Month: January 2013

  • January 31, 2013
    My latest column is on the perils of rat poison -- and how raptors are threatened by its indiscriminate use.…
  • January 28, 2013
    A big shout-out to Marsh Warden Mike Limatola and master carpenter Ken Buxton for cleaning out and repairing and replacing…
  • January 28, 2013
    This clump of feathers was photographed late last year at Duke Farms. What is it?
  • January 27, 2013
    The Record's Mike Kelly has a nifty column today about the classic poem "Trees," written by Joyce Kilmer of Mahwah.…
  • January 26, 2013
    A beautiful sunny morning at the Celery Farm, brightened by a light layer if snow. 
  • January 25, 2013
    My talk about the Meadowlands will be rescheduled. The concern is for snow over the course of the evening, and…
  • January 25, 2013
    Very eerie sunrise today at the Celery Farm, reflected on a smooth sheet of ice... Lots of oranges and purples.
  • January 24, 2013
    I typically don't post items on this blog that are so far afield, but this seemed noteworthy: Jana Brusich, a…
  • January 24, 2013
    I am all set to present my slide show and talk on "The Nature of the Meadowlands," the Meadowlands Commission's…
  • January 23, 2013
    This Happy New Year bird was a Swamp Sparrow. Congrats to Rob Fanning and Rick Wright for their correct replies.