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August 16, 2019
By Jim Wright

NY Yankees Embrace a Macaw!

Great story about the Yankees' Gio Urshela and the new Yankee mascot in The New York Times. Yes, it is

August 15, 2019
By Jim Wright

Chrysalis Advice Needed!

Betsy Thomas found this chrysalis on a tomato plant this week.  Looks like a Monarch but on a tomato? Ever

August 13, 2019
By Jim Wright

(Belated) Monday Mystery 081219

Sandee Faust photographed this guy from the Warden's Watch. What is it?

August 10, 2019
By Jim Wright

Kayaking Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve

If you'd like to beat the heat nearby, check out the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve. I did a leisurely paddle

August 9, 2019
By Jim Wright

A Touch of Loosestrife

Purple Loosestrife, the beautiful but invasive plant that once overran the Celery Farm, can be seen by the path but

August 8, 2019
By Jim Wright

My Column: August Birding, New CD

My latest column for The Record is about the best way to watch birds in these dog days of August,

August 6, 2019
By Jim Wright

Stone Harbor Clapper Rail Fest

While visiting the Wetlands Institute, I walked out onto an elevated platform in time to see three Clapper Rails (including

August 5, 2019
By Jim Wright

Great Pix of Monarch Emerging from Chrysalis

Deedee Burnside was nice enough to share her sequence of photos of a Monarch emerging from its chrysalis. Happened earlier

August 5, 2019
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 080519

A colleague writes: So my partner and I were in Central Park last weekend and we stopped to grab a

August 4, 2019
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery Misnomer!

On Monday I wrote: Saw this fungus along Parnell's Path during the Butterfly Walk. Any idea what it is? About