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Crow’s Nest: Flowers in the Deep Woods

May 11, 2013

Dwarf ginseng (Panax trifolius) is now blooming in the Deep Woods, as well as spring cress (Cardamine bulbosa). But here’s another one, a plant that I…

Mariton: Warbler Invasion

May 10, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I walked out the door this morning to the song of a Chestnut-sided Warbler right in the yard.  The trees…

Mariton: Tree Swallow Idiosyncrasies

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager One third of Mariton’s nest boxes have activity this week.  There are three Tree Swallow nests, and one has eggs.  …

Worth the Price of Admission

May 8, 2013

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager.  Photo by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s Bird Group has a saying:  “That was worth the price of admission.”  It usually…

Mariton: Wildflowers Here

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus Our walk on Saturday was great.  There are a few things that are just beginning to…

Crow’s Nest: New calves arrive!

May 3, 2013

This afternoon Jack brought us the new steers that we will be using to graze specific habitats to improve them for wildlife, something we call,…

Mariton: Nest Box Activity

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is lots of new activity in the nest boxes this week.  Tree Swallows have started two nests.  Chickadees also…

Mariton: Solomon’s Seal

May 2, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Since today is Maureen’s and my 26th wedding anniversary, I’ll talk about another wildflower in bloom right now.  Solomon Seal…

Mariton: Spring Wildflowers

May 1, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. When we weren’t looking for birds on our Bird Walk, we were admiring the many wildflowers…