Crow’s Nest: The Birds of Summer July 31, 2012There’s still a little bit of nesting going on out there. This cardinal is nesting right under our kitchen window in the winterberry holly bush:…
Mariton: Turkey Trot July 19, 2012by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Just the other day, someone asked me if I had seen any turkeys lately. I replied that it had been…
Mariton: Butterflies and Bergamot July 18, 2012by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The Monarda is blooming in the meadows right now and is attracting lots of butterflies. Yesterday, I watched a patch…
Crow’s Nest: a good year for the Citrus Flatid Planthopper July 12, 2012This year there are tons of cottony, white masses on the stems of plants, from trees and shrubs to wildflowers. I don’t know if it…
Mariton: Nest Box Update July 9, 2012by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Activity in the nest boxes is winding down. This young Bluebird and its three siblings didn’t appreciate all of the…
Mariton: Meadow Flowers July 6, 2012by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is still some Milkweed blooming in the meadows, but it will be fading quickly. The Butterfly weed on the…
Speaking of Eagles June 30, 2012by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager While I was on the Delaware Sojourn, Don Hamilton of the National Park Service, did a presentation on the…
The Bald Eagle That Wasn’t Bald June 29, 2012by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Earlier this week, I was canoeing on the Delaware River Sojourn. We saw lots of Bald Eagles each day,…
Mariton: Butterflies and the Blues June 27, 2012by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Pipevine Swallowtail by Carole Mebus) We saw some wonderful butterflies on Tuesday’s Butterfly Walk. This Pipevine Swallowtail is an uncommon…
Crow’s Nest: Chicken TV June 26, 2012It’s been a long time since we’ve had a television, and I have to say I don’t miss it much (we do have internet, however).…
