Join the ever-entertaining, Jim Wright for a talk about his new book, "The Screech Owl Companion.”

Screech owls are charismatic and local. Learn all about them -- how to attract them to nest in your yard -- and make your yard more nature-friendly.

Author Jim Wright is the author of "The Screech Owl Companion." His other books include "The Real James Bond" and large-format books about the New Jersey Meadowlands, Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain, Allendale's Celery Farm Nature Preserve, and the largest rainforest in Central America. He has also written e-books on Bald Eagles (including one for Duke Farms) and Red-shouldered Hawks. He has written “The Bird Watcher” column for The Record since 2009. He is also a deputy marsh warden of the Celery Farm, a board member of Allendale's Lee Memorial Library, and a former trustee for The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey.