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January 10, 2023
By Jim Wright

Rat Poison article, Free Red-shoulder Book Download

Last fall, Don Torino and I wrote an Opinion article about the perils of rat poison for The Record. You

January 10, 2023
By Jim Wright

Snow Goose in Pompton Lakes

I get to see Snow Geese so rarely — and almost never on the ground — that it was a

January 9, 2023
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 010923

Saw this in an online auction with a $1,200 starting bid. What is the bird?

January 8, 2023
By Jim Wright

Tuesday: My Next Talk for Bergen Audubon

One of Allendale's Red-shouldered Hawks stopped by again to: Wish a happy 2023 to everyone. Remind me to let folks

January 6, 2023
By Jim Wright

The Biggest Celery Farm Big Years

As far as I can tell, the biggest Celery Farn Big Years were by: Fred Weber,  2008: 192 Rob Fanning,

January 5, 2023
By Jim Wright

My Column: Celebrating Bald Eagles

This bald eagle was fishing along Overpeck Creek last month. My latest "Bird Watcher" column in The Record celebrates the

January 3, 2023
By Jim Wright

What the Checklist Abbreviations Mean

The old Celery Farm checklist is an odd size and too long to scan on my home scanner. So I

January 3, 2023
By Jim Wright

Ramsey Raptor Rescue (Almost)

Got a call from a friend around 3 p.m. yesterday about an injured hawk on the curb at the entrance

January 2, 2023
By Jim Wright

Monday Mourning (Dove) Mystery

Saw this Mourning Dive with the strange chest feathers on the last day of 2022. What's up with those feathers?

December 27, 2022
By Jim Wright

The Ultimate Avian Ale?

When it comes to adult beverages named after rare endemic birds, it's tough to top one of my Christmas presents: