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Wild Journeys
Migration in New Jersey

By Brian Vernachio,
Don Freiday, and
Dale A. Rosselet

Throughout the world, migration watching, particularly bird watching, is wildly popular. Bird watching is America's fastest growing outdoor activity, with 71 million people spending $34 billion a year on the pastime. Butterflies and dragonflies, many of which migrate, are beginning to receive similar attention from nature lovers, as are amphibians, reptiles, and other organisms.

This book is about understanding migration and understanding the key roll New Jersey plays in the lives of many creatures that migrate. The authors use real migration events from New Jersey to illustrate particular aspects of migration, sharing the science behind the phenomenon. They suggest how, where, and when to observe migration, as well as how to participate in conservation measures to ensure that migratory animals will survive to be enjoyed by observers in years to come.

About the Authors

Brian Vernachio, Don Freiday and Dale Rosselet - all of the New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) - are life-long New Jersey residents and life-long students of migration. Both Brian and Don are NJAS sanctuary directors overseeing close to 1,000 acres of preserved open space. Brian has traveled to over eighteen states and three foreign countries in search of birds and other migratory animals, but his favorite habitats remain New Jersey's Pine Barrens and coastal marshes. Don has taught wildlife ecology to college undergraduates and is author of many essays on nature as well as a book, A Precious Place: A Naturalist Explores New Jersey. Like Brian, he has studied birds and wildlife throughout much of the U.S., as well as in Mexico and Kenya, but most especially where he lives, in Hunterdon County. Dale is NJAS's vice-president for education, and grew up on the fringe of the Great Swamp in Chatham Township. Although she has been fortunate enough to travel and lead nature tours throughout the western hemisphere, Dale continues to marvel at New Jersey's natural diversity.

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