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May 25, 2019
By Jim Wright

Cape May: Willets, Seaside Sparrows @ Cook’s Beach

A great spectacle of migrating shorebirds at Cook's Beach on Delaware Bay about a haf-hour north of Cape May, but

May 24, 2019
By Jim Wright

Rescuing a Few Baby Terrapins

When Patty and I were doing some shorebirding along Delaware Bay last year about this time, we stopped by a

May 23, 2019
By Jim Wright

Cape May — Gannet, New for My Life List

I don't pay much attention to my life list, but when I saw a Northern Gannet in the ocean off

May 22, 2019
By Jim Wright

The ‘Picnic Table Effect’ at the CF

  For the past week or so, I've been a tad obsessed with getting a photo of a male Ruby-throated

May 21, 2019
By Jim Wright

House Sparrow Advice Sorely Needed

A reader writes: I am a life-long bird lover (when I lived in a more "rural" part of Bergen County

May 21, 2019
By Jim Wright

John Fell Arrested!!

Third-graders from Hillside got a front-row seat to the arrest of John Fell by those dastardly Loyalists this morning at

May 21, 2019
By Jim Wright

Free ‘Best of the Bird Watcher’ eBook!

Here's more information about "The Best of The Bird Watcher," a collection of 50 of my favorite columns in The

May 20, 2019
By Jim Wright

Watch Out For Turtles on Franklin Tpke.

Now's the time that Snapping Turtles really get active — they'll start digging up the yard, laying eggs, and crossing

May 20, 2019
By Jim Wright

Bet You Can’t Solve This Bonus Monday Mystery!

What is that yellow object, and where did I photograph it? No fair to Google it. (Hint: not the Celery

May 20, 2019
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 052019

I took this shot yesterday morning, from a great distance. No one really got a great view, but I did