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October 27, 2026
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery Answered

On Monday I wrote…     Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the

October 26, 2026
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery

Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the Green Way fields. Although

October 14, 2026
By Jim Wright

A Handy Free Rat-Poison Flyer

This flyer explains the perils of many rat poisons. You can copy the image below and add your group’s logo:

October 14, 2026
By Jim Wright

Words of Wisdom on Rat Poison

   California is ill-advisedly considering efforts to weaken its laws prohibiting the use of the nastiest rat poisons.    We

October 8, 2026
By Jim Wright

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!

𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛

September 17, 2026
By Jim Wright

A New Painting of ‘The Beast’

A painting entitled “The Beast of State Line Lookout” now adorns the cafe there. The pastel by Laura Sullivan was

September 5, 2026
By Jim Wright

A Young Peregrine on the Ascent

Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,

August 28, 2026
By Jim Wright

My Column: State Line Hawk Watch

A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |

August 11, 2026
By Jim Wright

Remembering a Great Writer

This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of J.A. Baker, the British author who wrote “The Peregrine,” the

July 31, 2026
By Jim Wright

The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison

Chicago’s watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city’s rat-control efforts– beginning with the over-reliance on