News, ideas, questions, and observations from the Trust’s Staff as we use local conservation to make a broad impact. To filter the blog posts, click on the category label above a post’s title of the topic you are interested in. I.e. “birds”, “native plants”, etc.
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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Sept 27, 2010 Banding Update from Doris
After catching 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 5 Connecticut warblers along with lots of other migrants last week, we were pleased...
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Sept 12, 2010 Banding Update from Doris
Thus far we've netted 98 birds of 20 species with seven additions to our fall list during this week. We...
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Welcome to WCT's Bird Blog!
Fall is quickly approaching and our bird banding station is up and running! You are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where...
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Welcome to WCT’s Bird Blog!
Fall is quickly approaching and our bird banding station is up and running! You are invited to join our WCT bird banding team where...
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