News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
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Hi everyone, Our bird banders have been very, very busy this spring. So busy that they haven't had much time...
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Spring Banding Has Begun!
Our Spring banding season began with a rainy day, a foggy day and a gorgeous day each with corresponding results. ...
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Join Us This Spring!
Spring is in the air and you are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where you can learn...
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What a Wonderful Evening with Adrian Binns
What fun we had with Adrian Binns last Friday night. Over 120 people gathered at Radnor Hunt for a cocktail...
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Lisa Received Her Sub-Permit
Please forgive my erroneous post earlier today - Lisa Kiziuk received her sub-permit under Master Bander Doris McGovern. The sub-permit...
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Correction – Lisa Got Her Sub-permit !
Apologies for my misunderstanding - my last post was in error. Lisa received her federally licensed sub-permit under Doris McGovern,...
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The ardent air of autumn…
We thought you might enjoy this lovely poem inspired by the Trust's bird banding activities at Rushton Woods Preserve this...
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So Much to be Thankful For
Friends of Rushton Banding, Feels like I haven't brought you up-to-date for a while and that's a fact, not just...
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Our Owls Make the News!
Our Saw-whet Owls got the attention of Philadelphia Inquirer blogger Sandy Bauers, and she ran the following on her blog this...
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Rushton Saw-whet Owl recaptured by Scott Weidensaul
Friends of Rushton Banding, You read in Lisa's message that on 11/11 we captured a Saw-whet Owl banded in 2009...
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Rushton's First Foreign Recovery
This past wednesday there was cause for great excitement because we captured our first Saw-whet Owl that was already banded...
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Rushton’s First Foreign Recovery
This past wednesday there was cause for great excitement because we captured our first Saw-whet Owl that was already banded...
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More Saw-whet Owls Delight Visitors to Rushton Woods Preserve
I confess that I thought the words owl and cute never belonged in the same sentence, even though I'd heard...
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Rushton Rules – November 1st!
EXTRA, EXTRA, Read all about it! Dateline Malvern, November 1, 2010 Rushton Farm bird banders set a...
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Nov 1, 2010 Update from Doris
Friends of Rushton Banding, What a fine week it was for our little banding station . Tuesday 10/26 turned out...
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Northern Saw-whets Arrive!
After a few blank nights, the wind and moon finally died down and we captured several Saw-whet owls this weekend....
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Owls Charm Guests at Rushton Farm Harvest Celebration
Over 400 people gathered at Rushton Farm at Rushton Woods Preserve for the third annual Harvest Celebration on October 23rd....
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10/26/10 Banding Update From Doris
Dear Banding Friends, Last week a brief alert to Rushton banding buddies began, "Waxwings, Palm warblers, Purple finches, Oh My....
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Beautiful Prose inspired this morning
We received this beautiful passage via email from Cathy Staples, who joined us banding this morning at oh-dawn-thirty. Birdbanding Field Notes: Rushton...
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