Butterflies - Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area - Moorestown, NJ
N 40° 00.598 W 074° 54.306
18T E 508099 N 4428867
The final installment in this wonderful park interpretive series can be found just wet of the park pagoda, on the south side or parking side of the trail. What better to read about in the summer the most beautiful of winged insects, the butterfly.
Waymark Code: WMAKMZ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2011
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This terrific interpretive is part of a much larger series placed in 2009 to teach visitors about every nook and cranny of nature. The colorful interpretive is held horizontal in a strong metal frame and is located on the edge of the hard-packed trail which wraps around the park. This sign is 169 feet from the parking lot. Pull into the parking rotary and take the northern trail. Look for the pagoda, you can see it from the lot and main building area.
The interpretive teaches about 5 specific butterflies: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Common Buckeye, Monarch, Painted Lady, Pearl Crescent. The sign also informs about the Spicebush Swallowtail, a kind of caterpillar. The pictures are quite beautiful and vibrant.
The seal of the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders is featured prominently at the bottom of the interpretive. The chief part of the sign reads: The main text reads: Over 100 species of butterflies and moths have been sighted in Burlington County! Many butterflies species feed on the nectar of flowers and the are likely to be seen in fields, forests and forest edges of Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area,
I love coming here, especially with the children. 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.