Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mariton: Rhododendrons Blooming
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton’s Rhododendrons have started to bloom. These are the native Rhododendron maximum, which has a white blossom with hints of…
Mariton: Butterfly Cenus
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. We held the Annual Butterfly Census at Mariton on Saturday. We tallied 16 species and 112…
Mariton: Tree Swallows Getting Ready
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Activity is winding down in Mariton’s nest boxes. I have one brood of five Tree Swallows that should be leaving…
Mariton: Butterfly Walks
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Our Tuesday Butterfly Walk was good. The milkweed is just starting to bloom. The butterflies that…
Mariton: Nesting Bird Census
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Ovenbird We conducted the annual Nesting Bird Census on Saturday. We counted 45 species and 233…
Mariton: Butterfly Walks
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. American Lady on Goldenrod Weekly butterfly walks will start on Tuesday, June 10. For the next…
Mariton: Bluebirds Still Here
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. The Bluebird babies are still in the nest but they should be gone by next week. The Chickadees are developing,…
Mariton: Birding at Nockamixon
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Our weekly Bird Walk series ended at Nockamixon State Park. This is one place we usually…
Mariton: May Rainfall
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton received an average amount of rain during the month of May, but it was spread out over the month…