#Birds

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Appreciating the Ordinary: Deer and Geese in Piscataway Park

This pair of Canada geese and their goslings were spotted in the pond that leads up to the Pawpaw Trail. The bright rump of a...

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Trail Treks: Birds and Blooms in Piscataway Park

The jack-in-the-pulpit, left, is just one of the spring ephemera that blooms in Piscataway Park. Right, a redbud and pawpaw tree are in...

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The Last Osprey: An Observation from the President

by Wilton Corkern On the way to work this morning I saw a single Osprey perched atop a dead tree trunk in the Accokeek Creek wetland. It...

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A Bad Day to Be a Tadpole

by Wilton Corkern, President On any given day this time of year a traveler along Bryan Point Road will almost surely see a Great Blue...

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An Observation from the Bayou

by Wilton C. Corkern, President I always enjoy visiting my family in Louisiana. There are also a few bonuses that come with the trip: a...

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Courtship: Spring Flings Among the Furred and Feathered

Last week’s revelation that a fresh egg had appeared in one of the nesting boxes along the Ken Otis Bluebird Trail was a surprise. March...

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Who’s Missing a Belted Kingfisher?

by Wilton C. Corkern, President The Accokeek Creek wetland is a great place to see (and hear) Belted Kingfishers. Perched on a bare...