Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

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August 19, 2021
By Jim Wright

My Column: Merlin Sound I.D. App

A white-throated sparrow calling, with an inset of the Sound ID app. CourtesyKevin Pero/Macaulay Library. My latest column for The

August 17, 2021
By Jim Wright

Can You Help ID This Caterpillar?

A friend asks for I.D. help on this caterpillar. It looks vaguely familiar — a moth caterpillar perhaps? iNaturalist suggests

August 16, 2021
By Jim Wright

3 Future Butterflies in the Library

As you enter the big room at Lee Memorial Library, be sure to look to your left and check out

August 16, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery: Wawayanda Pt. 2

Recently paddled to our favorite island on Lake Wawayanda. Used the iNaturalist app to help identify a plant and a

August 12, 2021
By Jim Wright

Purple Martin Cruise Spectacular

Took the three-hour Purple Martin Spectacular cruise  out of Port Norris, N.J., with friends last night, The weather was great,

August 9, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery: Wawayanda Pt. 1

Recently paddled to our favorite island on Lake Wawayanda in Wawayanda State Park. Used the iNaturalist app to identify some

August 7, 2021
By Jim Wright

Jewelweed Time!

This beautiful wildflower used to be all over the Celery Farm — until White-tailed Deer proliferated. You can still find

August 6, 2021
By Jim Wright

Hats Off to the Trail Maintainers

The Celery Farm has a great bunch of volunteers who keep the trails (and the Butterfly Garden) looking great. Bruce

August 5, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery Answered

My latest Monday Morning Mystery turned out to be better than I thought. On Monday, I wrote: When I was

August 5, 2021
By Jim Wright

My Column: In Defense of Grackles

My latest column for The Record and other USA Today papers in New Jersey is an appreciation of grackles.  Yeah,

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