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June 2, 2020
By Jim Wright

1972 Article about Wood-carver Stiles Thomas

Cleaning up today, I came across this article from The Record from 1972. It's all about bird carver and raptor

June 1, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Feather Mystery 060120

A "Bird Watcher" reader writes: Would you be able to assist in possibly identifying the attached picture of a feather?

May 31, 2020
By Jim Wright

My New Neighbors Wake Me Up at 5 a.m. …

… And chatter incessantly all the ding-dong day.

May 30, 2020
By Jim Wright

Caution, Celery Farm Turtle Crossing

A shout-out to the Allendale Police Department for putting up a Turtle Crossing sign on Franklin Turnpike near the Celery

May 29, 2020
By Jim Wright

A Must-see Birding Musical Video

Stephanie Seymour, a friend of the Celery Farm and this blog, has a new music video about birding in Central

May 29, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery Answered: Flying Squirrel

On Monday I wrote: I know this is a gruesome mystery, so my apologies. I saw this dead mammal on

May 28, 2020
By Jim Wright

My Column: A Tale of Two Boobies

My latest column for The Record is about an extraordinary series of events that happened early this month. A storm

May 27, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Taxidermy Art of David Parsons

                                                                                          Credit: The Parsons family album On Tuesday, I wrote about two new books by Florence McBride that celebrate the

May 26, 2020
By Jim Wright

‘The Birds of Connecticut’ in Book Form

A good acquaintance, Florence McBride, has two created two books to celebrate the Birds of Connecticut exhibit at Yale's Peabody

May 25, 2020
By Jim Wright

House Wren House Rent?

My wife and I saw a House Wren house-hunting today. It even inspected a birdhouse that sat on our deck,