My latest column for The Record and other USA Today papers in New Jersey is all about the new $6.1 million state-of-the-art visitors center at Lake Minnewaska Park Preserve near New Paltz, and the birds you might see nearby.

You can read it here:

The new Fyke Nature Association newsletter is excellent and packed with info.

Great job by Carol Flanagan and an excellent bird report by Judy Cinquina.

You can download it here.

Saw this guy near the feeder today. I figured it was a Palm Warbler in confusing fall plumage. What do you think?

These guys showed up in my yard yesterday. Who are they?

I stumbled upon this "Beverly Hillbillies Birding Episode" entitled "The Bird Watcher."

It features Miss Hathaway and Wally Cox.

I figure we all could use a laugh.

A shout-out to Palomar Audubon for posting it.