On Saturday (for the Sunday newspaper), The Record may do a story on the Great Backyard Bird Count, which

    Rick, a friend of this blog and an Oakland (N.J.) resident, reports  a new neighbor.     For

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    A few weeks ago, a squirrel invaded the nesting box while Ace the screech owl was sleeping inside.

       I would like to thank everyone who has viewed my new screech owl video.    It has

   This morning around 7:30, there was an irruption of robins in the trees near the spillway at the Celery

     The lone great blue heron seems to be fending for himself just fine  (click photo for full image).

   Birders have reported seeing a coot on the thawed Lake Appert in recent days.   When I walked out to

  I have a story in The Record today about a "Nature" special that airs on Sunday at 8 p.m.

   My colleague Alex Nussbaum reported on a troubling die-off of bats in the Northeast.   His story is here.