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Mariton: Annual Nesting Census

June 5, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus.  On Saturday, Mariton held its Annual Nesting Bird Census. This count was started here in 1981,…

Mariton: Blue Sky Birding

June 3, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus.  We finally had blue skies on the last of our Tuesday Bird Walks. We have had…

Mariton: More Great Birds

May 26, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We went to Merrill Creek on Tuesday for another great bird outing, and Carole took some…

Mariton: Other Interesting Sightings

May 21, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager We aren’t just birders on our Tuesday Bird Walks.  We find time to admire flowers, butterflies and other things.  Bill…

Mariton: Another Cloudy Tuesday

May 19, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We started the weekly bird walks back in 2003 and have had unbelievable luck with the…

Mariton: Bluebird Progression

May 14, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Here are two different broods of Bluebirds hatched about one week apart. The photo above shows a brood that wasn’t…

Mariton: Birding at Giving Pond

May 12, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.    Mariton’s Bird Group went to Giving Pond on Tuesday. Giving Pond is a portion of the Delaware Canal State…

Mariton: Interesting Wildflowers

May 8, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Saturday was overcast, but the precipitation had already passed by when we started our Wildflower Walk.…

Mariton: Birding at Woodland Hills

May 5, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s Bird Group went to Woodland Hills in Lower Saucon Township on Tuesday. This was a…

Mariton: Measuring Success

May 3, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager We have been actively removing Garlic Mustard (Alliaria oficinalis) for ten years now.  Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that…