News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Come Enjoy the Peak of our Wondrous Wildflower Meadow
Wildflower Wonders and Watercolor WCT headquarters, 925 Providence Rd, Newtown Square Wednesday, July 30 from 9:30am-11:30am Native wildflowers (like the...
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Meet Olivia Bouler, an Exceptional Young Artist/Author this Saturday
Olivia Bouler with one of her 500+ bird paintings. Young Birders and their families are invited to: Meet Artist/Author Olivia...
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Participate in the Global Great Backyard Bird Count this Sunday!
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Bird Boxes: Windows into the Lives of Birds, the Mysteries of Nature and the Joy of Conservation
Eastern Bluebird. Photo by Mike Rosengarten WAIT! If you’re a subscriber reading this in email format, before reading any further, please...
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Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Nature Lover on Your List!
Christmas is quickly creeping up on us, and if you're like me, you're not finished shopping for everyone on your...
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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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