Recent Updates and Interesting Sightings
January 30, 2009
Our “For the Birds!” educator, Pete Salmansohn,
led a group of local 4th graders who came to the Marsh to
look for Bald Eagles.
We found most of the Marsh frozen when
we hiked with the 4th graders out to the boardwalk, but many
of last year’s cattails were still standing.
Later that day, a big Tom Turkey showed
up and started displaying for the females, but the ladies
didn’t appear interested.
January 23, 2009
For the first time ever, we saw one of the Wild Turkey’s
perched on the T-bar from which we hang our bird feeders,
pecking at the suet!
January 16, 2009
A view of the hiking trail into the forest near our interpretive
kiosk.
Song Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows,
American Tree Sparrows, and an Eastern Grey Squirrel were
enjoying seeds on the ground beneath our feeders, until…
…One of our frequently visiting
flocks of Wild Turkeys arrived!
January 2, 2009
We had an unusual visitor at our feeders on this Project FeederWatch
count day—a Swamp Sparrow.
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