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

   This week's Monday Morning Mystery required a good memory.    The plank below, with the outline of an egret,

     This is a blast from the past — authentic Celery Farm memorabilia. What is it, and where was it?   

     Saw this Snapping Turtle near my house, headed for the Celery Farm Spillway, around 11:30 a.m. today. The shell

   Seymour Drakes is excited to report that the Essex County Airport in Caldwell apparently has named a road after