Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
Mariton: Wildflower Walk
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager White Baneberry by Carole Mebus Mariton will have a spring wildflower this Saturday. Based on what we saw on the…
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Mariton: Tuesday Birds
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The rain ended just in time for our bird walk on Tuesday. It wasn’t a spectacular birding morning, but it…
Mariton: Tuesday Bird Walks!
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Beginning this week (May 1), Mariton will be leading bird walks on Tuesday mornings until the end of the month. …
Mariton: Nest Box Update
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager By next week we should have eggs starting to hatch. Right now there are two Bluebird nests. Both nests have…
Mariton: Garlic Mustard
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Garlic Mustard (Alliaria officinalis) is blooming. This is one flower that I hate to see. It is an invasive plant…
Mariton: Bird Sightings
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The warblers are coming back. I heard my first (of the season) Black and White Warbler this week. The Yellow-rumped…
Mariton: More Flowers
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This week brings more blossoms. The Pawpaw Tree (Asimina triloba ) at the start of the Main Trail has lots…
Mariton: Road Orange
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manger A section of Route 611 between Raubsville and Riegelsville will be closed until the end of June. In the meantime…
Mariton: New Owl Mount
by Tim Buris, Preserve Manager Scott Shoeniger, of Hunter’s Moon Taxidermy, just finished mounting a Great-horned Owl for Mariton. It is amazing. This is an…
Mariton: In Blossom
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Yesterday, I noticed that the White Trilliums (Trillium grandiflorum) had poked up along the Woods Trail. This morning, one was…