Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

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January 8, 2020
By Jim Wright

Crowphy News — Good and Bad

The results of the annual Christmas Bird Count competition between Fyke and the BCAS are in. The bad news is

January 8, 2020
By Jim Wright

A Few ‘Good’ Birds at the CF

Because of the Big Year, I have been trying to walk around the CF more this year. It has already

January 7, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Star is Back Atop High Mountain

I did a hike to the summit of High Mountain yesterday with a friend — and saw a 20-foot-high solar-powered

January 6, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: 2015

The last official Big Year competition was in 2015. The official results are here. I apologize for the poor quality

January 6, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 010620

John Workman drew this bird on his impressive 2006 Celery Farm Big Year checklist. John asks, "What bird is it?"

January 5, 2020
By Jim Wright

My Interview W/ Big Year Champ Noah Strycker

My wife Patty and her book club have been reading "Birders Without Borders," by Noah Stryker, who set the international

January 5, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: Stiles Thomas in Action

Stiles Thomas had an incredible 175 species in 2006. You can see the list — and read about how Fred

January 4, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: Rob Fanning’s Great CF Years

Rob Fanning was the Babe Ruth of Celery Farm Big Years, even without the Yankee garb. A blog post that

January 3, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: John Workman’s 2006 List

John Workman saw or heard 172 species at the CF in 2006. You can see his list — it's even

January 2, 2020
By Jim Wright

Big Year Memories: Fred Weber’s Awesome Year

Fred Weber's 2008 Big Year remains as the biggest Big Year at the Celery Farm ever, with an amazing 192

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