Nature Done Wright

Rob sez: Another good morning at the CF. Highlights incl. several PURPLE FINCHES incl. an adult male (my earliest for

Rob sez: "40 species Thursday morning. 6 warblers incl. Wilson's at Greenway. Bank Swallow seen again…" Full report follows.

Also had seven Common Nighthawks fly over at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Rob sez:  Highlight during a quick trip around the CF this morning were a pair of BLACK VULTURES–my first August

A fun, low-keyed fund-raiser for Allendale's Fell House, that stately white mansion just down the street from the Celery Farm

    From the Butterfly Garden…

   This is a great time for butterflies. Saw this Spicebush Swallowtail on Ironweed by the CF late yesterday. Also

   I wrote about Northern Flickers for my column in The Record and Herald News today. The flicker here was

I have found that what you think you know about Screech Owls is often not quite true. For example, from

    These blue berries are along the trail at the Celery Farm these days  — we even saw them on