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Month May 2024

First chick at Butler Osprey Nest and 10 Facts about Ospreys

WildWatch Weekly First chick at Butler Osprey Nest and 10 Facts about Ospreys Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube First Chick Hatches at Butler Osprey Nest! We are excited to report one of the eggs hatched on Monday, May 27th at 9:09 AM, Memorial Day at the Moraine State Park - Moraine Preservation Fund Osprey nest located in Butler County, PA. This area has one of the most significant clusters of osprey nests in Pennsylvania. The Moraine Preservation Fund (MPF) established an...

How to attract birds to your backyard and garden with a birdbath!

WildWatch Weekly How to attract birds to your backyard and garden with a birdbath! Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Why is water important to birds? Using water to attract birds to your backyard and garden is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, water serves as a vital resource for birds, especially during hot and dry weather, offering hydration for drinking and bathing. By providing a water source, you can help sustain bird populations, contributing to biodiversity and...

5 Proven Tip to Starting a Mineral Site for Whitetail Deer

WildWatch Weekly 5 Proven Tips for Starting a Mineral Site for Whitetail Deer Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Whitetail Deer in Velvet Why do whitetail deer need minerals? Spring has arrived, flowers are blooming, the grass is luscious and green and the temperatures are perfect and mild. This time of year deer are out recuperating from the stresses of winter and you can help them out by establishing deer mineral sites. Food is plentiful right now and the deer are eating all they...

Tips to attract warblers to your backyard and feeders

WildWatch Weekly Tips to attract warblers to your backyard and feeders Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube What are warblers? Yellow Warbler Warblers are a diverse group of small, often brightly colored birds belonging to the family Parulidae, within the order Passeriformes. Pennsylvania’s native warblers appear in early spring, the males arrayed in gleaming colors. Twenty-seven warbler species breed commonly in Pennsylvania. Warblers are renowned for their melodious songs and...

Owlet Have Hatched: Two Nests to Watch!

WildWatch Weekly Owlet Have Hatched: Two Nests to Watch! Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Eastern screech owls in PixCams Owl Box 5 with four owlets Owlets Have Hatched! We have two eastern screech owl nest on our owl boxes this season and both nest have successful hatches. This is the first time in over 10 years since we started this project that we have had two nests in our owl boxes. First and second egg hatched on 4/22/2024 in Owl Box 4 The nest in Owl Box 4 is home to a pair...