I saw a mink zipping around the Celery Farm by the Spillway over the weekend, and Sandee Faust saw a

Stiles Thomas reports that he found a roost of at least 62 Turkey Vultures within a half mile of his

Anybody able to ID this bird? I'm drawing a blank.  Kiwi?

The view, just now, of a very serene Celery Farm as seen from our window. Snowing gently but steadily.

I loved this column by Don Torino on the Meadowlands blog. Here's a sample: A tree is cut down in

March 9 (Saturday) Woodcocks at the Great Swamp NWR Meet at the Great Swamp at the Heronry parking lot at

Jerry Barrack has done some really beautiful limited-edition photography books that are hard to get. To ease the problem, Jerry

Sandy Sorkin walked around the Celery Farm yesterday and took some great bird shots. How many can you identify? (Thanks,

After being on the injured-reserve list with broken ribs, I'm back — with a brand-new talk and slide show called

From time to time I post advice on evicting squirrels from screech owl nesting boxes.  Evicting the squirrels is especially