News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Historic Snowy Owl Invasion Hits a Willistown Backyard
Snowy Owl photographed by Dave Hucker 12-4-2013 on Whitehorse Rd. in Berwyn, PA. WAIT! If you’re a subscriber reading this in...
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Last Week of Songbirds
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Photo by Dustin Welch. Well it has been a stupendous fall with the catch totaling about 1500 birds...
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Songbird Banding Open House Tomorrow Morning!
A migratory Red -eyed Vireo banded at Rushton this August. Photo by Bracken Brown In case the little birdie hasn't...
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Rushton Bird Banding Station is Officially Open For “Birdness”
Goldfinch on echinacea at Penn State Arboretum's pollinator garden. Photo by Anita Colyer Graham WAIT! If you’re a subscriber reading this...
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MAPS and Moths
Juvenile Wood Thrush. Photo by Bracken Brown. WAIT! If you’re a subscriber reading this in email format, before reading any further,...
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Sayonara Spring – Hello Breeding Birds of Summer!
Yellow Warbler with Columbine. Photo by Dustin Welch. WAIT! If you're a subscriber reading this in email format, before reading any...
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Rushton Migration Update
Kentucky Warbler. Photo by Cory DeStein WAIT! If you're a subscriber reading this in email format, before reading any further, please...
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Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Tomorrow, May 11!
Snowy Egret. Photo by Mike Rosengarten. Join John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge friends and supporters on Saturday, May 11, 2013,...
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Our Back-ordered Shipment of Warblers and Other Migrants is Scheduled to Arrive Tomorrow!
American Redstart. Photo by Mike Rosengarten. It's been an unusually cold, sluggish spring and with all the rain these past...
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Don’t Miss Our BEAUTY IN THE BRAMBLES Workshops, Starting this Week!
Whether you live in Willistown or nearby townships, there is much to learn about those hard-to-explain shrub habitats. Discover the beauty...
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Spring Songbird Banding Kicks Off this Week plus Beauty in the Brambles Workshops
White-throated Sparrow. Photo by Blake Goll WAIT! If you're a subscriber reading this in email format, before reading any further,...
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They’re Back….
Magnolia Warbler. Photo by Justin Thompson.Spring Songbird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve Begins Tuesday April 16!!Stay tuned... LOTS more information...
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Valentine’s Day Fun: What Men Can Learn from Avian Romance
Male Hooded Merganser displaying (by http://www.flickr.com/photos/newfoundlander61/) The natural world is filled with romance, beauty and enchantment, and every day seems to be...
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WCT Gives Thanks for a National Grant from Audubon and Toyota
Common Yellowthroat being released after banding. Photo by Adrian Binns. Go to wctbirds.wordpress.com or click on the post's title above to view...
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American Woodcocks at Songbird Banding, A Visit from American Birding Association and A New High for Saw-whet Owls Banded at Rushton!
American Woodcock. Photo by Justin Thompson. Sandy set us back drastically last week with net lanes filled with water and...
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Songbird Banding Continues Full Speed Ahead and Owl Banding Off to a Roaring, Record-Shattering Start
White-throated Sparrow. Photo by Mimi Davis. Well, I have lots to report from the field, so I'll start with last...
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Rushton Still Riddled with Warblers and Open for Birdness Monday!
Left to right (Nashville, Tennessee, and Magnolia warblers). Photo by Ed Goll. This week we waited out a string of...
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Banding Delayed this Week Due to Rain but Columbus Day Open to Public
Hatch year male Downy Woodpecker. Photo by Blake Goll. I think he's just as frustrated as we are about the...
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Mid-Morning Shower Yields a Pot of Avian Gold at the End of a Rainbow
Female Common Yellowthroat. Photo by Blake Goll. The air was thick, sticky and unseasonably warm on Wednesday, not at all...
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Three Connecticut Warblers, a Wilson’s Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush and More!
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