News from the Naturalist

Naturalist Beth Bartoli takes us out checking Eastern Bluebird nest boxes. Last week, this box had just a few sticks in it. This week, there is compelling evidence that a bluebird family is renesting.

Newport Naturalist Beth Bartoli last visited this Black-capped Chickadee nest on June 16th and found it contained 5 or 6 new hatchlings. We’ll see how things are progressing today. Beth also discusses issues of nest box predation, both by mammals, snakes, and other bird species.

Newport Naturalist Beth Bartoli takes us out to check on a known Black-capped Chickadee nest box. This is their second attempt at nesting after their first nest was apparently destroyed by a predator. Let’s see how they are doing… Part 1 Part 2

Beth Bartoli, Newport State Park Naturalist, takes us out to find Dwarf Lake Iris that are in bloom in and around the park. It requires very specific habitat to grow and is confined to the northern Great Lakes shoreline in Wisconsin and Michigan. It is listed as a threatened species, […]

Park Naturalist Beth Bartoli has been taking us along on her weekly check of bluebird nest boxes as part of the monitoring data that she collects for BRAW (Bluebird Restoration in Wisconsin). Let’s see what’s happening in box 3.14 this week. Cover photo: Male Eastern Bluebird bringing food to nestlings […]

Beth Bartoli, Naturalist at Newport State Park, is checking bluebird nest boxes today and she has some interesting discoveries which she shares with us through video and photos.

We’ve been out with Beth Bartoli, Newport State Park’s Naturalist, a few times since the end of April looking at spring ephemeral plants and flowers. Let’s see what’s happening with them as we get closer to the end May. You can find her previous videos at these links: Spring Ephemerals; […]

In a previous post, Beth Bartoli, Naturalist at Newport State Park, checked on a couple of bluebird boxes as part of her Eastern Bluebird monitoring program. Today, we take another look inside box 3.14 to find out how things are coming along! Beth began filming these short videos during the […]

Beth Bartoli, Newport State Park’s Naturalist, takes us out for a closer look at Bloodroot, one of the Newport’s many spring ephemeral plants. There is a bit of wind noise at the beginning of this video; we apologize. Beth began filming these short videos during the COVID-19 public health emergency. […]

In this segment of “Out with the Naturalist”, Beth Bartoli discusses ramps, which can be found in many parts of Newport State Park. Many people refer to them as “wild leeks”. They are an edible member of the Allium family and have a strong onion-garlic flavor. They are perfect in […]

Newport Naturalist Beth Bartoli is out checking bluebird boxes on a gorgeous early May day at Newport State Park. Join her to learn about how the nest is constructed, about clutch size and incubation, and how to properly monitor a nest box. She also discusses the data she collects for […]

In the first of her “Out with the Naturalist” series, Beth Bartoli takes us along Rowleys Bay Trail to see what spring flowers may be emerging in Newport State Park in late April. When you look closely, the forest floor isn’t as barren as it seems. Beth discusses several common […]