how you can combat light pollution and protect our nighttime ecosystem January 16, 2023by Tianna Godsey Close your eyes. Total darkness. . . Imagine for a moment a night sky without a single star. Blank space, an expanse…
the case of the missing shoes. July 5, 2022Amy Acq and her family live in Media, PA, in a well-established suburb just a few miles from Natural Lands’ Hildacy Preserve. This spring, she…
a little water. a lot of wildlife. March 11, 2022If you visit the wetland areas of Hildacy Preserve (and many of our other properties) this time of year, you’ll be greeted by a chorus…
building an insect factory. June 18, 2021Ten years ago, a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks built a nest in a tall white pine at the southern edge of Hildacy Preserve, Natural Lands’…
Hildacy: Great Crested Flycatchers December 5, 2017By Mike Coll, preserve manager One of my first projects when I became the manager of Hildacy Preserve was to install a Screech Owl nest…
The Continuing Story of the Hildacy Screech Owls September 30, 2015By Mike Coll, Hildacy Farm Preserve Manager When I last wrote about the owls in the Hildacy nest box it was in March of this year and…
Chimney Swift Nest Tower at Hildacy April 3, 2015By Mike Coll, Preserve Manager Chimney swifts are a unique species in many ways. Swifts do not perch on branches as other birds do; instead they…
Owl box spring cleaning (and story update) March 16, 2015By Mike Coll, Hildacy Farm Preserve Manager Almost every day this winter our resident female, red phase Screech Owl roosted in the box behind the…
Red-shouldered Hawks February 3, 2015By Mike Coll, Preserve Manager These Red-shouldered Hawks continue to be year round residents of Hildacy Preserve. If the pair builds a nest again this spring…
