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September 16, 2010
By Jim Wright

Hawk-Watching in Your Backyard

My latest column for The Record is about a couple in Ridgefield Park who have an annual hawk watch in

September 15, 2010
By Jim Wright

“Change for the Fell House”

Help Save Fell House: Donate Your Spare Change Put the extra coins you have lying around the house to great

September 14, 2010
By Jim Wright

Help for Bat Woes?

I don't usually write about "big picture" nature news, but wanted to pass along this Associated Press story on bats

September 13, 2010
By Jim Wright

Celery Farm in The Record

Nice story in The Record on the Celery Farm portion of the weekend's  Meadowlands Festival of Birding. Link is here.

September 13, 2010
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mysteries 091310

Can you name the butterflies and the plants?

September 9, 2010
By Jim Wright

Answer to Monday Morning Mystery

As I recall, this is what was left of a Skunk Cabbage plant in the Celery Farm on a recent

September 8, 2010
By Jim Wright

Backyard Habitat — Join the Club

My wife Patty did all the work to get this notice certifying our yard as an official wildlife habitat. It's

September 7, 2010
By Jim Wright

Red-shoulder from Saturday Walk

Sandy Sorkin took the above shot of a Red-Shouldered Hawk at the beginning of Saturday's CF Walk.   More of

September 6, 2010
By Jim Wright

Hawk Mountain Talk: Wednesday

Kevin Watson and I will be talking about our coffee-table book "Hawk Mountain" at the Montclair Bird Club on Wednesday

September 6, 2010
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 0905110

   Can you guess what this is? Seen at the north end of the Celery Farm.