The Concerned Citizens of Allendale hopes to take title of the Fell House within the next few days —

   Kevin Watson and I will discuss our coffee-table book "Hawk Mountain" and show Kevin's photos from the book project

     In the next month, Fyke has a field trip, a meeting featuring Jerry Barrack's Celery Farm photos, and

   I have  heard from friends in Belize that Barry Bowen, the owner of Chan Chich Lodge in the northwestern

    Marsh Warden Mike Limatola did a great job clearing the Celery Farm loop of assorted falled tree limbs and

    Lisa and Bob Safier had a Snow Bunting at their feeder by the Celery Farm this afternoon. (Thanks, Lisa!)

    My wife has officially declared the Celery Farm a winter wonderland. We were out on cross-country skis this morning.

   A blogger friend in Massachusetts has a nifty blog about Eastern Screech Owls — with a design for a

  Cal Vornberger's talk at the Wyckoff Library on Friday night has been postponed. Trying to reschedule for September.

    We had plenty of great raptors on the trip.    A few of the highlights included the Snail Kite