Hidden New Jersey

January is always a great time for birders, despite the prevailing cold weather in New Jersey. Those of us who keep lists of species we see ...

Living in New Jersey sometimes means loving things that other people just don't get. Like why, when the Manhattan skyline hovers temptin...

Substantially industrialized rivers can hold a lot of secrets. Sometimes they're regrettable, in the form of pollution and blight that t...

After an impromptu trip to Lake Tappan, Ivan and I found ourselves wandering just north of the state border in New York, looking for the sit...

On our birding ventures, both Ivan and I generally keep lists of the species we see. Invariably, the "day list" begins with the cl...

I love it when a Hidden New Jersey story reveals another, equally as obscure story about an accomplished individual who's somehow evade...

If you want to find a raven in Northern New Jersey, Laurel Hill is the place to go. I wasn't aware of this until Ivan suggested we head ...

Totally exhausted from a long work week (Ivan) and a persistent head cold (me), we eschewed the usual wandering around this weekend for a mo...