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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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My Meadowlands Bald Eagle eBook
You can download the free eBook here to read on your computer or tablet: You can read more about the
Free Duke Farms Eagle e-book
Ten years ago, I created “Duke Farms’ Bald Eagles,” a free, online e-book that should appeal to anyone with an
My Column: The Bald Eagle Festival
My “Bird Watcher” column in today’s Record is all about Bergen County Audubon’s Bald Eagle Festival, coming Sunday, January 11.
2026, Year of the Peregrine?
When I worked for the Meadowlands Commission, I invented a “Bird of the Year” T-shirt. After taking a photo of
Belated Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday, I asked what kind of vegetable this is, and got two strikingly different answers — one vote for
Belated Monday Mystery
Name that veggie! (Looks like a lot of little Christmas trees.) This post somehow disappeared when I tried to post
A Red-shouldered Hawk Says Thanks
Three months ago, Allendale’s Mayor and Council proclaimed the red-shouldered hawk the official honorary bird of Allendale, “in recognition of
Our Christmas Tree
Like most folks, we have an all-raptor Christmas tree this year. Among our favorite ornaments: a red-shouldered hawk and the
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I asked readers to I.D. this bird, and asked why I thanked Elaine Rizzo. Answered: Technically, it’s a
Historical Aerials of State Line Lookout
I have a one-month subscription to Historic Aerials that expires today. I downloaded a bunch of images, including a topographical

