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    In the Marsh Warden's yard.

   Rob reports a new arrival: White-crowned Sparrow (Im) along Black Rail Trail.  Click "Continue reading…" immdiately below for Rob's

     Remember the Monday Morning Mystery about the bear photo — the one that may have inadvertantly contained the image

    My "Bird Watcher" column in The Record today is on feeding stations, and it is on the back page

  Natalie Angier of The New York Times wrote a great column about the huge threat to wild birds posed

  The umpteenth annual Allendale Day is this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lots of booths, music

  Rob sez:   The Allendale Celery Farm Natural Area was very birdy this early morning. Wish I had more time.

   Friday night, Kevin Watson and I are doing a free slide show and talk about our new coffee-table book,