Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mariton: Butterfly Census
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Painted Lady by Carole Mebus) We held our annual butterfly cenus on Saturday. In all, we counted 22 species and…
Mariton: Rhododendrons
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Photo by Carole Mebus The Rhododendrons at Mariton are just beginning to bloom. Now many people may be thinking, “Mine…
Mariton: Nesting Bird Census
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A group of volunteers gathered at Mariton this morning to count birds. We assume that any birds in the area…
Mariton: Wood Turtle
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager We came across this Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta) on the Butterfly Walk earlier this week. I might not call Wood…
Mariton: Butterflies and Milkweed
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Our Butterfly Walk was rained out on Tuesday, but a couple people were able to reschedule on Wednesday morning. I…
Mariton: More Nest Box News
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There are two nests with Tree Swallow young. One nest of 5 birds should be leaving very soon. Another nest…
Mariton: May Showers
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager May was the first month with above average rainfall so far this year. We ended the month with 5.37 inches…
Happy Birthday!
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Maureen and I were in Michigan over the weekend to celebrate my Dad’s Birthday. My parents have a great…
Mariton: Jacobsburg State Park
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is not much that I can say about our last bird trip of the season, except that it was…