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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Another Great Monday Mystery
This mystery is courtesy of a friend who brought it home from abroad. What is the object on the right,
Happy Valentine’s Day!
When I filled the feeders this morning, I added a heart-shaped seed cake that had been sitting around. (That's the
My Column: Great Backyard Bird Count
Cardinals are always winter crowd-pleasers. Photo credit: Mike Bailey, Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library This week's column is all
Monday Mystery 021025
This is the third and final FDR mystery — from the wallpaper in one of the rooms in the mansion
A Terrific Birding Streak
A year and half ago, I wrote my "Bird Watcher" column about Marc Chelemer of Tenafly, who had been birding
Green Way Trail Closed
This from Marsh Warden Mike Limatola: The trail running through the Green Way Field, up to the deer exclosure, has
Birdy 30 Contest Results
A big thank you to all who participated in this past weekend's Birdy 30 Contest. The winners, in a tie:
Monday Mystery 020325
Here's another mystery from FDR's taxidermied bird collection, located in his lifelong home in Hyde Park, NY. This guy
My Column: A New Birdy 30 Contest
A black-capped chickadee dines at a local suet feeder. Photo credit: Barbara Dilger. My latest column for The Record presents
Monday Morning Mystery
On a recent visit to Hyde Park, I toured FDR's childhood home and discovered he was quite the young birder.

