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October 11, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 101121

John Pastore photographed this guy at the Van Saun Park recently. We think we know what it is. How about

October 8, 2021
By Jim Wright

My Two Bond Talks in Philadelphia

This weekend, I am giving free Zoom talks at the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Academy of Natural Sciences

October 7, 2021
By Jim Wright

John Pastore’s Terrific Celery Farmscape

A big thank you to John Pastore for taking this wonderful portrait of Lake Appert and the Celery Farm at

October 6, 2021
By Jim Wright

Crestwood Park Solitary Sandpiper?

Saw this guy foraging in Crestwood Park yesterday.  I think it's a Solitary Sandpiper but it's not on the Crestwood

October 5, 2021
By Jim Wright

More Monday Warbler Mystery Photos

There seems to be a mild debate whether this warbler that I photographed near the Celery Farm on Saturday was

October 5, 2021
By Jim Wright

Crestwood Lake Is Drained

Stopped by Crestwood Lake in Allendale this a.m. and saw that lake has been drained. I heard the Killdeer before

October 4, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 100421

Saw this guy on Saturday from my window… What is it? (If it is what I think it is, it's

September 30, 2021
By Jim Wright

My Column: Carroll Tyson’s Bird Print

My latest column for The Record and other USA Today newspapers in New Jersey is about the bird prints of

September 29, 2021
By Jim Wright

My Smithsonian Article on the Real Bond

Smithsonian Magazine just posted my article about the real James Bond, Ian Fleming, 007 and more.  With plenty of cool

September 28, 2021
By Jim Wright

Blast from Past: Fulmar in Ramsey, 1956

This from the Mahwah Museum website… There was a rare Arctic visitor to Ramsey, a bird. It was picked up