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August 18, 2023
By Jim Wright

The Latest from State Line

Spent 90 minutes at State Line yesterday. The lookout was mostly a ghost town. (That will surely change soon.) Things

August 18, 2023
By Jim Wright

Stiles Thomas Obituary in HMANA Magazine

As you likely know, Allendale's Stiles Thomas was a pioneer in studying hawk migration and establishing hawk watches in our

August 17, 2023
By Jim Wright

My Column: Mockingbirds

Male mockingbirds have huge song repertoires but fall silent this time of year. Photo credit: Jim Wright My latest column

August 8, 2023
By Jim Wright

Garden-variety Heron

Saw this guy standing guard over the vegetable garden yesterday, no doubt putting the groundhogs and chipmunks on notice.  

August 3, 2023
By Jim Wright

My Talk about High Mountain & Clove

My free talk about nearby High Mountain and its historic Clove is Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Mahwah

August 3, 2023
By Jim Wright

My Column: Birder on a Streak

Tenafly's Marc Chelemer has gone birding 948 days in a row. Credit: Photo by Daniel Chelemer. My latest column for

August 2, 2023
By Jim Wright

The Record’s Story About Stiles Thomas

The Record has posted a nice story about Stiles Thomas and the efforts to honor his memory.  The bluebird sculpture

August 1, 2023
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Feather Mystery

Oops. Meant to post this yesterday, Here's another collection of mystery feathers from s Peregrine eyrie. Can you identify any

August 1, 2023
By Jim Wright

Catbird on Vacation

This catbird is vacationing at Bob and Nancy McPhee's house. (Thanks, Bob!)

August 1, 2023
By Jim Wright

Scherman-Hoffman Butterflies

Stopped at NJ Audubon's Scherman-Hoffman nature preserve over the weekend. As with most places these days, it was quality over