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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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Apr 20, 20122 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Sep 20, 20111 min read
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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May 27, 20113 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
May 10, 20112 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Apr 7, 20111 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 30, 20111 min read
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...
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