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A tree branch with some of the bark peeled off showing small holes from cicadas

Mariton: What’s On The Menu?

June 25, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. I was recently camping with some friends.  As we sat around the campfire, we started talking about the Brood X…

An open wooden bird box reveals a bird's nest made from dried grass with four blue eggs

Mariton: Quick Turn-around

June 13, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The fledgling Eastern Bluebirds in the above photo had left the nest by May 25. I am sure that the…

close up of a cluster of whitish yellow flowers from poison ivy

Mariton: Name this Wildflower

June 11, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This wildflower is quite abundant right now all over our region… but I bet very few people take a moment…

Close up of a brown patterned butterfly with its wings folded almost closed resting on the dirt ground

Mariton: Butterfly Fields Forever

June 10, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus, Volunteer Butterfly Walks started with hot steamy weather.  Good for butterflies, tough on the watchers.  Little…

A dragonfly with clear wings and a brown and yellow body perched on a twig with green foliage in the background

Mariton: More Than Just Birds

June 6, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus, Volunteer. I love our nature walks!  We call them bird walks during May, but we look…

Close up of a cicada insect with brown and red coloring on green leaves

Mariton: To Be 17 Again

June 5, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Do you remember being 17 years old?  I remember turning 17 years old.  It was coincidently the same year that…

slightly blurry photo of a yellow bird looking up with its mouth open perched on a leafless branch

Mariton: A Fun Find

June 4, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus, Volunteer. We went to an old favorite for the Bird Club’s most recent walk.  We were…

A close up of a five black feathered baby birds in a nest of dried grasses inside a wooden nest box

Mariton: New Nest Box Activity

May 24, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is a lot to report from the nest boxes.  As you can see there is one brood of Eastern…

A small, fluffy bird with a yellowish breast and grayish brown head perches on a tree branch with sunshine behind it.

Mariton: Hitting the Road

May 22, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s bird group took a road trip to northern New Jersey for this week’s field trip.…

A small bird with a brown and white speckled breast and brown wings tilts its head at the camera. It stands on the grassy ground.

Mariton: Migratory Bird Census

May 17, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton conducted its 29th Migratory Bird Census this past Saturday.  We tallied 49 species and 236…