I really liked this Dougla McRobb shot of a Washington Square House Sparrow because it made a common bird look

I came across this bird postcard at a vendor's table while I was walking on the Highline in Manhattan last

Michael Copley had an intersting story about the history of muskrat-trapping in the Meadowlands in The Record today. Link is

Edith Wallace, co-author of "The Plants of the Celery Farm," walk leader and all-around amazing person, recently received an award

Stephen Daniele, A former collague, passed along a post (and video) about thousands of Snow Geese at the Merrill Creek

Don Torino, president of Bergen County Audubon Society, has an interesting column the wildnewjersey.tv blog, on why visiting places like

Can you ID this raptor — sometimes tough from just one photo. Thanks to Kathy Lloyd Boehm for passing it

This was the final Monday Morning Mystery, and a tough one because you really can't see the wing bars…  Patrick

My latest column is on two rare but awesome winter visitors, the Snowy Owl and the Northern Shrike. The link

Photo not great, but saw a Winter Wren along the Allendale Brook this morning, across from the Limatola Bench. Happy