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April 5, 2013
By Jim Wright

Celery Farm Cleanup Is Saturday!

We meet at the Green Way entrance to the Celery Farm at 9 a.m. this Saturday for a couple of

April 4, 2013
By Jim Wright

PB Grebe at the Celery Farm

John Pastore writes: From 4/1, a shot of the Pied-billed Grebe (above). It was too far for the lens I

April 4, 2013
By Jim Wright

Earth Day Talk w/Governor Kean

In Honor of Earth Day, join Governor Thomas H. Kean and me on Sunday, April 14 for a free talk

April 2, 2013
By Jim Wright

Great N.J. Screech Owl Cam & Blog

Michael Pollock of NJ Audubon has a nifty screech owl blog, with nest cam. Now that nesting time is nigh,

April 2, 2013
By Jim Wright

Coming Tomorrow: Free eBook Ghost Story

Tomorrow on this blog, I am posting my new ghost story "Phantoms of the Ramapos" as both a free eBook

April 2, 2013
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery: Mt. Peter Observatory

Judy Cinquina, who runs the Mount Peter Hawk Watch, offered these observations about the postcard that was yesterday's Monday Morning

April 1, 2013
By Jim Wright

Call Duck at Phairs Pond

Chris Takacs and Denise Farrell reported a white domestic duck at Phairs Pond today. I photographed it (above) and described

April 1, 2013
By Jim Wright

The Fanning Report 040113

Rob writes: Saw my first of year BARN SWALLOW and RUSTY BLACKBIRD this morning. 44 species in all. No Warblers…yet…Also

April 1, 2013
By Jim Wright

3 Birding Movies To AVOID

We recently watched these three birding movies, and thought they were a bit off subject: "The Mighty Ducks," "The Crow,"

April 1, 2013
By Jim Wright

Wood Rails at Celery Farm

As Seymour Drakes and I walked toward the Warden's Watch recently, we spotted these Wood Rails. We hadn't really noticed