September 17, 2026
A New Painting of ‘The Beast’
A painting entitled "The Beast of State Line Lookout" now adorns the cafe there. The pastel by Laura Sullivan was…
The Celery Farm Christmas Bird Counters graciously allowed me to tag along on their hour-long loop.
The fearsome fivesome — Ken Prytherch, Charlie Mayhood, Stephanie Seymour, Rob Fanning and Stiles Thomas — saw more than two dozen species.
Highlights included a Marsh Wren, Virginia Rail, Cooper's Hawk (above), Great Blue Heron, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Screech Owl, Fox Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow and Black Duck.
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