Delaware Nature Society started the summer iNaturalist contest on June 1 to encourage folks to visit Ashland Nature Center and…
Birds
15th Annual Ashland Hawk Watch Begins!
Raptor photography by David Brown, Ashland Hawk Watch Coordinator You’ve probably read the headline: 3-Billion Birds Lost Since 1970. In…
Ashland Biodiversity iNaturalist Project Contest Winner for July!
Delaware Nature Society started the summer Ashland Nature Center Biodiversity iNaturalist Project contest on June 1 to encourage folks to…
Ashland Biodiversity iNaturalist Project Winner of the Month!
Delaware Nature Society started the summer Ashland Biodiversity iNaturalist Project Winner of the Month contest on June 1 to encourage…
The Wild Side of Hockessin: Ashland Nature Center This Summer
Come to Ashland Nature Center this summer to explore 3 miles of trails, look for wildlife, pause in a shady,…
Is It a Native Plant or Invasive?
Perhaps you’ve been hearing some rumors about something called invasive plants. Sadly, invasive plants are very real and a serious threat to our natural areas. Here’s how you can help…
Birds in decline: a wake-up call for the continent
A major analysis published last week (Rosenberg et al. 2019, Science, downloadable) makes depressing reading for anyone interested in birds…
Fall Webworms
One of my favorite books is Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, in which a mysterious beast pursues…
A Closer Look at Warbler Beaks
Delaware birders are out in full force at this very moment and one of their main targets is migrating warblers….
Red-winged Blackbirds
During the fall and winter months one of our the most frequent sightings in the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife…