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And on the actual mystery post, I was going to write, "I think that's just a glob of spit..." Now I see that answer actually would have been somewhat close, LOL!
Commented Sep 12, 2013 on MM Mystery 090913 Revealed at Celery Farm and Beyond
MM Mystery 090913 Revealed
A big thanks to Judy Collier for answering yesterday's mystery -- Spittlebug secretion. Ya learn something new every day... More on Spittlebugs here.
You're welcome! And the second to last might be Zigzag Herpetogramma Moth.
Commented Aug 18, 2013 on Moths from Long Valley at Celery Farm and Beyond
Moths from Long Valley
Nais Tiger Moth Took the moth lights to the Promised Land Farm CSA in Long Valley to see what they would attract in a rural NJ setting. The lights were going for about an hour when approaching lightning and thunder made us literally pull the plug. We were starting to get some awesome moth...
1st and third photos: Celery Leaftier (I think)
Fourth photo: Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
Last photo: Isabella Tiger Moth
Don't know any of the others.
Commented Aug 18, 2013 on Moths from Long Valley at Celery Farm and Beyond
Moths from Long Valley
Nais Tiger Moth Took the moth lights to the Promised Land Farm CSA in Long Valley to see what they would attract in a rural NJ setting. The lights were going for about an hour when approaching lightning and thunder made us literally pull the plug. We were starting to get some awesome moth...
The one in the very first pic might be a Splendid Palpita, I'm not sure though.
Commented Jul 31, 2013 on Tonight Is the Moth Ball! at Celery Farm and Beyond
Tonight Is the Moth Ball!
Tonight is the Moth Ball at the John Fell House. We are expecting a large turnout of people, and possibly moths. I am delighted to report that for the first time in a long time, weather does not seem to be an issue at an event this summer. Knock on wood. Celery Farm Marsh Warden Mike Limato...
The second to last one looks like a Faint-Spotted Palthis.
Commented Jul 31, 2013 on Tonight Is the Moth Ball! at Celery Farm and Beyond
Tonight Is the Moth Ball!
Tonight is the Moth Ball at the John Fell House. We are expecting a large turnout of people, and possibly moths. I am delighted to report that for the first time in a long time, weather does not seem to be an issue at an event this summer. Knock on wood. Celery Farm Marsh Warden Mike Limato...
I would like to enter a moth request for the Moth Ball tomorrow: I want to see a Cecropia Moth and a Pandorus Sphinx. ;)
Commented Jul 30, 2013 on Moth Mystery Answered at Celery Farm and Beyond
Moth Mystery Answered
It's an aptly named Leopard Moth, photographed in my backyard next to the CF and across the street from the Fell House -- site of Wednesday Night's Moth Ball. Deedee Burnside not only answered correctly, but she gave us the full monte -- “Zeuzera pyrina - Wood Leopard Moth. (Thanks, Deedee!)
My best guesses are Mourning Cloak, Broad-Winged Skipper, and Eastern-Tailed Blue.
Commented Jul 15, 2013 on Monday Morning Mystery 071513 at Celery Farm and Beyond
Monday Morning Mystery 071513
In honor of this Saturday's Tom Burr Memorial Celery FarmButterfly Walk, I am posting a trifecta of butterfly mysteries taken last month at Duke Farms. I kinda like the one above the best... Two more follow. One is a skipper -- sorry!
I'm guessing a Song Sparrow.
Commented Jun 24, 2013 on MMM 062413 at Celery Farm and Beyond
MMM 062413
Alice Leurck photographed this guy singing in the Celery Farm earlier this month. Who he? (Thanks, Alice!)
It sounds like a Blackpoll Warbler to me. I know they said bigger than a Warbler, but the color description and the long bill match.
Commented May 20, 2013 on Monday Morning Mystery Bird at Celery Farm and Beyond
Monday Morning Mystery Bird
A local birder writes: A little while ago, I looked out the back door and caught glimpse of a bird which proceeded to go under a hosta and then disappear into my neighbor's yard. It was a split second look but I was struck by very dark and thick black stripes along the outer edges of its wings ...
