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Mariton: Bluebird Eggs

April 17, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Some cheery news during the pandemic.  I found four Bluebird eggs in one of the boxes when I monitored this…

A Bluebird stands on the roof of a nest box and peers over the edge.

Nature Conversations: Bluebirds

April 10, 2020

Eastern Bluebirds are busy breeding now, utilizing nestboxes and tree cavities all around our region. Learn what they eat, their nesting strategies, and how you…

Time For Spring Cleaning

March 7, 2020

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Now is the time to clean out your Bluebird nest boxes.  I started checking Mariton’s boxes about a month…

Two Tree Swallows perched on a nestbox.

Nest Box Recap

December 30, 2019

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager.   I recently finished compiling the data from the nest boxes from Natural Lands’ Pennsylvania preserves.  I received reports from…

A Bluebird Dad with his kids in a nestbox.

Mariton: Happy Father’s Day

June 16, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. There is a lot of variation amongst bird species as to how much support the male provides when raising their…

Mariton: Bluebirds Have Fledged

June 1, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The nest boxes continue to be active. When Emma monitored last week she found the young Bluebirds in the photo…

Two bluebird eggs in a wooden nest box.

Mariton: Nesting Season Has Begun

April 25, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager About a month ago, I saw a pair of Bluebirds investigating a nest box.  Two weeks ago, we saw nest…

Chickadee fledglings nestled in a wooden nestbox.

Nest Box Report for 2018

January 9, 2019

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Nest boxes were well used at our Natural Lands preserves in 2018. I received reports from 14 preserves after…

Mariton: Nest Box Inside and Out

July 21, 2017

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Carole Mebus recently took this photo of a male Eastern Bluebird taking food into one of the nest boxes in…

Mariton: Birds and Fred Astaire

May 31, 2017

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s last Tuesday Bird Walk of the season was drizzly, but they make rain gear for…

Find Yourself Outside

Are you up to the challenge? Explore all 20 of our featured preserves and Stoneleigh: a natural garden, and collect all the code words to receive a Natural Lands “Find Yourself Outside” t-shirt.

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A crowd of people sitting on haybales and camping chairs while the sun goes down.

Music. Without Walls.

Rock, roots, and rhythm. No matter what the style, music is better with nature as the backdrop.

So get your groove on this year with Natural Lands at these amazing events!

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Pints on the Preserve

East Branch Brewing Company will be pouring suds on select Saturdays, beginning at 2:00pm. Enjoy refreshments with a take-your-breath-away view.

 

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