Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
Latest Posts
This Month’s Fyke Talk
Sustaining Wildlife in Fall and Winter GardensA free talk by Deb Ellis of the Essex Chapter of the Native Plant
My Latest Column: Pied-billed Grebe
The pied-billed grebe is one of North Jersey's oddest visitors. Photo credit: John Pastore My latest column is all
Monday Mystery: Name that Fish
What kind of fish is this? I found it on the trail by the Warden's Watch today. The quarter is
A Better View of Lake Appert
A big shout-out to Carl Krag, Doug Morel, and the other volunteers who pitched in to clear all the phragmites
Pied-billed Grebe at the CF
This little guy is one of my favorite "now-you-see-it" birds. I saw him around 8:30 this a.m. Not sure if
My Column: Remembering Sandy Komito
Sandy Komito. Credit: Courtesy of the Louis Suburban Chapel. My new column for The Record and Herald-News is about the
A Banner Year for Library Butterflies
It looks like Lee Memorial Library will release more Monarchs this week after releasing at least four last week. A
Monday Morning Mysteries Answered
On Monday I asked: Can you identify these two flowers?(I love their names.) The answers: The yellow flower is Nodding
A Very Cool Owl Book Talk
I am pleased to announce that I am doing a talk about The Screech Owl Companion with Michael Pietech, the
Gray Ghost at State Line
Today was surprisingly slow at State Line — only seven Broad-winged Hawks. But then Isaac Michael Ruschak spotted a male