I wish I could've made the walk, but I was planting native plants in the yard all morning!
Commented May 13, 2013 on A Terrific Mother's Day Walk in Ridgefield at The Meadowlands Blog
A Terrific Mother's Day Walk in Ridgefield
Our fifth annual Mother's Day walk in Ridgefield was a big hit -- more than 40 bird species (including lots of warblers and an appearance by Alice the Bald Eagle -- we could see her antenna in some of the photos). A big thanks to Karen and Bruce Riede from the Ridgefield Environmental Comm...
My favorite is the Barn Swallow. I have a hard time just keeping them in the frame when they are flying!
Commented Apr 29, 2013 on Allan Sanford's Latest DeKorte Pix at The Meadowlands Blog
Allan Sanford's Latest DeKorte Pix
Allan Sanford writes: "Jackie and I really enjoyed walking the park the last two days. Yesterday she pointed out a Common Yellowthroat and tonight when I was admiring a what I thought was a Robin she recognized it to be a Orchard Oriole and his potential mate. "I included pics of the male Co...
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/03/duke_farms_bald_eaglets_surviv.html
Commented Mar 29, 2013 on My column: Raptor Nest Cams, Robins at Celery Farm and Beyond
My column: Raptor Nest Cams, Robins
My latest coluimn for The Record and Herald-News is about my three favorite raptor nest-cams -- all in New Jersey -- and answers to reader questions about American Robins (which you helped with). The link to the column is here. The link to the Duke Farms Eagle Camera is here (a shot of Duke ...
When he was lying on his back and baring his teeth, it seemed like he (or she) was just stretching, although it looks a lot more creepy/fierce in the photo! It wasn't foaming at the mouth or anything though. ;)
Commented Mar 29, 2013 on World's Cutest Raccoon at Celery Farm at Celery Farm and Beyond
World's Cutest Raccoon at Celery Farm
Patrick Carney writes: "I went to the CF prepared for killer turkeys on Saturday, but not a Raccoon guarding the bridge! "It didn't appear to be rabid; someone else said they thought it was just a younger one." Two more photos follow. (Thanks, Patrick!)
Its a Swedish Turkey species, but this probably gets across the idea lol.
http://screen.yahoo.com/reporter-attacked-wild-turkey-083000333.html
Commented Mar 21, 2013 on Beware of Aggressive Turkey! at Celery Farm and Beyond
Beware of Aggressive Turkey!
Rob Fanning reports: "I experienced the attack turkey first hand this morning. As soon as the alpha male saw me it made a beeline for me and continued to RUN after me. Tried everything I could to scare it off--nothing worked--I had to resort to walking BACKWARDS on the path and giving the...
Two guesses: Vesper Sparrow, or Grasshopper Sparrow. If Grasshopper Sparrow, it's important because the Florida subspecies is probably going to go extinct. If Vesper Sparrow, not sure why it's important.
Commented Mar 20, 2013 on Wanted: Tuesday Teasers at The Meadowlands Blog
Wanted: Tuesday Teasers
Does anyone what this bird is, and why it is significant? By the way, we are out of Tuesday Teasers and may start running some classic Teasers from Tuesdays past unless we get some material. The first Teaser ever was posted on Labor Day 2008.
I'm going to say a female Mallard. All the ducks look like they are a form of domestic Mallard, and that strange one is just a female. Toward the top of the duck, you can still make out some of the female Mallard markings. Or they could be hybrids, or have a genetic mutation, or...
Commented Mar 5, 2013 on Tuesday Teaser 030513 at The Meadowlands Blog
Tuesday Teaser 030513
Liberty Valance and Jeanie Curtis write: "We've looked in every book we have and can not identify this dark headed Duck. Can you?" (Thanks, Liberty and Jeanie!)
