Mariton: Migratory Bird Census May 13, 2011Mariton will hold it Migratory Bird Census this Saturday (May 14) at 7:30 a.m. We have conducted this census since 1993. We usually average about…
Mariton: Nest Box Update In the past week, two more pairs of Bluebirds have built nests. The eggs in the established Bluebird nest hatched this week. Now there are…
Mariton: Birding in Bucks May 12, 2011This week the Bird Group returned to Bucks County. We started out birding at Paunacussing Preserve. This is a Natural Lands Trust preserve located in…
Mariton: Showy Orchis May 6, 2011The Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) is blooming at Mariton. This is a very pretty, but very small orchid that is native in Pennsylvania. These photos…
Mariton: Wet April If you imagined that April was cloudy this year, you’re right. I had measureable rainfall on 19 days during the month. Not only did it…
Mariton: Chickdee eggs May 5, 2011This week there are three different Chickadee nests in Mariton’s boxes. There is a total of 12 eggs in the three nests. All of the eggs were…
Crow’s Nest: Peak blooming Flowers fill the woods now as the trees’ leaves emerge bright. I haven’t taken many pictures lately so I’ll include here better ones that Denis…
Mariton: Bird Walk-GivingPond May 4, 2011Giving Pond is part of the Delaware Canal State Park , located just south of Upper Black Eddy. It was a gravel pit at one…
Crow’s Nest: Contra Dance on Saturday! In addition to the usual June and October dances that are held at Crow’s Nest, we will also be hosting the May event for Elverson…
Crow’s Nest: Invasives Talk at Waterloo Mills May 3, 2011This weekend I had the pleasure of joining Kevin Fryberger of Brandywine Conservancy to co-lead a walk at their Waterloo Mills Preserve on the topic…
