Mariton: Nature Camp – Birds

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus.

Tuesday’s focus at Camp was birds.  Carole started with a slide program on bird watching before we headed outside.  We had barely made it out the door when the kids saw a Mourning Dove land on a branch.  Binoculars came up and they helped each other locate the bird in the tree.  A cardinal soon flew by and their excitement was barely contained.

They settled right in when we got to the birdblind.  They were teased by a Chickadee that would fly in for one seed and then zip back into the brush to eat it, before returning.  The Downy Woodpeckers were more cooperative. 

The kids were having so much fun in the blind that we had to practically pry them out.  But as soon as they were back on the trail, new wonders caught their fancy.  We had another fun (and educational) hike through the woods.