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July 13, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Butterflies are Coming! (I hope)

They ain’t arriving in big numbers yet, but I am seeing more butterflies in the CF — including two Eastern

July 13, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 071320 Part 1

Last week I found a half-eaten critter on the main path at the CF. It was not a bird, a

July 12, 2020
By Jim Wright

A Tale of Two Turtles

     I actually saw two types of turtles in the CF on Thursday. Fortunately, they both happened to have quarters

July 12, 2020
By Jim Wright

Snapping Turtles on the Move

Saw several on Thursday, including the one in the above video, and another this morning plodding along Parnell's Path.I stole

July 11, 2020
By Jim Wright

Sharing a Covid Robin Story

Frances Visco writes: This May a robin began to build a nest on a window sill of our home.  

July 10, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery Answered

On Monday, I asked: What was going on here?  (Photo taken recently in the CF.) The answer: A Pileated Woodpecker

July 9, 2020
By Jim Wright

Squirrels Win — Again!

Trying to keep squirrels away from owl boxes and bird feeders is next to impossible. They will always find a

July 9, 2020
By Jim Wright

My Column: Readers’ Best Birding Moments II

My column in The Record today features another batch of readers' most memorable moments, including Susan McTigue's rendezvous with the

July 7, 2020
By Jim Wright

Bird I.D. Solved — Pine Siskin!

Yesterday I posted: This guy was photographed recently in New Mexico. I know it's got to be a sparrow, but

July 7, 2020
By Jim Wright

July Is Butterfly Month at the CF!

At the Hour on the Tower on Sunday, I saw an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail hanging out on the Buttonball Bushes