Allendale

December 1, 2025
By Jim Wright

Celery Farm Aerials — Nine Decades

As part of a research project, I subscribed to an aerial-photography website for a month and downloaded images of the

October 31, 2023
By Jim Wright

Evicting Squirrels from Screech Owl Nesting Boxes

I am reposting this column from 2010 by popular demand, with an added link to The Screech Owl Companion. Squirrels

April 20, 2023
By Jim Wright

Dead Mink in the Celery Farm

Sorry to report news of a dead mink in the Celery Farm. Judy MacLellan reported it and showed me where

November 14, 2019
By Jim Wright

More about that Rare Hummingbird

That rare hummingbird that visited Allendale this month has a nearly identical cousin, the Allen's Hummingbird. How can you tell

July 18, 2016
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 071816

This is a very rare Eastern Bluebird Nesting Box. Can anyone guess why?  Answer on Wednesday.

July 12, 2013
By Jim Wright

See the Rest of John’s Mink Shots!

John Pastore, who graciously let me post his recent shots of one of the young Celery Farm Mink, has posted

July 11, 2013
By Jim Wright

John Pastore’s Amazing Mink Shots!

John Pastore writes: I took the mink challenge, reading that they were difficult to photograph on the CF blog, I

July 10, 2013
By Jim Wright

More Mink Madness!

Mike Flom writes: I saw the mink near Pirie Platform Monday, where it scampered down the path about 10 feet

February 10, 2012
By Jim Wright

Inside Look at a Wood Duck Box!

Stiles Thomas and I started to clean out the Wood Duck boxes on Lake Appert earlier this month, but the

December 27, 2010
By Jim Wright

Celery Farm Wonderland

The Celery Farm is covered with a foot-and-a-half-thick blanket of snow, with drifts nearly twice that in places. My wife