Friday, October 22, 2021, 8 p.m., online via Zoom

All About Franklin Clove at Nearby High Mountain, Jim Wright

The Clove is a geological and historic gem located less than 10 miles from the Celery Farm, but few people know about it.

Local nature writer Jim Wright, who does the Bird Watcher column for The Record, has been visiting and learning about this unique spot for over a decade.

Attractions include the scenic small ravine itself, a nearby waterfall, the local wildlife and a human history that predates the Lenapes by more than a millennium.

Jim will also discuss why it might be time for a slight name change for "Franklin" Clove.

Jim, a Fyke member, will also talk briefly about Allendale’s efforts to reduce the number of rat-poison bait stations in town. These poisons are lethal to raptors, other wildlife, and pets.

The talk is free and open to the public.

You can register in advance for this program here.

Jim apologizes for the use of the third person in this post.  Photo courtesy of TNC/LightHawk

To thank Allendale's Lee Memorial Library for selling so many Celery Farm calendars every year, I have offered to give a free Zoom talk about the Celery Farm tonight at 7 p.m. for the library.

You can register here.  (And you can buy a calendar at the library.)

What are you waiting for?

My column for The Record and other USA Today newspapers in New Jersey is about the Tufted Titmouse and its incredible ability to remember where it stores seeds.

Barbara Dilger took the wonderful photo. (Thanks, Barbara!)

You can read the column here:

A Facebook friend shared this photo of a bird found dead by her home in Mercer county near DEP-protected wetlands on Monday.

I think we have arrived at an identification but would love additional input. I'm not saying what we think it is, lest we prejudice your I.D.

To thank Allendale's Lee Memorial Library for selling so many Celery Farm calendars every year, I have offered to give a free Zoom talk about the Celery Farm this Thursday at 7 p.m. for the library.

You can register here.

I will also be doing a free talk for the Fyke Nature Association about High Mountain's historic Clove (in nearby Passaic County) on Friday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. I will post a link closer to the event. 

Thanks!

John Pastore photographed this guy at the Van Saun Park recently.

We think we know what it is. How about you? (Thanks, John.)