As we approach year’s end, it occurred to me that it might be fun to do a year-end poll

     I did a story for The Record today on the Bergen Christmas count, and it is pretty much

    I saw this guy last weekend not far from the Celery Farm’s Butterfly Garden.    With my meager

    When I took down my first screech-owl nesting box, I wasn’t sure what to do with it.  

   This has been a rare treat the past week: A Carolina wren at the feeder.    This guy is

       The Virginia rails have been very active at the Celery Farm the past week or so.  

   My neighbor Ace stuck his head out of the opening in the owl box during the day a little

       Could not resist throwing on a pair of cross-country skis and touring the Celery Farm with my

   Cold, wind and a very fine snow have left the Celery Farm almost devoid of people so far this