I am guilty of taking for granted that people understand why we utilize bird houses, or nest boxes. I stopped using the term Bird House…

Activity in the nest boxes is heating up.  The bluebird nest that was started a few week ago has been completed.  Now there are 4…

Our first bird walk was full of new sights and sounds.  We heard a Yellow-throated Vireo right at the beginning.  Soon after, we heard a…

This morning I heard Wood Thrushes rejoicing in the woods.  Out past the bird blind, Ovenbirds were singing their emphatic teacher teacher teacher.  A Black-throated…

Don’t forget to put out your Hummingbird Feeders.  With the number of migrating birds that I am seeing, Hummingbirds will be in the mix.  I…

Mariton’s Tuesday Morning Bird Walks start on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 a.m.  While I don’t expect to see lots of warblers, I am beginning…

I attended a great lecture at Lafayette College  entitled:  An Overview Of Bird Mortality At Windows: Cause and Prevention Challenges.  Dr. Daniel Klem, Jr., of…

I am still finding Hepatica (Hepatica americana) on trails like the River Lookout and Chimney Rock.  There is a patch of Dutchmen’s Britches (Dicentra cucullaria)…

A pair of Bluebirds has finally started nesting at Mariton.  I have been faithfully monitoring the nest boxes for over a month.  This is the…