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January 5, 2012
By Jim Wright

My Latest Record Column: N.J. Big Year

My latest column for The Record and Herald News is about the 23-year-old birder who set the record for most

January 5, 2012
By Jim Wright

More on the Muskrat Hut Mystery

In response to the Monday Morning Mystery — what happened to all the Muskrats at the Celery Farm, John Workman

January 4, 2012
By Jim Wright

Great Blue at the Celery Farm

Photographed by the Warden's Watch in late December. A Great Egret was seen on Jan. 2. Lake Appert has a

January 4, 2012
By Jim Wright

More on that Rescued Raptor

Tyson Trish, The Record photojournalist who took the pictures of that rescued raptor I posted about last week, sent along

January 3, 2012
By Jim Wright

CNN’s ‘Black Turkey Vulture’ Video

                                  Lots of video,

January 2, 2012
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery 010212

On recent walks in the Celery Fram, I once again noticed a lack of Muskrat huts. Three years ago we

January 1, 2012
By Jim Wright

Congrats to Tom Reed

South Jersey's Tom Reed set the record for a New Jersey Big Year last year with an astounding 362 species

December 29, 2011
By Jim Wright

Mystery Solved

We agree with the commenters that this is a Saffron Finch…. Flo Rutherford writes: I did some googling and figured

December 29, 2011
By Jim Wright

Strange Raptor Phenomenon?

Celery Farm Marsh Warden Emeritus Stiles Thomas called to point out a strange phenomenon detailed in the above photo from

December 26, 2011
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 122611

Can you ID this escapee?  Flo Rutherford from Bergenfield writes: "Here's the little interloper who's been making himself at home.