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October 10, 2024
By Jim Wright

This Month’s Fyke Talk

Sustaining Wildlife in Fall and Winter GardensA free talk by Deb Ellis of the Essex Chapter of the Native Plant

October 10, 2024
By Jim Wright

My Latest Column: Pied-billed Grebe

The pied-billed grebe is one of North Jersey's oddest visitors. Photo credit: John Pastore   My latest column is all

October 7, 2024
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery: Name that Fish

What kind of fish is this? I found it on the trail by the Warden's Watch today.  The quarter is

October 3, 2024
By Jim Wright

A Better View of Lake Appert

A big shout-out to Carl Krag, Doug Morel, and the other volunteers who pitched in to clear all the phragmites

October 1, 2024
By Jim Wright

Pied-billed Grebe at the CF

This little guy is one of my favorite "now-you-see-it" birds. I saw him around 8:30 this a.m. Not sure if

September 26, 2024
By Jim Wright

My Column: Remembering Sandy Komito

Sandy Komito. Credit:  Courtesy of the Louis Suburban Chapel. My new column for The Record and Herald-News is about the

September 22, 2024
By Jim Wright

A Banner Year for Library Butterflies

It looks like Lee Memorial Library will release more Monarchs this week after releasing at least four last week. A

September 21, 2024
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mysteries Answered

On Monday I asked: Can you identify these two flowers?(I love their names.) The answers: The yellow flower is Nodding

September 20, 2024
By Jim Wright

A Very Cool Owl Book Talk

I am pleased to announce that I am doing a talk about The Screech Owl Companion with Michael Pietech, the

September 19, 2024
By Jim Wright

Gray Ghost at State Line

Today was surprisingly slow at State Line — only seven Broad-winged Hawks. But then Isaac Michael Ruschak spotted a male