JanSport PhilippinesSince 1967, JanSport has been a part of your journey through life as you adventure with friends. Join us in celebrating 50 years of exploration and fun by following the # story.JanSport PhilippinesTuesday vibes in full color! # # photo by: @countocram404 Error File Not Found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.Full text of "NEW"Any swimming-related topics not covered in one of the other top level topics.TAKE AN EXTRA 30% OFF ALL SALE ITEMS. USE CODE LOW30 IN CART EXTRA 30% OFF SALE ITEMS: CODE LOW30WELCOME to MY "WILD" Week in New Jersey A little bit about the author:Joseph Hernandez is a 17 year-old associate naturalist of the New Jersey Audubon Society. When he's not homeschooling, he loves being outside watching wildlife from giant Humpback Whales to tiny Jumping Spiders. He also loves kayaking, photography, illustrating, and snorkeling. He lives with his parents, two brothers, and a sister in Warren County, New Jersey.

SEPTEMBERSeptember 6 to 12: The Basha Kill AUGUSTAugust 30 to September 5: The Black BearAugust 23 to 29:  The Stream Miracle August 16 to 22:  Camp Chiricahua      So there you have it. My three favorite parts of Camp Chiricahua. By the end of the camp I had added 115 birds, 20 herps, and 19 mammals to my life list. This camp took me to amazing places, allowed me to meet awesome people, and see crazy cool wildlife. Those are good enough reasons to say that this was one of the greatest experiences of my life! So if you are a young birder, check out Camp Chiricahua, I’m sure you’ll agree when you follow my footsteps.      ~~~ Joe   Editor's note:  Joe was awarded a scholarship to attend Camp Chiricahua, thanks to a generous donor wishing to support NJ Audubon's Young Birders Initiative.  Click here for more information on field trips and upcoming events for young birders. JULYJuly 19-24: A Nicaragua UpdateJuly12-18: The Trail Just Down the Road     At the beginning, it was hard to hear the birds due to Route 46 being just across the river.

Still we got to see some interesting things like a calling Louisiana Waterthrush and some iridescent Ebony Jewelwing damselflies fluttering around the vegetation. costco backpack leaf blowersSpeaking of vegetation, the sides of the trail were covered in stick-like horsetails, a living fossil that I don’t find too often. costco backpack leaf blowersAs we went farther on, the road and river started getting farther away. backpack blessings greenville scThis allowed the sounds of the woods to come into our ears, and there was a lot to take in! backpack mekahWood-Pewees sang “Peewee!”, chickadees whistled “Fee-bee-bee!”, and Hooded Warblers burst out with a “Vida-vida-videeo!” hekel backpack

We even heard the squabbling of Purple Martins above us. At this I realized that the Pequest Fish Hatchery had a colony, which meant we were not too far away. pkg rolltop laptop backpack dri collectionJuly 5 to 11: A Beginners Guide to Ode-ing    Now that we have our gear out of the way, it’s time to find a good spot to find damselflies and dragonflies. They lay eggs underwater and usually it gives enough space to speed around. Although, just like any animal, each species has their own preferences. Blue Dashers, pond hawks, and skimmers love ponds, lakes, and large vernal pools. Most darners, river cruisers, and clubtails prefer hovering over rivers, making laps upstream and downstream to catch insects. Damselflies can be found around almost any body of water and are easy to find, being slower fliers than dragonflies, but identifying some of them can be a big challenge!June 28-July 04:: Warren Bird TourI walked through the dewy grass of a trail happily listening to the dawn chorus.

Next to me were my bro Silas and my friend Andrew Marden. We reached the end of a field and found ourselves in front of a pristine body of water with a blanket of mist. This was Blue Mountain Lake, our first stop on a tour of Warren County’s best birding hotspots last week.This location, to be honest, isn’t actually in Warren County; it’s just over the border of Sussex County. Yet recently, Silas visited the lake while I was taking the SATs and got a Least Flycatcher. This would’ve been a new bird for my year list (That’s one way to get a kid who was stuck in one place for four hours steaming!). It’s also close to another hotspot in Warren County on our tour, so why not! Luckily as soon as we reached the lake, there were Least Flycatchers calling a loud and clear “chebec!” every other second. There was also another find across the lake that surprised us more than the bird: a Black Bear. This big fella found little interest in us as he grabbed blueberries from the bushes.

We even learned from his ways and tried some of the fruit ourselves, and they were delicious! In addition, we also found a Cedar Waxwing nest sitting in a pine right over us. With our view of the lake behind us, we started heading back along the path where we found a cute little Red Eft and heard a clear Nashville Warbler calling from the dense vegetation, a new bird for Andrew’s year list and an uncommon summer bird. JUNEJune 21-27The Pond Father     Now I know this may be a little off-topic for some of the birders reading this, but everything in nature is worth knowing about! Besides, it’s about time that the fishermen got their special article!  With that out of the way, let’s look at the fish. Even though the overall body is not too unique other than growing up to 29.5 inches long, the biggest feature on the fish is their extendable mouths, which can help it eat almost anything smaller than itself. This includes critters from the smallest of crayfish to swimming ducklings.

It has even been recorded that bass will try to eat baby alligators down south!  The key to taking down prey is not by chasing, but by stalking it from a vegetative shelter and attacking at the right moment. This calls for serious camouflage such as an olivey color with dark brown stripes and speckles. I’ve seen this in action several years ago at Ghost Lake when my younger brother was fishing. When pulling in his lure, it just passed by a sheltering bush on shore when we suddenly saw a gaping white mouth of a bass bite down. My bro pulled it in, and made the record in the family for the largest fish caught. This also showed me from a prey-point-of-view that when you see those gaping jaw, it’s already too late.NoteJune 7 to 13, 2015: The Stream Warbler     As I said above, this bird is very different than most warblers, and I admit it doesn’t look like a warbler at all. With dark brown on top and a white belly with stripes, this bird looks more like a thrush, thus the name, although scientists don’t classify birds by a distant look!