Bob Leafe writes:
Right after lunch today, I happened to look out of my living room window, noticed this little red-tail in a very nearby tree about a floor below me and zoomed right in ...a nice way to end the year.
I hope the next one is great for everyone.
Me, too!
Here's to a healthy, happy 2015.
The Record published an article yesterday about shots being fired at the Old Paramus Reformed Church just off Route 17.
The story, by John Seasly, also includes a great history lesson about its role in the Revolutionary War. Here's a sample:
"The church grounds occupy a prominent place in Bergen County’s Revolutionary era history: More than two centuries ago, many more shots were fired on the site as British and American forces clashed in bloody combat.The article is here."
Seasly's article cites an essay from "Revolutionary Bergen County," edited by Barbara Z. Marchant, by John U. Rees. In that essay, Rees mentions that several local militia led by Major Peter Fell [son of John Fell] helped push back the British.
The link is here.
A nice little local history lesson.
Are you up for a friendly Celery Farm Big Year Contest for 2015?
You can enter as an individual or as a two-person team. Teams can only count birds seen while birding together.
I'll post quarterly standings on this blog if it's not too time-consuming or complicated ...