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Mariton: Nest Box Quiz

June 9, 2011

The Chickadees have left the nest boxes.  We ended up with 14 birds fledging out from this round of nesting.  The Tree Swallows are hatching. …

Mariton: Turkeys At The Door

June 8, 2011

On Saturday, while tallying the numbers from the Bird Census.  I heard something knocking upstairs in the Nature Center.  I went upstairs and saw five…

Mariton: Butterfly Season

June 7, 2011

The Tuesday Butterfly Walks began this morning, and we saw about ten species of butterflies.  That is a great number for this early in the…

Mariton: Butterfly Walks

June 4, 2011

(Red-spotted Purple) The Tuesday Morning Butterfly Walks will begin now that the Bird Walks have concluded.  Starting Tuesday, we will meet at Mariton at 9:00…

Gwynedd Wildlife Preserve: Bald Eagle Sighting

June 2, 2011

Recently, two members of our stewardship staff spotted a Bald Eagle flying over our Gwynedd Wildlife Preserve. They watched, mesmerized, as it soared past Swedesford Road and…

Greater than the sum

May 27, 2011

Aristotle said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”  This has rung true so many times for me during my years with…

Amazing photo of wolf spider!

May 25, 2011

The eyes have it. Snapped a shot of this fellow with the fierce mien in our barn. Be assured that every wolf spider I have…

Mariton: Showy Orchid

May 6, 2011

The Showy Orchid (Galearis spectabilis) blooms at Mariton Preserve in May.  This is a very pretty, but very small orchid that is native in Pennsylvania. …