Art Exhibition Saturday, November 5 - December 3, 2011
Over 30 invited landscape painters spent the better part of 2011 studying and painting Willistown's most beautiful farms.
In celebration of thirty years of land preservation in the Willistown area, the paintings will be exhibited at the Wayne Art Center for four weeks beginning November 5.
Be one of the first to view the paintings and have a chance to purchase them at a silent auction at the upcoming
What a fabulous evening we had last Saturday at the fourth annual Harvest Celebration at Rushton Farm.
The bonfire was lit at sundown, and soon the aroma of roasted marshmallows was in the air.
Fall Migrants and Saw-Whet Owls are Here!! This past Tuesday (October 18) was our second big "fallout" day, at our Rushton Woods Preserve bird banding station, where a large number of migrating birds were captured, banded and released. That morning we banded 93 birds of 20 species, which is 7 birds over Rushton's previous record of 86!
These birds are attracted to the open spaces of the Willistown area and find rich habitat for resting and refueling as they head south for the winter.
Palm Warbler by Blake Goll
That week we also captured a stunning Sharp-shinned Hawk, fortuitously witnessed by 100 visiting Honors Environmental Science students from Conestoga High School.
Young female sharp-shinned hawk by Blake Goll
We captured our first Northern Saw-Whet Owl of the season last Friday night at about 9:00 pm. It was a feisty young female weighing in at about 92 grams.
Our first Northern Saw-whet Owl of the 2011 season (by Blake Goll). She is a Hatch Year female.
If you'd like the chance to see these Willistown residents up close, come on out! Songbird banding will continue on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from sunrise till around 11am for the next couple of weeks, weather depending. No reservation required for songbirds.
If you'd like to participate in our owl banding program, contact Lisa Kiziuk (lkr@wctrust.org) for reservations.
