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October 20, 2015
By Jim Wright

Kingfisher Vs. Cooper’s Hawk at CF

Around 7:40 a.m. today, I was lucky to watch a Cooper's Hawk go after a Belted Kingfisher on Lake Appert.

October 20, 2015
By Jim Wright

My First Drownling Reading Is This Thursday, and It’s Free

Starting this Thursday, I'll be giving five free readings of my new ghost story, "The Drownling" — set in Allendale

October 19, 2015
By Jim Wright

Update: Red-headed Duck, Brant & More at Celery Farm

This afternoon was one of those enchanted times at the Celery Farm. Thanks to Rob Fanning I saw my first-ever

October 19, 2015
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 101915

Can you ID this caterpillar, migrating very slowly at the State Line Lookout last month?

October 19, 2015
By Jim Wright

Cool Flickr Site with Celery Farm and Stateline Lookout Pix

Sally Teschon, a friend of this blog, suggested I connect with photographer Eugene Lagana, who writes: I just put a

October 17, 2015
By Jim Wright

Great Blue Heron at Celery Farm

This Great Blue Heron was kind enough to fly by the Warden's Watch just past noon today.  Young Double-crested Cormorant,

October 17, 2015
By Jim Wright

Mohonk and Poughkeepsie in Autumn

Had a chance to visit the Mohonk Mountain Preserve in New Paltz on Friday afternoon, followed by dinner at the

October 16, 2015
By Jim Wright

October, Johnsonburg Swamp

Johnsonburg Swamp is one of The Nature Conservancy's preserves in western New Jersey, out by Blairstown. The preserve has a

October 16, 2015
By Jim Wright

Bonus Tussock Moth Caterpillar Mystery

Saw this guy at two Nature Conservancy locations in western New Jersey earlier this week. What is it?

October 15, 2015
By Jim Wright

Don Torino’s Column on Losen Sote

One of the little-known small jewels of Bergen County is Losen Slote Creek Park in Little Ferry, 22 acres of