When I was at Hawk Mountain earlier this month, I hit the Daily Double of the bug world (at

    In advance of the talk and slide show on "Hawk Mountain" at Wild Birds Unlimited this Saturday at 11

   Join photographer Jerry Barrack and me tonight for a free new slide show and talk on the Celery Farm.   

   Can anybody help me ID this spider, tending to his (or her) web near the Celery Farm? Click here

Rob sez:     Got a tip from Chris Takas that he had found a female LESSER (presumably) SCAUP at the

    The Celery Farm team saw 60 species from the Pirie Platform  during Sunday's 12-hour birding and sitting marathon, including

   It has been brought to my attention that "Wright Way" at the Essex County Airport was not named after

  Rob sez: Highlights: White-crowned Sparrow (Im), Field Sparrow, Cooper's Hawk.     Only my 2nd White-crowned at the CF this

   My column "The Bird Watcher" is in The Record today on Page F-5, and it is about one of

   Join photographer Jerry Barrack and me for a new slide show and talk on the Celery Farm.    The free