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Happy Birthday!
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Maureen and I were in Michigan over the weekend to celebrate my Dad’s Birthday. My parents have a great…
Mariton: Bluebirds Have Flown
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The Beatle’s song She’s Leaving Home plays in my head at this time of year. I am not sure why…
Mariton: Bluebird Fledglings
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager One of Mariton’s nest boxes has 4 Bluebirds that should fledge in the coming week. Another pair has recently started…
Mariton: New Babies
By Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Bluebirds have hatched! Four babies, with mouths open, greeted me when I opened one of the boxes. Unfortunately, in the…
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: 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: Nest Building
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Three bluebird pairs have finished building their nests. If you compare the photo from last week, you will see there…
Mariton: Bird Box Day
By Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager The preserve managers try to get together every winter to build Bluebird and Screech Owl boxes. Normally, we get…
Mariton: Check Your Nest Boxes
It is not too early to begin getting bluebird boxes ready for the breeding season. Bluebirds have been singing almost every morning in the yard. …