I'm pretty sure there's 9 in there!
Commented Jan 22, 2013 on Tuesday Teaser 012213 at The Meadowlands Blog
Tuesday Teaser 012213
This is a real birder challenge -- overcast day, distant look. How many Black-crowned Night Herons are in this photo, taken on last Tuesday's Laurel Hill Walk? (These guys are almost as hard to find as those dang Horned Larks.) Answer tomorrow.
Looks like a House Sparrow.
Commented Jan 14, 2013 on Monday Morning Mystery 011413 at Celery Farm and Beyond
Monday Morning Mystery 011413
I came across this bird postcard at a vendor's table while I was walking on the Highline in Manhattan last week. The photo, by Douglas McRobb, was taken in Washington Square. Can you ID the bird? More on Douglas here.
I really need advice for how to get good Kestrel shots. I know it is from the car, but how long do you leave the car in one place?
Commented Jan 12, 2013 on Ron Shields' Latest Raptors from Disposal Road at The Meadowlands Blog
Ron Shields' Latest Raptors from Disposal Road
A lot of us folks at the Meadowlands Commission ask us: Why is everyone on Disposal Road with binoculars and big cameras. By way of an answer, Ron Shields writes: "Attached please find some recent images of action from Disposal Road." Bald Eagle is featured above. Ron's images of an America...
Skinny legs made me think Sharpy when I saw the photo.
Commented Jan 7, 2013 on Monday Morning Mystery 010713 at Celery Farm and Beyond
Monday Morning Mystery 010713
Can you ID this raptor -- sometimes tough from just one photo. Thanks to Kathy Lloyd Boehm for passing it along -- she spotted it in her yard in Midland Park...
I got it from the beak; a Pine Siskin beak appears much pointier than the beak of similar species, like House Finch females.
Commented Jan 6, 2013 on Mystery Solved? at Celery Farm and Beyond
Mystery Solved?
This was the final Monday Morning Mystery, and a tough one because you really can't see the wing bars... Patrick Carney and Peggy Woods think it's a Pine Siskin, and I think they are right. (Thanks, Patrick and Peggy!)
Why is it I keep missing owls? ;)
Commented Jan 6, 2013 on Holy Crow! What a Walk! at The Meadowlands Blog
Holy Crow! What a Walk!
We had an amazing turnout for our First-Sunday walk of 2013. We took this photo in front of the Shorebird Pool at DeKorte Park at the start of the walk, and folks were still arriving. So we broke into smaller groups and walked along DeKorte and Disposal Road before hitting Harrier Meadow. H...
Congratulations Chris!
Commented Jan 5, 2013 on And the Winners Are.... at The Meadowlands Blog
And the Winners Are....
Congratulations to everyone who competed in our first-ever Meadowlands Big Year competition. We saw an amazing number of great birds -- 2013 will be hard-pressed to equal 2012. The grand prize winner, Chris Takacs of Lyndhurst (above), saw an astounding 211 species -- five more than NJMC sta...
Thank you so much Don. You've been a really kind and patient mentor to me for many years. I couldn't have gotten to this point without you, and all of the other BCAS members!
Commented Jan 1, 2013 on Patrick Carney, Audubon Magazine Photo Contest Winner at The Meadowlands Blog
Patrick Carney, Audubon Magazine Photo Contest Winner
A Meadowlands photo by Patrick Carney, a contributor to this blog, is one of 100 selected by Audubon Magazine as one of the best of 2012. The winning photo, above, is of a Black-and-white Warbler in DeKorte Park. Patrick is in some great company. A link to all the photos is here.
Looks like a Pine Siskin.
Commented Jan 1, 2013 on Monday Morning Mystery 123112 at Celery Farm and Beyond
Monday Morning Mystery 123112
I photographed this small bird near my feeder earlier this month -- the last Monday Morning Mystery of 2012. Can you ID it?
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