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Mariton: Rhododendrons Blooming

June 30, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton’s Rhododendrons have started to bloom.  These are the native Rhododendron maximum, which has a white blossom with hints of…

Mariton: Butterfly Cenus

June 28, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We held the Annual Butterfly Census at Mariton on Saturday.  We tallied 16 species and 112…

Crow’s Nest: Getting to summer

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It’s been a busy late spring with some incredibly beautiful weather (except for just a couple days, it has been…

Mariton: Tree Swallows Getting Ready

June 19, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Activity is winding down in Mariton’s nest boxes.  I have one brood of five Tree Swallows that should be leaving…

Mariton: Butterfly Walks

June 17, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Our Tuesday Butterfly Walk was good.  The milkweed is just starting to bloom.  The butterflies that…

Mariton: Nesting Bird Census

June 16, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Ovenbird We conducted the annual Nesting Bird Census on Saturday.  We counted 45 species and 233…

Mariton: Butterfly Walks

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus.  American Lady on Goldenrod Weekly butterfly walks will start on Tuesday, June 10.  For the next…