Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
Mariton: Butterfly Census
Today we held the 21st Annual Butterfly Census. We had good weather and six butterfly enthusiasts. We ended the morning with 20 species and 147…
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Mariton: Summer Woodland Flowers
Most forest plants need to flower early in the spring. They need to take care of business before the trees overhead block the precious solar energy…
Mariton: Common Buckeye
The Tuesday Butterfly Walk was warm, but cloudy. The Butterflies seemed reluctant to show themselves, so we didn’t see much variety. We did, however, see…
Porcupines
We don’t have porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) at Mariton (they are absent from the Lehigh Valley southward). They are however abundant across Pennsylvania’s northern tier. Last weekend,…
Mariton: Banded or Hickory?
Photo by Carole Mebus On Tuesday’s Butterfly Walk we saw 13 butterfly species. The one that has garnered the most attention was a Hairstreak that…
Mariton: Mountain Laurel
The Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is now blooming at Mariton. There isn’t a lot of Mountain Laurel at Mariton, but you can find some along…
Mariton: Nest Box Quiz
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
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
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
(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…