News, ideas, questions, and observations from Willistown Conservation Trust Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact.
Bird Boxes: Windows into the Lives of Birds, the Mysteries of Nature and the Joy of Conservation
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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
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Last Week of Songbirds
Well it has been a stupendous fall with the catch totaling about 1500 birds of almost 60 species when it's...
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Songbird Banding Open House Tomorrow Morning!
In case the little birdie hasn't told you yet... Rushton Banding station will be open to visitors and families of...
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Rushton Bird Banding Station is Officially Open For “Birdness”
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MAPS and Moths
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Sayonara Spring – Hello Breeding Birds of Summer!
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Rushton Migration Update
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Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Tomorrow, May 11!
Join John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge friends and supporters on Saturday, May 11, 2013, to celebrate INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY!...
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Our Back-ordered Shipment of Warblers and Other Migrants is Scheduled to Arrive Tomorrow!
It's been an unusually cold, sluggish spring and with all the rain these past few days, our total banded bird...
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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
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They’re Back….
Spring Songbird Banding at Rushton Woods Preserve Begins Tuesday April 16!!Stay tuned... LOTS more information to follow about banding and...
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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
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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!
Sandy set us back drastically last week with net lanes filled with water and debris, but public songbird migration banding...
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Songbird Banding Continues Full Speed Ahead and Owl Banding Off to a Roaring, Record-Shattering Start
Well, I have lots to report from the field, so I'll start with last week, which was an exciting one...
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Rushton Still Riddled with Warblers and Open for Birdness Monday!
This week we waited out a string of rainy mornings, finally opened nets on Thursday, got rained out after two...
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Banding Delayed this Week Due to Rain but Columbus Day Open to Public
We have not been able to band at all this week because of the rain every morning. Monday was a...
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