Animal Signs - Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area - Moorestown, NJ - Flora and Fauna Information Signs on Waymarking.com

As I walked the loop around the park, I came upon this sign which is about 650 feet away, 42 degrees from the main building and parking lot, the same amount of degrees one needs to be to see a rainbow. Anyway, the sign is right before a boardwalk which leads to a bird blind which looks out over the Rancocas Creek. This sign explains how to identify various animal signs about the park.

From the Sign:

Many animals hide from humans. How do we know they are around if we haven't seen or heard them?

Since the beginning of time, man has studied the signs of animals as if his life depended on it....because it did!! Hunters, biologists, and wildlife enthusiasts use signs to identify and track animals. Major signs include prints or tracks, trails, homes and scat.

Hunt for piles of dirt near holes of burrowing animals. Look for paths smashed into the grass. Look for tracks of animals that walk or hop. Some animals eat plants, rub against trees, and defecate in their paths. Sometimes feathers, fur and dried skin fall off.

The interpretive features beautiful pictures, which show examples of rubs, tracks, and scat. Under each picture is a caption explaining what you are viewing. There is a little quiz at the 'end' of the sign asking people to guess which track is which. The sign is marked by the seal of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Burlington County,New Jersey.

These informative signs tell all about this 34 acre park which offers visitors fantastic opportunities for bird watching and wildlife viewing. Upland and lowland forests, fields, tidal wetlands, and the open water of the Rancocas Creek all overlap in this relatively small area to create a haven for all types of birds and other wildlife.

Visitors can experience fields, shrub/scrub, forest, marsh and river without having to trek far or manage rough terrain. The park has wide, level trails, observation platforms and blinds, good signage, rest rooms and safe parking. The observation platforms overlooking Rancocas Creek can provide interesting sightings in any season, from waterfowl in winter to jumping fish, basking turtles, and flycatchers hawking insects in warmer months. This park was designed specifically for birding and wildlife watching.

To find this marker without a GPSr, park your car at the rotary, walk to the right of the bicycle tender, taking the first and only path. Walk the windy path, you will pass a waymarked interpretive on the left, and then one on the right. The path curves to the left and there will be a small path off to the left. Pass that path and the interpretive marker at the end of it. Continue perfectly straight for exactly 363 feet and you'll see another sign is on the right with a trailhead is to the right of it. Pass that and go around the bend making a left and proceed 400 feet straight ahead and the sign and boardwalk will be on your right.