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Take a Walk at Wings Over Mercer!

We’ll have four guided bird walks throughout the day, giving you plenty of opportunities to get outside with experienced birders.

11:00 am walk led by WBRG researcher Ian Gray and is being designed especially with young birders and families in mind.

Expect a fun, silly, kid-centric walk where young naturalists can ask questions, explore, look through binoculars, and experience birds on their own terms.

Kojo Baidoo will lead two additional walks, sharing his wide range of knowledge on local birds and fall migration.

Our final walk will be led by WBRG Executive Director Sean Graesser, offering another opportunity to explore the birds moving through Mercer County during fall migration.

@n_o_c_s binoculars will be available for participants to borrow, so don’t let not owning binoculars keep you from joining us.

We can’t wait to see you on Saturday!

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Is it just me, or did fall arrive all at once?

There is A LOT happening at @wildbirdresearch right now.

Owl season is right around the corner, which means our fall migration research is about to get underway.

Wings Over Mercer is just over TWO WEEKS AWAY! If you haven’t heard about it yet, it’s our all-day birding event on October 3rd—bringing together birders, researchers, students, families, and the bird-curious for a full day celebrating birds and conservation.

We just dropped new Wings Over Mercer merch designed by @vincentrose_art

We have opportunities to join our team as an Owl Research Technician or get involved as a volunteer this owl season.

And we’re looking for a Development & Membership Coordinator to help WBRG continue growing our research and conservation work.

Whew. That’s a lot.

Luckily, there’s an easy way to keep up with all of it.

Head to our website to learn about Wings Over Mercer, shop the new merch, find opportunities to get involved, and see what we’re working on this fall.

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Earned a few stripes on the night shift 🥷 🎬

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We had a great day. 🥰 #hoppyeaster

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Christmas Bird Count 2025 started with listening to a distant Great Horned Owl and ended with this 🚨 lifer 🚨 Greater White-fronted Goose!! 🪿 Thank you @billtacular for organizing an epic adventure. #birdnerd #lifebird #sillygoose

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TOMORROW! Come meet Ian Gray, a great alumnus and a connection to have. Ian is giving the environmental club an opportunity to come talk and ask him any questions about the field or other career advice!
After the meet and greet go to P-101 to hear him give a talk at 12:30 co-hosted by the environmental studies program and biology department!

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Our very first #wingsovermercer is in the books! While I feel like I could sleep for a week straight I’m also SO filled with love and gratitude for the entire WBRG team that rallied together to make this possible! It was so lovely meeting many of our participants in person to support this org that means so much to me.

It’s a critical time to find community and I’m so lucky that I’m surrounded by one thats as giggly and passionate as I am 💕

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Our first ever Wings Over Mercer was a smashing success, all thanks to YOU!

We surpassed our event fundraising goal, which goes directly towards Wild Bird Research Group’s mission to conduct and support research and science-based conservation initiatives that benefit birds and their habitats.

To everyone who liked, commented, shared, emailed, texted, registered, participated, sponsored and / or helped: we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Same time next year?
Your co-captains,
Ian & Emmy

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Want to join us at #WingsOverMercer but don’t know where to start? We’ve got binoculars, maps, and even starter hotspots ready for you.

#NewJersey #birding #birdathon #wildbirdresearchgroup #conservation #mercermeadows #mercercounty #NOCSprovisions #outdoorfun #birdevents #fallmigration

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Ian & Emmy signing off on our co-captain takeover week with for #WingsOverMercer 🫡

This funky bunch will be at our headquarters all day - stop by Reed Bryan Barn in Mercer Meadows to say hi! Make sure to meet back at HQ where we’ll present awards in each category We can’t wait to see everyone on October 4th for the big day!

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Meet your Wings Over Mercer co-captains, @ian_gray1971 and @emmybebirdin !!!

We’re taking over Wild Bird Research Group’s Instagram to answer all your questions about the upcoming #wingsovermercer bird-a-thon

We can’t wait to show you what our team has cooked up, but shhh…. don’t tell the boss we’re running the show this week! 🤫

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Car stuff on film.

#kodak #portra400

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