August 28, 2026
My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
October 23, 2009
Hawk Mountain: Woolly Bear
We saw plenty of Woolly Bear Caterpillars at Hawk Mountain. According to folk lore, you can use the thickness of the caterpillar's ring to predict how "bad" the winter will be. Too bad it's apparently bogus. Click here for the details.
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Cool! that was cute!
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Cool! that was cute!
Deedee Burnside
Larva of the Isabela Moth