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a close up inside a bluebird nest box of the nest made from dried grasses and two blue eggs

Mariton: New Nest Box Activity

April 21, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Activity is gearing up in the nest boxes.  The season is still early, but there were new developments this week. …

A bluebird nest box in the snow

Nest Box Preparations

March 10, 2021

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager One year ago (March 10, 2020) bluebirds were beginning to nest in a nest box at ChesLen Preserve.  I…

Two Tree Swallows perched on a nestbox.

Nest Box Report

February 1, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I’ve received nest box reports for 15 preserves following the 2020 Nesting Season.  Nest box monitoring was a great volunteer…

Photo by Tim Burris

Mariton: Flying Squirrels

January 11, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I checked the flying squirrel (Glaucomyus volans) boxes recently.  Back in October I found that mice were living in both…

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…

A flying squirrel in a nest box.

Mariton: Flying Squirrel Encounter

January 19, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was checking the trails during a still morning with heavy fog recently.  As I walked, a large oak leaf…

Four Bluebird hatchlings.

Mariton: Nest Box Update

May 15, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is activity in Mariton’s nest boxes. This week we found four babies in the Bluebird nest that I have…

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