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June 17, 2020
By Jim Wright

Help: Orioles Hijack Hummingbird Feeder

A friend writes: A Baltimore Oriole couple have taken over my hummingbird feeder…. chasing hummingbird's away! Very noisy …..any idea

June 15, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Celery Farm Is Open!

Welcome back! A lot of volunteers have been working really hard to get the Celery Farm Nature Preserve open to

June 15, 2020
By Jim Wright

Need Help IDing Two Plants

  Yesterday, Gaby Schmitt was helping get the Celery Farm ready for the long-awaited reopening when she came across two

June 15, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 061520

Bob and Lisa Safier saw this turtle crossing Fox Run Road last week. Can you I.D. it?

June 13, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 060820 Answered

On Monday, I wrote: Can you I.D. this bird?  I think I know. (Thanks, Sally!) I thought it was a

June 11, 2020
By Jim Wright

My Column: House WrenFest

My column in The Record today is about our amazing and boisterous neighbors, the House Wrens. Here's the beginning: Late

June 10, 2020
By Jim Wright

Snapping Turtles Still Laying Eggs by the CF

In case you're wondering, Snapping Turtles are still laying eggs near the Franklin Turnpike and the Celery Farm in Allendale.

June 8, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery 060820

Can you I.D. this bird?  I think I know. (Thanks, Sally!)  

June 6, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Best Book about Raccoons

When I saw a raccoon wandering around my backyard on Thursday evening, I reached for A Natural History of Raccoons,

June 5, 2020
By Jim Wright

Snapping Turtle Egg Massacre

My backyard looked like the Little Big Horn of Snapping Turtle eggs this morning. I'm thinking that the culprit sauntered