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Clean Water Science Pioneer – Ruth Patrick

Watershed Protection Team – May 13, 2020 –

Moving Targets

Communications Team – April 29, 2020 –

Conservation General Nature

Seeking the Healing Power of Nature on Earth Day

Bonnie Van Alen – April 22, 2020 –

Stewardship Volunteers

Stewardship Volunteer Program

Mike Cranney – April 20, 2020 –

agroecology Farm Sustainable Agriculture

Plants Want to Live

Fred De Long – April 20, 2020 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation Birds

How the Trust Helps Birds

Communications Team – April 20, 2020 –

Stewardship Watershed

Marvelous Macroinvertebrates

Watershed Protection Team – April 20, 2020 –

Bird Banding Bird Conservation migration

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Provides Grant to Track Species of Greatest Concern in Northeast

Bird Conservation Team – April 20, 2020 –

Nature Nature Education Rushton Nature Keepers

Nature Escapes for Kids: Create Your Own Headdress

Blake Goll – April 9, 2020 –

Interns, Co-Ops Watershed

Meet Our Newest Watershed Team Members

Watershed Protection Team – April 8, 2020 –

Bird Conservation Rushton Conservation Center

Designing the Future of Motus

Bird Conservation Team – April 6, 2020 –

Nature Nature Education Rushton Nature Keepers

Nature Escapes for Kids: Healing Forest Art Walk

Blake Goll – March 26, 2020 –

Nature Nature Education Rushton Nature Keepers

Nature Escapes for Kids: Building Toad Abodes and Heart Space

Blake Goll – March 24, 2020 –

Native Plants native wildflower meadow Stewardship wildflower meadow

Create Your Own Meadow – Step 3: Preserve

Stewardship Team – March 19, 2020 –

Final Fall Fallout of Migratory Songbirds & Our First Saw-whet Owl of the Season!

Wctbirds – October 22, 2011

Last Friday (10-14), we banded 56 birds to the delight of my adult class (age 50+) from Widener's Osher Lifelong...

Bird banding, kinglet, Nashville warbler, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Owl banding, Palm warbler, Sharp-shinned hawk

Final Fall Fallout of Migratory Songbirds & Our First Saw-whet Owl of the Season!

Communications Team – October 22, 2011

Last Friday (10-14), we banded 56 birds to the delight of my adult class (age 50+) from Widener's Osher Lifelong...

Bird banding, kinglet, Nashville warbler, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Owl banding, Palm warbler, Sharp-shinned hawk

Bird Events Uncategorized

Rushton Migration Minutes: An Unexpected Second Wave of Warblers Preceded the Sparrow Surge Last Week… and One of Our Banded Owls Appeared In Quebec!

Communications Team – October 13, 2011

“Bird Migration is the world’s only true unifying natural phenomenon, stitching the continents together in a way that even the...

Bird banding, Blackpoll warbler, Brown Creeper, Field sparrow, kinglet, Lincoln's sparrow, Saw-whet owl, Tennessee warbler

Something Birdy to Do this Weekend

Communications Team – October 5, 2011

I don't like to crowd your inbox with more than one post per week, but I just found out about...

Bird Banding Bird Events Owls

Last Week of September Brings a Major Migratory Shift

Communications Team – October 4, 2011

Even with the warm, muggy weather of last week, we still noticed a major shift in Rushton's migratory visitors. The...

Eastern Phoebe, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Great Horned Owl, Grosbeak, Hawk Mountain, PA Young Birders, Saw-whet Owls, The Big Year, Turkey Vulture, White-throated sparrow

Screech Owl Steals the Stage and Compost Pile Attracts a Pile of Birds!

Communications Team – September 23, 2011

Hello Everyone, Here is our banding update for the past 2 weeks of Fall Migration Banding thus far. Sorry...

Bird banding, Black-throated Blue warbler, Canada warbler, compost, Connecticut Warbler, Field sparrow, New York Times, PA Young Birders, Screech Owl, woodpecker

Fall Warblers are Back in Town

Communications Team – September 1, 2011

…. "Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them...

Bird banding, bird migration, Canada warbler, Hurricane Irene, Monarch, Nighthawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl, PA Young Birder, Prairie warbler, Sanderling

Bird Banding Bird Events

Bird Babies, MAPS, Monarchs and More!

Communications Team – August 17, 2011

I hope this finds you enjoying the height of your summer and the company of those nosy, gregarious catbirds that...

Baltimore Oriole, Bird banding, Goldfinch, Gray Catbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, MAPS, MLMP, Monarch, Monarch Watch, PA Young Birder

The Ugly Ducklings

Communications Team – July 13, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, we got up close and personal with the somewhat unfortunate looking (and terrible smelling!) Turkey...

Bird Banding Proven to Be Safe for the Birds

Communications Team – July 8, 2011 – 1 Reply

Bird banding has been around since the 1950s as the authoritative technique for monitoring bird populations and studying their movements,...

Light and Refreshing Summer Reading

Communications Team – July 1, 2011

Looking for a refreshing little book to bring with you to the beach this summer? Particularly one full of lovely...

Birds and Words

Communications Team – June 17, 2011

Our Junior Birding Club, which is a division of PA Young Birders, had its first ever monthly meeting this past...

Rushton Banding Station Final Spring Update

Communications Team – June 2, 2011

Thanks for a wonderful season and look for fall banding information arriving in late August! If you'd like to receive...

Spring Migration Banding is Closed for the Season – But Stay Tuned

Communications Team – May 30, 2011

Our Banding team completed three productive days during the week of May 16 through the 21st despite unrelenting rain. We continued to...

Banding Update – Monday May 16, 2011

Communications Team – May 16, 2011

As we mark the half-way point of the spring banding season, we've banded 300 birds from 40 species and we've caught...

Just a few photos to share

Communications Team – May 16, 2011

Hi everyone, Our bird banders have been very, very busy this spring. So busy that they haven't had much time...

Spring Banding Has Begun!

Communications Team – April 25, 2011

Our Spring banding season began with a rainy day, a foggy day and a gorgeous day each with corresponding results. ...

Join Us This Spring!

Communications Team – April 12, 2011

Spring is in the air and you are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where you can learn...

Bird Events

What a Wonderful Evening with Adrian Binns

Communications Team – April 5, 2011

What fun we had with Adrian Binns last Friday night. Over 120 people gathered at Radnor Hunt for a cocktail...