My latest column for The Record is about the Snowy Owl irruption in New Jersey.

The link is here.

The Archers report seeing (and photographing) a Mink at the Celery Farm on Christmas Eve. (Sorry for the slow post.)

Thanks, Archers!

Deb Endresen asks:

What plant is this? My husband saw it on the golf course around the corner [in North Jersey].

Every year since we've lived near the Celery Farm, we've decorated our Christmas Tree with bird-themed ornaments, including a parliaments of owls. We received two more memorable ornaments this season -- a Pygmy Owl and a Kiwi.

I think I should do a video and do a Birdy 30 on the tree.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Just in time for the holidays and beyond, the Fell House has a new coat -- of paint --  to go with its recent new roof.

A huge, huge thank you to the Bergen County Historic Preservation Trust Fund for the wonderful grant that made most of the work possible (and a big thanks to the Fell House's dedicated volunteer grant writers)!