Nature Done Wright

Nothing compares with visiting the State Line Hawk Watch on a crisp autumn day. Photo: Jim Wright My latest column

The Celery Farm's Gaby Schmitt just got a well-deserved shout-out from The Raptor Trust. You can read all about it

"In August the marshes are as remarkable for their flowers as for their birds," the great Frank Chapman once wrote

Spent 90 minutes at State Line yesterday. The lookout was mostly a ghost town. (That will surely change soon.) Things

As you likely know, Allendale's Stiles Thomas was a pioneer in studying hawk migration and establishing hawk watches in our

Male mockingbirds have huge song repertoires but fall silent this time of year. Photo credit: Jim Wright My latest column

Saw this guy standing guard over the vegetable garden yesterday, no doubt putting the groundhogs and chipmunks on notice.  

My free talk about nearby High Mountain and its historic Clove is Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Mahwah

Tenafly's Marc Chelemer has gone birding 948 days in a row. Credit: Photo by Daniel Chelemer. My latest column for

The Record has posted a nice story about Stiles Thomas and the efforts to honor his memory.  The bluebird sculpture