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September 11, 2024
By Jim Wright

A Rare Gull at the Celery Farm

Ace birder Fred Weber spotted a distant Bonaparte's Gull Tuesday morning at the Celery Farm. It was flying near the

September 5, 2024
By Jim Wright

A Primo Review of My Owl Book

Birding Magazine's September issue features an excellent review of my Screech Owl Companion by noted naturalist and author Carl Safina,

August 29, 2024
By Jim Wright

My Column: My First Birding Lesson

A great blue heron made a big impression when I was young. Photo credit: Thomas Chung My latest column for

August 16, 2024
By Jim Wright

Listen to My NPR Interview

On Tuesday evening, my Screech Owl Companion co-author Scott Weston were guests on "Bird Calls," an NPR program out of

August 16, 2024
By Jim Wright

If You Find a Dead Raptor…

Earlier this month,  I got a text from Bergen County Audubon's Don Torino about two dead Red-Tailed Hawks in Tenafly.

August 15, 2024
By Jim Wright

My column: Emily the Birder

Emily the Birder hopes to see her 200th bird species this month. Photo by Jim Wright My latest column for

August 14, 2024
By Jim Wright

State Line Lookout: Calm Before the Storm

The official State Line Hawk Watch begins on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and runs through Friday, Nov. 15. When I was

August 12, 2024
By Jim Wright

What Is This Great Blue Heron Doing?

Alan Pomerantz took the above shot of a Great Blue Heron at yesterday's weekly Hour on the Tower bird-watching mini-extravaganza

August 7, 2024
By Jim Wright

‘Screech Owl Companion’ on NPR

Next Tuesday, Scott Weston and I will talk about screech owls on Bird Calls, a monthly radio show about birds

August 5, 2024
By Jim Wright

Monthly Monday Mystery: August

Short on time lately, so thought I'd turn the Monday Morning Mystery into a Monthly Monday Mystery. A friend suggested