I think we are approaching the end of the beginning  — or I hope we are. 🙂    The

      I wrote this for The Record maybe four years ago, but it seems to work right now, too,

   Dear Owl Guys,      The screech owl in my backyard laid her first egg on April 1, and

  Judy Cinquina, an expert local birder, reports that she has been monitoring the Allendale red-shouldered nest for weeks and

    This Sunday, May 6, I’ll be appearing at the Earth Day Fair at the Church of the Epiphany

        I am beginning to think that the screech-cam is a curse as well as a blessing.  

         While we wait (with fingers crossed) for Mrs. Ace and the four eggs, I thought I’d

The red-shouldered that crashed into the Allendale window and died was the female of the nesting pair, according to the

   I’m sorry to report that the rare red-shouldered hawk that slammed into a window near its Allendale nest yesterday

    Believe or not, Mrs. Ace is still playing her eggs close to the vest.     We are