October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
Giselle Smisko, a naturalist, photographer, wildlife rehabilitator and master bird bander,
will present a program on Chimney Swifts.
Sometimes mistaken for a bat,
this amazing bird spends its life (when it is not hanging on the sides of a chimney) flying
the skies searching for insects. It feasts on mosquitoes, gnats and other small bugs.
Today its population is dwindling. Learn about this unusual bird and how people are trying to encourage them to nest.
Friday, May 22 – 8 PM Wyckoff Public Library — click here for directions.