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Green Hills: Volunteer planting day

May 26, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager On Sunday, June 5 from 1 – 3 pm we will be planting plugs of native wildflowers in this otherwise…

Mariton: More Great Birds

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We went to Merrill Creek on Tuesday for another great bird outing, and Carole took some…

Flying Jewels

May 24, 2016

Hummingbirds are enchanting. Of all the creatures that visit our gardens, these colorful “flying jewels” seem to defy gravity as they zip back and forth to…

Crow’s Nest: Hidden Treasure

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Yesterday we were pulling garlic mustard and passed by this fawn on both sides before seeing it. Being still and…

Mariton: Other Interesting Sightings

May 21, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager We aren’t just birders on our Tuesday Bird Walks.  We find time to admire flowers, butterflies and other things.  Bill…

Mariton: Another Cloudy Tuesday

May 19, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We started the weekly bird walks back in 2003 and have had unbelievable luck with the…

Crow’s Nest: Another Busman’s Holiday

May 16, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I had the privilege to spend a long weekend at the Appalachian Trail Days in Damascus, Virginia, and volunteer at…

Mariton: Bluebird Progression

May 14, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Here are two different broods of Bluebirds hatched about one week apart. The photo above shows a brood that wasn’t…

Green Hills: Seeding Complete!

May 12, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager After many days in the tractor seat Aubrey has finished seeding the almost 90 acres of farm fields to meadows…

Mariton: Birding at Giving Pond

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.    Mariton’s Bird Group went to Giving Pond on Tuesday. Giving Pond is a portion of the Delaware Canal State…