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High Mountain's Buttermilk Falls Lookin' Good

Stopped by High Mountain's Buttermilk Falls at Scioto Drive to see how it was doing after the recent heavy rains. It was lookin' -- and soundin' -- great.

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High Mountain Clove Area 50 Years Ago

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When I walk to the Clove in the High Mountain Park Preserve, I enter from the end of Scioto Drive or the little circle on Indian Trail Drive -- both in Franklin Lakes. I've always suspected that the roads once extended into what is no...

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Last Week's Mystery Answered

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Last week I wrote: Found in the Clove at High Mountain in October. What is it? Diane Louie replied: Limax maximus, aka Great Grey or Leopard Slug, an accidentally introduced species from Europe. More on these slugs here: http://www....

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A Great Hike to the Clove & Beyond

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Took a walk to the Clove yesterday afternoon -- a perfect day for a trek in High Mountain Park Preserve. The Clove was as awesome as ever. Came upon an old abandoned car, part of a deer skull, and jackass tracks, amongst other sights. ...

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Answer to Last Week's Regular Monday Mystery

I wrote: After I saw a Spotted Lanternfly at High Mountain last week, I started giving unusual insects a second look. Saw this guy near the house. I think I know what it is, and I wish I'd killed it (or at least tried to). I post this...

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Monday Morning Mystery: 3 Dragonflies

One of my favorite spots to walk is in the Clove at High Mountain, and summer is always a good time to see dragonflies there. Can you identify these three?

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Last Week's Mystery Answered!

Last week I asked: Saw these berries on High Mountain earlier this month. With thorns. What kind of a berry, and why haven't any birds eaten them? Diane Louie answered: Greenbrier? Is the sugar level highest very late in the season...

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Fishing Line Deters House Sparrows

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You learn something new every day. My friend Scott Weston in Massachusetts advises using monofilament to deter House Sparrows from commandeering Bluebird Boxes -- and Tree Swallow boxes, and other boxes. You can read more here.

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High Mountain Clove, Late Aternoon

This is the view from the southern end of Franklin Clove. looking back through the ravine toward Franklin Lake. Always great to see blue skies in January. The water you see drops to a trickle by summer. The clove, by the way, might be...

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Monday Morning Mystery Answered

On Monday I wrote: Saw this spectrum in the sky to the south of Allendaler ecently, like a sliver of a rainbow. Does this sort of thing have a name, and what causes it?

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Featuring the Celery Farm Nature Preserve, Red-shouldered Hawks, High Mountain, and Jim Wright's column "The Bird Watcher."

Directions

Directions to The Fell House
Look for white house with pillars, white barn, on west side of Franklin Turnpike, just north of Cottage Place.
Directions to Green Way entrance to the Celery Farm
Green Way is off the Franklin Turnpike, the second right heading north after the Celery Farm parking lot on the Franklin Turnpike. Parking is in the cul de sac. This is a residential street, so please drive and park considerately. Please do not block the large gates leading into the Celery Farm, and please park parallel to the curb.
Directions To Celery Farm Main Parking Lot
Parking lot is on your right, north of Cottage Place, past three houses. Please do not park on the sidewalk -- it is illegal, by state law. You could damage the sidewalk, make it dangerous for pedestrians, and receive a ticket. (Pass the word if you see anyone parking on thes sidewalk.)

About Me

About Me
I am the author of "The Screech Owl Companion." My other books include "The Real James Bond" and large-format books about the New Jersey Meadowlands, Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain, Allendale's Celery Farm Nature Preserve, and the largest rainforest in Central America. I have also written e-books on Bald Eagles (including one for Duke Farms) and Red-shouldered Hawks. I have written “The Bird Watcher” column for The Record since 2009. I am a deputy marsh warden of the Celery Farm, a board member of Allendale's Lee Memorial Library, and a former trustee for The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey.