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Abbott Marshlands Duck Waddle

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Friday November 14, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Abbott Marshlands Duck Waddle will take place from 2 to 4 p.m., with Gretchen Buxton, assistant environmental education staff with the Tulpehaking Nature Center, and Pat Coleman, past president Friends for the Abbott Marshlands as guides.

The duck waddle – the fall version of a bird walk – around the Abbott Marshland starts at 2 p.m. with a hike through the western portion of the Marshlands, also known as the John A. Roebling Memorial Park. Walkers will also explore the Island, Annabelle and Spring Lake Trails, as the group also looks for wintering waterfowl such as the Ring Neck, Northern Pintail, and Gadwall Ducks. Learn about the area's prehistory, with tens of thousands of Native American artifacts found here, and history, such as the White City amusement park in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The guides will talk about how the Mercer County Park Commission is helping restore the tidal wetlands as a wildlife viewing area. Use Sewell Avenue to access the parking lot near Spring Lake. See the map of this waddle, or walk, at the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association's "Trail Happenings" webpage: https://gmtma.org/trail-happenings/.