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December 27, 2013
By Jim Wright

The View from the Pirie Platform

Patty and I did a walk around the refuge yesterday — trails not too slippery. A few skaters were enjoying

December 27, 2013
By Jim Wright

Bluebirds in Franklin Lakes

Sally Teschon writes: "What a Christmas Day! My daughter-in-law saw — from my kitchen while getting dinner ready — bluebirds.

December 26, 2013
By Jim Wright

Column followup: Frank Chapman

 My column in The Record and Herald-News a week ago was all about Frank Chapman of Englewood, founder of the

December 25, 2013
By Jim Wright

Happy Birthday, Stiles Thomas!

Stiles Thomas, one of the most amazing men on the planet (and Marsh Warden Emeritus of the Celery Farm), turns

December 25, 2013
By Jim Wright

New Owls for the Christmas Tree

The Wright-Finn Christmas tree has a trio of new owls roosting on it this year, thanks to daughter Corie. We

December 24, 2013
By Jim Wright

Marsh Warden Mike Receives Award!

Mike Limatola, tireless marsh warden of the Celery Farm, received the Harold Feinberg Conservation Award from the Bergen County Audubon

December 23, 2013
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 122313

Emma Hoyt, a friend of this blog, passed along these photos of a snow scene at her farm in Morris

December 19, 2013
By Jim Wright

My Latest Column: Father of the CBC

My latest column for The Record is about the incredible Frank Chapman, a Bergen County resident who invented the Christmas

December 18, 2013
By Jim Wright

In Loving Memory of My Mom

I put together this video in memory of my mom, a World War II Navy nurse who served in Hawaii

December 13, 2013
By Jim Wright

House Finch or Purple Finch?

Maybe it's just me, but this snow-eating finch looks more like a House Finch than the Purple Finch I was