Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mariton: Birders
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Watching a Tanager by Erich Boenzli) Our Tuesday Bird Walk took us to Musconetcong Gorge, a trail of the Hunterdon…
Mariton: Board Field Trip
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton had the privilege of hosting a Natural Lands Trust Board meeting. NLT is fortunate to have a dedicated and…
Mariton: Bluebird Fledglings
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager One of Mariton’s nest boxes has 4 Bluebirds that should fledge in the coming week. Another pair has recently started…
Mariton: Bird Census Results
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Scarlet Tanager by Carole Mebus) We had a great morning for the Migratory Count. We ended the morning with 51…
Mariton: Bird Census
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This Saturday, Mariton will hold its Migratory Bird Census from 7:30 a.m. to noon. This is an annual event going…
Mariton: Birding at Giving Pond
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger Yellow Warbler by Carole Mebus While the forecast wasn’t promising for the bird walk at Giving Pond, the rain held…
Mariton: Garlic Mustard Update
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you walk the trails at Mariton, you will be hard pressed to find much Garlic Mustard. Yes, there are…
Mariton: Butterflies
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Red Admiral by Carole Mebus) There has been a lot of butterfly activity. On a recent walk (without binoculars or…
Mariton: New Babies
By Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Bluebirds have hatched! Four babies, with mouths open, greeted me when I opened one of the boxes. Unfortunately, in the…