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Mariton: Tree Swallows

June 30, 2011

Activity in the nest boxes is winding down.  These three tree swallows should be gone in two weeks. Last year, we had bluebirds nest very…

Crow’s Nest: Sharp eyes

June 29, 2011

The kids at camp have sharp eyes for the little critters that underpin the food web but usually go unnoticed. This is a Definite Tussock…

Mariton: Butterflies

The last Butterfly Walk for the season was held on Tuesday.  We are finally seeing good numbers of Spicebush Swallowtails (Papilio troilus).  Their main food plant…

Crow’s Nest: Giant Leopard Moth

June 28, 2011

The kids at summer camp yesterday saw this beautiful moth, recently emerged from its cocoon. It’s a giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia) whose caterpillar is…

Crow’s Nest: What’s blooming

There is a lot blooming at the preserve, more than I’ve been able to keep up with. Here and there in the woods along French…

Mariton: Interesting Variant

Yesterday, during the Butterfly Census, we came across this interesting morph of Butterfly Weed(Asclepias tuberosa).  Most Butterfly Weed is orange (as in the photo below),…

Mariton: Butterfly Census

June 25, 2011

Today we held the 21st Annual Butterfly Census.  We had good weather and six butterfly enthusiasts.  We ended the morning with 20 species and 147…

Mariton: Summer Woodland Flowers

Most forest plants need to flower early in the spring.  They need to take care of business before the trees overhead block the precious solar energy…

Mariton: Delaware Sojourn

June 24, 2011

I spent the weekend on the Delaware River Sojourn.  In Pennsylvania, many river organizations host sojourns on their river to raise awareness .  This was…