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…
I have been flooded with calls, texts and e-mails all day, more or less, from folks asking: "Has Fyke Wrested the Crowphy from Bergen County Audubon yet?
I tell every, "Not yet. Yes, today is Fyke's Christmas Bird Count, but the results are not in yet."
As you may recall, BCAS eked out a victory last year in the CBC competition last year, 84 species to 80, giving Fyke a four species handicap this year.
The BCAS had an amazing 90-ish count a few weeks ago. Now only time will tell.
Several Fykers are no doubt still pishing as I type this.