the spring courtship and nesting behaviors of owls.
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DeVito will also demonstrate owl-calling, imitating the Eastern screech-owl’s distinctive whinnying call. If he’s successful, a curious owl will return the call and land in a nearby tree. Participants may also hear Great horned owls sing their courtship duet and, if the weather is mild, perhaps see courtship flights of the American woodcock.
The Owl Walk is free, but advance registration is required. To register online, go here. For more information, contact Bill Lynch at blynch@njconservation.org or 908-997-0725.
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Participants should wear boots or waterproof shoes, and dress appropriately for dropping temperatures after the sun sets.
The walk is part of New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s “Step Into Nature” series of walks, talks and outdoor events.
The 100-acre Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, where New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s main office is located, is part of the Morris County Park System. For driving directions, go here. For GPS, enter the address as 11 Longview Road, Far Hills, NJ, 07931.
New Jersey Conservation Foundation is a private nonprofit that preserves land and natural resources throughout New Jersey for the benefit of all. Since 1960, New Jersey Conservation has protected 125,000 acres of open space - from the Highlands to the Pine Barrens to the Delaware Bayshore, from farms to forests to urban and suburban parks. For more information about the Foundation’s programs and preserves, go hereor call 1-888-LAND-SAVE (1-888-526-3728).
Image credit to Bill Lynch/NJ Conservation Foundation